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UOG Green intern accepted to international conference
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Posted on Aug 29 2011
[B]MANGILAO, Guam[/B]—Alison Hadley, a UOG Green intern and senior majoring in Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, has been selected to attend the Asia-Pacific Youth Science Exchange Forum in Okinawa held by the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology and the University of the Ryukyus this September.
Hadley will attend the conference in Onna village, Okinawa on Sept. 23- 26, 2011, along with 19 other students from across the Pacific region. They will be joined by another 20 students from the Japan and Okinawa region. The theme of the conference is “Coral Reefs, Island Nations, and the Future of Coastal Communities in the 21st Century,” and the students will give poster presentations about their considerations and concerns for their communities, in regards to the main topic.
“I have been fortunate enough to present at international conferences in New Zealand and Hawaii over the last year, so I feel that I know what to expect at the conference. I am preparing my presentation now and I look forward to networking with other students from across the Pacific and Asia,” said Hadley.
The 40 students will spend their time at the conference presenting their own projects as well as attending presentations from panel experts on topics such as global climate change effects on reefs, acidification, storm frequency, and overfishing. The students will also join discussion groups regarding these particular issues and develop resolutions for such issues. They will also get the chance to visit the Churaumi Aquarium, the largest aquarium in Japan.
“I look forward to discussing these issues with other people my age from around the region. I hope to gain some much needed knowledge from the others and develop or learn interesting ways to alleviate these issues that Guam and the entire region face today,” added Hadley. [B][I](UOG)[/I][/B]
