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All events held at Harrigan Centennial Hall unless otherwise noted.
Thursday, Nov. 2
7-8 p.m. History of Whaling, Don Sineti, Mystic Seaport, Conneticut
Free and open to the public! (held at Sheet'ka Kwaan Na? Kahidi Community House) (Underwritten by Dave and Lisa Moore)
Friday, Nov. 3
8 a.m.-noon Adult Art Class (Symposium Registrants only)
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Registration/Information Table Open
11 a.m.-6 p.m. Students Marine Art Show
1-5 p.m. Poster Session*
12:30-1 p.m.Symposium Welcome
1-4 p.m. Symposium "Clues to the Health of the Oceans"
1-1:45 p.m. Sue Moore "Gray Whales as Alaskan Ecosystem Sentinels"
2-2:45 p.m. Frances Gulland "Science from Strandings: What We Can Learn from a Dead Whale"
3-3:45 p.m. Todd O'Hara "Arctic Alaska Oil: The Good, Bad & Uugly"
5:30-7 p.m. Reception with Scientists (Symposium Registrants only) (Sponsored by University of Alaska Southeast)
noon-7 p.m. The Market at WhaleFest & The Market Café, Silent Auction
7:30 p.m. Friday Night Concert-Maritime Monthly Grind (Underwritten by Wells Fargo Bank)
Saturday, Nov. 4
9 a.m. Registration WhaleFest 10K Run/5K Walk (Whale Park)
10 a.m. WhaleFest 10K Run/5K Walk (Underwritten by Moore Clinic, Inc.- Drs. Coruzzi, Golub and Totten)
9-11:30 a.m. Whale Watching Tour (Proceeds support WhaleFest)
10 a.m.-6 p.m. The Market at WhaleFest & The Market Café, Silent Auction
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Students Marine Art Show (Underwritten by Whites Pharmacy)
11 a.m-noon Good Dog Concert - Family concert - singing original nature songs inspired by the marine environment
11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Registration/Information Table Open
1-5 p.m. Poster Session
1-4 p.m Symposium- "Whales: The Big Animals in the Big Picture"
1-1:45 p.m. Jim Darling "Why do humpback whales sing?"
2-2:45 p.m. Josh London "Mammal Eating Killer Whales in Hood Canal, Washington"
3-3:45 p.m. Phillip Clapham "Managing Leviathan: Can The Whaling Industry Be Trusted?"
6:30 p.m. Banquet with Keynote speaker, Flip Nicklin, world-acclaimed photographer for National Geographic (Underwritten by First Bank and Samson Tug and Barge)
Sunday, Nov. 5
9-11:30 a.m. Whale Watching Tour (Proceeds support WhaleFest)
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Registration/Information Table Open
11 a.m.-5 p.m. The Market at WhaleFest & The Market Café, Silent Auction
11 a.m.-4 p.m Students Marine Art Show
11:30 p.m. Chowder Cook-Off Judging (Sponsored by Gopher Woods)
1-3 p.m. Poster Session*
1-4: p.m. Symposium- "Seals and Sea Lions: Indicators or Anomalies?"
1-1:45 p.m. Mike Castellini "Doing Aerobics While Holding your Breath: How Seals Dive"
2-2:45 p.m. Beth Mathews "Who's eating whom? Are Predation and Competition Factors in Large Declines of Harbor Seals in Glacier Bay?"
3-3:45 p.m. Russ Andrews "Using High-Tech Gizmos to Spy on Seals and Whales in Alaska: An Attempt to Understand How Marine Mammals Cope with Changing Environments"
4:30-5:30 p.m. Sea Chantey Concert- Don Sineti, chanteyman extraordinaire (Underwritten by First National Bank of Alaska and Sandy Kincheloe)
