2022 ESSAS Annual Science Meeting in Seattle, Washington (Final updates)

We are excited to hold the 2022 ESSAS meeting in association with the Oceans Past Initiative (OPI), featuring a joint plenary session on June 22, 2022.

Venue & Location: Fisheries Auditorium, University of Washington Campus, Seattle, WA, USA

Mode: Hybrid in-person / online meeting. We are making arrangements for an in-person meeting for those who are able to attend, but welcome submissions for remote presentations from anyone interested in participating and sharing their research. We have acquired additional A/V equipment to make the hybrid conference format work as effectively as possible.

Abstract submissions: closed

Registration:

In-person registration covers the following:

• Ice breaker (with cash bar): Sunday, June 19, 16:30 – 18:00
• Daily snacks, coffee/tea, and boxed lunches
• Joint ESSAS-OPI poster session / reception (with cash bar), Wednesday, June 22, 18:00

Virtual registration covers a portion of the conference-enabled meeting room & audio-visual needs.

Registration Fee schedule

Travel support: We have a limited amount of funding to support conference travel for Early Career Scientists who plan to present a talk or poster (including those who have already submitted an abstract). To qualify as an Early Career Scientist, you must be under 35 years old OR be either a PhD candidate or have completed your PhD within the last 5 years. You must attend the full conference to be reimbursed to the agreed amount. To apply for funding, please send an e-mail to ‘arctic.eis@alaska.edu’ with a brief statement of eligibility.

Bridging the past and present to manage the future
of northern fisheries and ecosystems

High-latitude marine ecosystems are undergoing rapid changes due to increasing anthropogenic carbon emissions, with potentially important impacts on living marine resources and on the people dependent on these resources. These systems, particularly the gateways to the Arctic, have undergone large changes in the past between periods of cooler and warmer conditions, as evident in the paleo-ecological record. The 2022 ESSAS Annual Meeting aims to bridge perspectives from paleo-ecology, contemporary ecology, and human-environment interactions to inform the future management of fisheries and other living marine resources. The meeting will encompass a shared session with the Oceans Past Initiative. We seek contributions to the following broad themes: