About the Event
This Thursday, October 20, 2022, we will be hosting our popular Explorers Forum! Come hear 2022 Fellows Karletta Chief, Jill Heinerth and Rae Wynn-Grant as well as 2021 Flag Carrier Sefra Alexandra present their most recent research and discoveries!
Join us from 9am-12pm at the Scandinavia House in NYC and be the first to hear their compelling research and discoveries!
Schedule of Events:
– 8:30 A.M. Check in
– 9:00 A.M. Welcome: Introduction to the Explorers Forum, Host: Emilie Welles (WINGS Fellows Coordinator and Flag Program Manager)
2022 FELLOWS PRESENTATIONS
– 9:15 A.M. Karletta Chief, Ph.D. 2022 Woman of Discovery (Off-Grid Water Systems to Address Water Insecurities on the Navajo Nation)
– 9:45 A.M. Rae Wynn-Grant, Ph.D. 2022 Woman of Discovery (Crossing Borders and Barriers: Designing Conservation Around Large Carnivore Movement and Behavior)
– 10:15 A.M. COFFEE BREAK
– 10:45 A.M. Jill Heinerth 2022 Woman of Discovery, Lifetime Achievement (The Fine Art and Science of Cave Diving)
FLAG CARRIER REPORTS:
– 11:15 A.M. Sefra Alexandra 2021/22 Flag Carrier (Seed Conservation Safari with The Seed Huntress: Ethnobotany, Ecological Restoration & The Ecotype Project)
– 11:45 A.M. Final Q&A
– 11:55 A.M. Closing Remarks
For more information, contact Executive Director Meredith Ayan at meredithayan@wingsworldquest.org
EVENT DETAILS
Fellows Forum
Oct. 20, 2022
9 A.M. – 12 P.M. (Coffee at 8:30 A.M.)
Scandinavia House
58 Park Ave, New York, NY 10016
