Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative

Conference Purpose

The goal of the Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative (NBI) research program is to increase knowledge of understudied taxonomic groups and of the overall biodiversity of Nantucket, Tuckernuck, Muskeget and surrounding waters. The NBI facilitates collaboration, research and data storage and sharing between on and off-island researchers, conservation interests and the general public.

Our conference is held on Nantucket every other year and provides an opportunity to share the results of research being conducted on Nantucket and surrounding areas with other researchers and the public. This is an excellent opportunity to share your research, network with other researchers and naturalists, and to get an over view of the many different research projects on Nantucket and surrounding areas!

Call for Proposals - Abstract Submission is OPEN

NBI is soliciting abstracts for both oral and poster presentations for it's 5th Biennial Biodiversity Research Conference.

Who should submit an abstract? Anyone who had conducted biodiversity related work on Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, Cape Cod, Long Island or other similar coastal habitats.

Abstract Submission: Submit via email as an MS Word document. Label your abstract as "YourLastName_NBI_2013". See the Call for Papers for more information and abstract fomat.

Email abstracts to Dr. Jennifer Karberg

Abstract Deadline: August 30th 2013

If you paper is accepted for presentation, you must register for this conference no later than September 20th 2013.

Conference Field Trips and Workshops

Friday November 1st and Sunday November 3rd

Please stay tuned for more information.

The NBI can always use your help! To volunteer at the 5th Biennial Research Conference, please contact Andrew McKenna-Foster