GSMNP Science Colloquium 2022

Great Smoky Mountains National Park and DLiA present the annual 2022 Science Colloquium virtually over Zoom. Learn about the science happening in Great Smoky Mountains National Park from the local and regional researchers that are making it happen! Registration is free and open to the public.

Location: virtual via Zoom

Registration: It’s free! Use the button below. Speakers DO NOT need to register and will receive a custom Zoom link via email.

Join our teacher workshop

DLiA will be hosting a virtual workshop for teachers at the end of the colloquium. We welcome teachers, other educators, and parents to join both events.

Check out the workshop page for details and registration.

Information for presenters

Submit a talk

Call for submissions: We welcome you to submit a presentation about your research that is either actively taking place in Great Smoky Mountains National Park or that is of significance to the Smokies, and that is at a stage in analysis where a full picture of the research can be presented. Note: due to time constraints, we may not be able to fit all submitted talks.

Submitting a presentation: The deadline to submit a presentation for the 2022 Colloquium has now passed.

Important dates

• December 16, 2021 – deadline to indicate intent to present. Send tentative title and presenter name to Paul Super (Paul_Super@nps.gov)
• February 4, 2021 – deadline to submit abstract, final title, and presenter/co-author names and affiliations to Paul Super
• Week of February 14, 2022 – presenters will receive a Zoom Webinar invitation via email; meeting registration will be available here for all attendees

Helpful information

Conference format: The Colloquium will be held virtually via Zoom’s Webinar platform. Presenters will be set as “panelists” on the Webinar, meaning that they can do most of the normal functions of a Zoom Meeting (share video, audio, and screen). Audience members will be able to ask questions and we will help manage questions. We’ll send presenters more information about what to expect closer to the colloquium.

Time slots: Presentation slots will be TBD minutes (including time for questions). We will send you a finalized schedule close to the event and will provide more details about the Q&A after each talk.

Presentation format: Slide decks can be in any format (speakers will share their screen via Zoom), however we recommend PowerPoint, PDF, Google Slides or Keynote in wide-format (16:9).

Know your audience: Please note that many in the audience will have advanced degrees, but few will have advanced degrees in your topic, so plan to provide a bit of explanation of technical jargon and stay away from acronyms.