GNSI 2011 Conference is set for Olympia, Washington
GNSI Conference held at the Evergreen State University, from July 10–16, 2011.
2011 GNSI Exhibition
Share your talents with a west-coast audience! Entry forms must be postmarked by March 28 or received by April 1, 2011.
The 2011 GNSI Annual Exhibit will be held on the campus of The Evergreen State College, at the Evergreen Gallery. This lovely facility is located right next to the main library on campus, which will make it very convenient for our conference as well as the population of students and teachers. In fact, the staff is so excited to host the show that they’ve invited us to keep the exhibit up through mid-October to ensure that the fall term students get a chance to see it, too. The Evergreen Gallery opened in spring of 2009. You can read more about it, and see a slideshow of the opening day, at http://www.evergreen.edu/gallery. It features a dedicated area for video projection—a perfect opportunity to show off animated science illustration pieces, by the way. Yes indeed, we’re encouraging you to submit animations as well as illustrations that sit still this year.
Can’t make it to the conference? You can submit artwork even if you can’t be in Olympia yourself. (The pieces that are accepted will be able to enjoy the fresh air and towering western redcedars for you!) Online slideshows of accepted work will be featured on the conference website as well on GNSI.org, so you’ll be able to share the links and bask in the glory all the same.
Details can be found on the Conference website. Contact Katura Reynolds at (541) 953-5585 or if you have any questions.
Are you curious about our 2011 GNSI conference logo?
“Tako the Octo” was created by David Ehlert (tako is Japanese for octopus). A Northwest native, the Giant North Pacific Octopus, Enteroctopus dofeini, is an interesting creature that most people do not normally think about when conjuring up ideas of the Pacific Northwest. It is one of the largest octopus species in the world. These creatures certainly may be giants, with one record length measuring 7.5 meters (23 ft) and weighing 182 kg (400 lbs), but divers say they are gentle and curious. Although we can’t promise you will see one that is that big (most are about 1-5 m, 23-41 kg), we will have at least one field trip opportunity that will allow for participants to see one or two up close. For the 2011 GNSI Conference, we want to give participants the opportunity to discover new and unique things in the Pacific Northwest you may not have known previously. We hope your curiosity is piqued and that you will join us at the next annual conference, July 10-16, in Washington State’s capitol city, Olympia, to discover more about this and other interesting life forms and features found in our diverse ecosystems.
The conference website is now available to the public
http://www.gnsi.science-art.com/2011WA/index.html. It contains basic conference information, regional and local information, and areas of interest. Specific conference details such as presentations, workshops, and field trips, registration, etc. will be added to the website as they come together in the months ahead, but we are planning to have a good variety of topics and outings with talented presenters/ instructors to please many interests. There are more places and topics of interest than we can possibly squeeze into one conference week, so you may want to plan ahead and extend your stay to explore, discover, and to experience even more adventures (check the conference website for links to some of the many things to do).
Conference Location:
The Evergreen State College (TESC), is a unique place with interesting architecture and mostly native flora in the landscape, which adds to the charm. The developed campus area is compact and easy to walk. It is situated in the heart of a 1,000 acre forest owned by the school on the southern edge of the Puget Sound, the Eld Inlet, which includes 3,300 ft of undeveloped tidal beach habitat. Check out a virtual tour of the campus to get a feel for the layout of amenities at: www.evergreen.edu/tour/home.htm. Due to the forest, it has a remote feeling but is only about 6 miles from downtown Olympia. Being surrounded by forest and bordering tidal beach also means that there will be ample sources of inspiration for our creative muses just outside any given door or window on campus, or along a campus trail. As an added bonus, the western Washington region has relatively few outdoor pests or poisonous plants to worry about when out exploring the trails, and it has a mild climate. The mild climate makes for a nice way to beat the heat compared to other parts of the country in the summer, but be sure to be prepared for possible cool, wet weather too.