Portland Community College is proud to be hosting

NWBIO 2018

May 4-6 · Portland, Oregon

Location: Portland Community College, Sylvania campus (map) (info)

To keep informed about NWBIO events, please join our Facebook group

For more specific questions about the 2018 conference, please contact: April Ann Fong

Webmaster: Brett Schaerer

What is NWBIO?

NWBIO (Northwest Biology Instructor's Organization) began in 1966 as a way to facilitate dialogue between faculty of Washington State community colleges, universities, and private four-year colleges, on pedagogical and scientific problems in the field of biology. Originally called WACBT (Washington Association of College Biology Teachers), NWBIO now includes additional faculty from British Columbia, Oregon, and Northern Idaho.

Annual Conference Locations and Hosts:

2018	Portland Community College
2017	University of Washington, Tacoma & Tacoma CC
2016	Lane CC and University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
2015	University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC
2014	Bellevue Community College
2013	Pasco, Columbia Basin College
2012	Everett Community College
2011	Yakima Valley Community College
2010	Ocean Shores, Grays Harbor College
2009	Astoria, Clatsop Community College
2008	Salem, Chemeketa Community College
2007	Pack Forest, Edmonds Community College
2006	Bainbridge Island, Bellevue Community College
2005	Gresham, Mt Hood Community College
2004	Tacoma, Tacoma Community College and University of Washington-Tacoma
2003	Yakima, Yakima Valley Community College
2002	Bremerton, Olympic College? and North Seattle Community College
2001	Vancouver, WA, Clark College
2000	Vancouver, B.C., Langara College and the University of British Columbia
1999	Eugene, Lane Community College and the University of Oregon
1998	Seattle, Seattle Central CC and Seattle Pacific University
1997	Everett, Everett CC and University of Washington
1996	Aberdeen, Grays Harbor CC
1995	Portland, Mt Hood CC and Portland CC
1994	Spokane Falls, Spokane Falls CC and Washington State University
1993	Camp Waskowitz, North Seattle CC and Bellevue CC
1992	Ellensburg, Yakima Valley CC and Central Washington University
1991	Camp Casey, Shoreline CC and Skagit Valley CC
1990	Cispus, Lower Columbia CC
1989	Cheney, Eastern Washington University
1988	Abbotsford, B.C., Fraser Valley College
1987	Pack Forest, Seattle University
1986	Everett, Everett CC
1985	Moses Lake, Big Bend CC
1984	Castlegar, B.C., Selkirk College
1983	Lake Wilderness, University of Washington
1982	Sunquist Lab, Skagit Valley CC
1981	Fort Wright, Spokane CC
1980	Gwinwood, The Evergreen State College
1979	Camp Casey, Seattle Pacific University
1978	Cispus, Centralia College and Central Washington University
1977	Battelle Northwest, Columbia Basin CC
1976	Camp David, Peninsula CC
1975	Camp Seymour, Tacoma CC
1974	Gonzaga Retreat House, Spokane Falls CC
1973	Pack Forest, Highline CC
1972	Roche Harbor, Bellevue CC
1971	Lake Quinalt,Grays Harbor CC
1970	Camp Field, Wenatchee Valley College
1969	Hidden Valley Ranch, Green River CC
1968	Everett, Everett CC
1967	Stehekin, Shoreline CC
1966	Rosario Beach, Shoreline CC and Everett CC

Registration

Registration is now open!

Pricing (Early Bird, before April 20th):

$150 Regular Registration (full time faculty, publishers, and vendors)

$125 Part-Time Faculty (adjuncts, sessionals, pro tem, postdocs, or grad students)

$35 add-on Banquet Guest for Saturday night

Pricing (after April 20th):

$175 Regular Registration (full time faculty, publishers, and vendors)

$150 Part-Time Faculty (adjuncts, sessionals, pro tem, postdocs, or grad students)

$40 add-on Banquet Guest for Saturday night

All prices are in U.S. Dollars. Registration fees are non-refundable.

Some field trips may have additional costs, to be paid by participants in cash at the time of the field trip (see the "Field Trips" tab for details).

The registration fee (regular or part-timer) includes the following meals: Friday night hors d'oeuvres, continental breakfasts on Saturday and Sunday mornings, boxed lunch on Saturday, and the Saturday night banquet.

Registration is a two-step process:

1) Complete the registration form

2) Payment

Accommodations

NWBIO has arranged for blocks of rooms with special conference pricing from May 4-6 at:

The Hospitality Inn

503-244-6684
10155 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219
15 2-double bed rooms ($84.95 plus tax/night)
10 1-king size bed rooms ($94.95 plus tax/night)
These rooms will be blocked until April 27, 2018

The Comfort Suites

503-768-4400
11340 SW 60th Ave, Portland, OR 97219
16 2-double bed rooms ($126.64 plus tax/night)
19 1-king size bed rooms plus pullout sofa ($118.14 plus tax/night)
These rooms will be blocked until April 13, 2018.

Parking at PCC...

...can be an adventure! Fortunately, our conference is scheduled for a quieter time of the week. Permits ($5) may be required Friday evening, but not Saturday or Sunday. We are working towards providing guest passes for those attending Friday evening. Carpooling and use of public transit is highly encouraged.

Abstract Submissions

Abstract submissions are now closed. If you have submitted an abstract, our programming team will be in touch shortly. Thanks for doing your part to make this conference a success!

Conference Program

The draft overview schedule for NWBIO 2018 is available here.

The draft schedule for the concurrent sessions on Saturday and Sunday is now available here.

Keynote Speakers:

Friday, May 4th, 7pm. Dr. Sarah Jovan
U.S. Forest Service
"Using Moss to Detect Fine-Scaled Pollution Deposition in Portland: recent findings and next steps".

Saturday, May 5th, 11:30am. Dr. Angela Ozburn
Oregon Health Sciences University
"Targeting Binge Drinking: A Translational Bioinformatics Approach"

Saturday, May 5th, 7:00pm. Dr. Lisa Weasel
Portland State University
"Science and Social Justice: From Critique to Pedagogy"

Field Trips

Attendees will arrange their own transportation to the field trip sites. Carpooling with other attendees is highly encouraged! Extra costs are noted below and payable (in cash) at the time of the field trip.

� 'Yes, You Can' Acrobatics/Trapeze Class ($30 extra, must leave PCC Sylvania by 12:30pm, map)

� Tracking Class at Oxbow Park (on-site entrance fee of $5 per car, map)

� Birding at Steigerwald National Wildlife Refuge (plenty of free parking, map)

� Camassia Nature Preserve (parking is free, but limited to 5 cars, map)

� Hopworks Urban Brewery Tour (map)

� Tour of Brew Dr. Kombucha (map)