Call for Abstracts
Left to submit your abstract!
SUBMISSION PROCESS
Session & Abstract Proposal Deadline: February 24th, 2023 DEADLINE EXTENDED to Monday February 27th, 2023 at 5 PM HST
*ALL FINAL abstracts, including those that are part of a symposium or forum, are due by February 24th, 2023 DEADLINE EXTENDED to Monday February 27th, 2023 at 5 PM HST . All abstracts submitted at this time will be reviewed by the Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference Abstract Committee based on the Evaluation Criteria. Abstract Authors will receive an email about whether or not your abstract has been accepted to the conference on April 17th.
Click Here for our Call for Abstracts (CFA)
Click Here for our Abstract Format Descriptions
Click Here for our Evaluation Guidelines
Tips for Writing a Strong Abstract for the 2023 Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference
Check out this document produced by the Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance for additional support, tips and best strategies for crafting a strong abstract.
Session and Abstract Proposal Deadline: February 24th, 2023 (5pm HST) DEADLINE EXTENDED to Monday February 27th, 2023 at 5 PM HST
*ALL abstracts, including those that are part of a symposium or forum, are due by February 24th, 2023 by 5pm HST. Please note that late submissions will not be considered.
Abstract Authors will receive an email about whether or not your abstract has been accepted to the conference on April 17th.
Accepted Abstracts Updated Revisions Deadline: May 17th 2023
Deadline for Presenters to Register*: June 5th 2023
*ALL presenters are required to register for the conference. Only presenters with accepted abstracts that are registered by June 5th 2023, will be considered for inclusion in the program book. Abstracts must be submitted online.
*We are accepting oral presentations, symposium, and forum delivered in English and in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian Language). During the submission process, please indicate ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi or other bilingual session requests by checking the box labeled “ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian Language) or other bilingual sessions” in the abstract submission form.
*We have updated our evaluation guidelines to include separate criteria for conservation research and management presentations. Please read our call for abstracts document, format description, and evaluation guidelines carefully before submitting your abstract.
CONFERENCE THEME
Aia i hiʻikua, i hiʻialo – Reflecting on our Past; Dreaming on our Future
This ʻōlelo noʻeau speaks of a return into the presence of loved ones after being separated, as well as the idea of the devotion we carry to the living resources of our islands. As we celebrate our 30th anniversary of the Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference, we return to an in-person gathering to reflect on our past and dream of our future together.
Aia i hiʻikua, i hiʻialo translates to carried on the back; carried in the front. Hiʻialo is looking to the past- things that are revealed to us already, hiʻikua is looking to the future.
Mary Kawena Pukuʻi provides the following interpretation: “When one has gone to a far place where he cannot be seen by loved ones, he is said to be in Hi’ikua; and when one is where he can be seen daily, he is said to be in Hi’ialo… said of a favorite child, who is carried in the arms or on the back. Also said of the ‘aumākua.”
CONFERENCE TRACKS
The 2023 Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference will focus on the conference theme through the following six (6) tracks. Each track includes relevant concepts identified by the conference planning committee with the recognition they are not comprehensive and not intended to be exclusive. Abstracts should explicitly address the conference theme, how it relates to the field of conservation, and tracks. For more information or if you have any questions about our call for abstracts process, please contact the conference planning team at conference@hawaiiconservation.org.
1. Managing Conservation Reliant Species and Habitats into the Future
Hawaiʻi is an epicenter of species imperilment, where conservation-reliant species are facing various threats that cannot be elimated, but only managed and continuing species-specific management efforts may be needed for a very long time. This track invites proposals that reflect on past lessons leaned and application to future management of these critical species into the future:
- Addressing extinction threat and low likelihood of “recovery” for listed species
- Loss of native species
- Large scale and permanent impacts of climate change
- Native species translocations
- Showcasing bright spots in management of these species and areas
2. Understanding and Addressing Longstanding Problems and Needs
Hawaiʻi faces many long-standing conservation issues from the past that are extremely difficult to reverse. We invite proposals that explore research, tools, and stewardship approaches that highlight the evolution of understanding and addressing these needs that may include, but are not limited to:
- Urgent needs and opportunities in terrestrial, aquatic, and marine biosecurity
- Species resilience and preserving in the conservation community
- Implementing large-scale projects to address global and local threats
- Addressing established invasive species: management, eradication, adaptation
- Competition for limited resources, especially in times of increasing need
- Innovative policy solutions
- Techniques to better manage urban and high trafficked ecosystems
3. Opportunities for Conservation Collaboration Across Sectors
Recognizing the need to build and maintain meaningful partnerships and foster new innovative collaborations to address our conservation needs of the future, this track encourages presentations that foster communication and exchange within the conservation community across various sectors, which include, but are not limited to:
- Building and sustaining partnerships in conservation
- Working across boundaries, interdisciplinary, cross-sector collaborations and approaches
- Diversified funding strategies and innovative sustainable financing mechanisms
- Growing an inclusive culture of conservation across sectors
- Connecting action to policy
4. Advancement in Conservation Research and Management
This track will explore the latest in emerging research, innovative conservation management techniques and application of results, and studies that demonstrate development of novel technology of application of the technology to address conservation issues. Topics may include, but are not limited to:
- Tackling challenging emerging issues such as species translocation and assisted colonization, genetic modification, permanent phase shifts etc
- Improvements in propagation techniques
- New findings in phylogenetics and taxanomic groupings
- Conservation genetics applications and innovations
- Cutting edge surveillance and monitoring technologies
5. Growing the Workforce of the Future through Education and Capacity Building
Engaging youth and emerging professional and providing them with the training and tools needed to become the future conservation leaders in the field is a priority. With a growing interest in conservation of natural resources this track will explore innovative conservation capacity building and educational programs that advance the conservation workforce of the future.
- Building and illuminating conservation career pathways
- Knowledge exchange across generations for familial and institutional succession planning
- Innovative capacity, education, training programs
6. Collaborative Community-Based and Culturally Grounded Management
Conservation work in Hawaiʻi benefits from values derived from many worldviews and cultural connections to the places we work. As such there is also a wealth of knowledge tied to the history and people of these places upon which to draw from to increase our conservation success. This track will focus on both the foundations of community based and culturally integrated conservation, as well as examples innovations. Session proposals may include, but are not limited to
- Community co-management of biocultural resources
- Rebuilding and growing biocultural foundations in conservation
- Indigenous languages in conservation practice
- Cultural values and practice in contemporary resource management
- Indigenous approaches to science and resource stewardship