All Scientists Meetings

Join us in 2025 for a special All Scientists Meeting: Celebrating 50 Years of Toolik research!

January 16-18, 2025 in Santa Barbara, CA

The All Scientists Meeting is a place to spark conversation, inspire new ideas, and garner feedback amongst the Toolik community. All are welcome to join for science talks, poster presentations, and breakout discussions/workshops on topics like education and outreach, equitable Arctic research with Alaska Native communities, creating field safety and inclusion plans, and station support needs.

A current project at the station is not required, only interest in research and education in the Toolik area and thoughts about how Toolik services can best support future research and education. In-person attendance will be limited to 120 people. Attendees can also register to attend virtually.

Limited travel support is available for graduate students, post-docs, early career researchers, and educators. Please indicate in the registration form if you are requesting travel support.

We look forward to hearing community needs and fostering collaboration and synergy among research groups and staff!

Jan. 16, 2025               

8:00   Registration and Coffee

8:30   Welcoming Remarks (Donie, Steve, Frank)      

8:45   Donie, Strategic Plan 

9:00   Talks 

      • Jessie Cherry
      • Vladimir Romanovsky
      • Anna Klene

9:55   Memories (3-4)

10:05 BREAK  

10:20 Talks

      • Mathew Sturm
      • Steve Oberbauer
      • Ned Fetcher
      • Laura Gough
      • Brian Barnes

11:50 Memories (3-4)

12:00 LUNCH 

1:30   Breakout discussions/workshops        

      • Ethical Principles for Open-Access Data
      • Education at Toolik: Mentoring a More Diverse Next Generation of Arctic Scientists

3:15   BREAK  

3:30   Regroup & breakout summaries - include a memory or two     

4:00   Keynote - John Hobbie  

4:30   Adjourn         

                         

Jan. 17, 2025               

8:00   Registration and Coffee

8:30   Talks

      • Rose Cory
      • Claudia Czimczik
      • Chelsea Smith
      • Sally MacIntyre
      • Heidi Golden

10:00 Memories (3-4)

10:10 BREAK  

10:25 Talks

      • Alex Huryn
      • Roxaneh Khorsand
      • Manpreet Kohli
      • Rebecca Holmes Sandoval

11:35 Memories (1-2)

11:40 Early Career Panel      

12:00 LUNCH 

1:30   Breakout discussions/workshops        

      • Education at Toolik: Reaching the Missing Millions through K-12 Outreach
      • Creating Safe & Inclusive Fieldwork Plans
      • Science Support Services

3:00   BREAK  

3:30   Posters

5:00 Adjourn 

6:30 Dinner Reception and Silent Auction

                         

Jan. 18, 2025               

8:00   Registration and Coffee

8:30   Keynote - Cana Itchuaqiyaq   

9:00   Talks

      • Mariama Dryak-Vallies
      • Ben Halpern
      • TBD
      • Mary Beth Leigh

10:10 Memories (3-4)

10:20 BREAK  

10:30 Talks

      • Chris Baird
      • Amanda Young
      • Marwan Wartes
      • Terry Chapin

11:40 LUNCH 

12:40 Breakout discussions/workshops        

      • Equitable Research with Indigenous Arctic Communities
      • Engaging the Public in Arctic Science through Arts and Mass Media

2:10   BREAK  

2:25   Regroup & breakout summaries - include a memory or two     

3:00   Meeting concludes         



If you are an invited speaker or a member of the Toolik Steering Committee, we will arrange your travel. If you are a general attendee, please make your room reservations now. Discounted rates available until December 15th. 

Hotels that are offering us a discounted rate through early December include:

  • Hotel Milo - group booking link

  • Franciscan Inn - Call (805) 963-8845 and request “Toolik” rate, or enter as promo code.

  • Inn by the Harbor - Call (805) 963-7851 and request "Toolik Field Station - All Scientist Meeting rate."

Send us your favorite Toolik stories, photos, videos, or other memories.

We’re compiling materials and stories that give a look back at 50 years of Toolik. Please share your favorite Toolik memories with us, whether it’s a story, photo, video, artwork, or something else! Email them to uaf-toolik-communication@alaska.edu with the subject line “Toolik@50”.

We’ll also be hosting a silent auction at ASM50 to support our station’s efforts like the artist-in-residence program, renewable energy, the early career Tundra award, and other outreach.

Share in this form if you’d like to contribute an item for the silent auction.

The Toolik Field Station Code of Conduct and Sexual Misconduct Policy applies at all times throughout the course of the meeting. Anyone requested to stop prohibited behavior is expected to comply immediately. Failure to comply with the meeting code could result in immediate removal from the meeting and prohibited attendance at Toolik Field Station and other Toolik events.

Have other ideas for Toolik@50?


We’d love to hear them as we begin to plan next year! Contact the Toolik management team at uaf-iab-toolik@alaska.edu about how you’d like to celebrate 50 years of Toolik research.

Sign up to receive information about 50th Year Celebration events.

 

Register by December 20, 2024 for in person attendance or by January 10th for virtual attendance.