Laramie Women In Science Conference - May 8, 2007

Pictures from the 2007 conference

For more information, please contact the Space Grant Office, 307-766-2862 or "wsgc(at)uwyo.edu".

Class registration is closed! We will be contacting those schools that are already registered with details for signing-up individual students.

More than 340 students are expected to attend this year!

List of Workshops for 2007

Final 2007 Event Program: PDF

Directions and UW Campus Maps

• Hotel information (for groups we arranged accommodations for): Baymont Inn & Suites Laramie, 1655 Centennial Dr., Laramie, WY 82070
  (Note: the link provides a map and directions to the hotel, but for some reason the page says "null" for the name of the property and address, but the map and directions given are correct)
• Directions and a map for dropping off students and parking the day of the event: MS Word (433KB), PDF (314KB)
• Nice map of UW Campus: PDF (196KB)
• Floor plan of the Wyoming Union second level with WIS locations marked: PDF (596KB), JPG (641KB)
• More UW and Laramie Maps

Event Schedule

Time	Event	Location
9:00am-9:45am	Arrival and Check-in	Wyoming Union
9:45am-10:00am	Welcome	Wyoming Union - Yellowstone Ballroom
10:00am-10:45am	Keynote - Dr. Dannele Peck, Assistant Professor, UW Dept. Agricultural & Applied Economics	Wyoming Union - Yellowstone Ballroom
11:05am-11:50am	Workshop Session I	Various Locations
12:00pm-1:15pm	Lunch	Wyoming Union
12:30pm-1:00pm	Special Lunch Session: Preparing for and Applying to College	Wyoming Union - Senate Chambers
1:15pm	Regroup	Wyoming Union - Yellowstone Ballroom
1:35pm-2:20pm	Workshop Session II	Various Locations
2:40pm-3:00pm	Closing and Door prizes	Wyoming Union - Yellowstone Ballroom

About our Keynote Speaker

Dr. Dannele Peck is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Wyoming. She attended the University of Wyoming and received a B.S. degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology and Management in 2000, and an M.S. degree in Agricultural and Applied Economics in 2002. She then went on to receive a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics from Oregon State University in 2006.

Dr. Peck's research focuses on economics of agriculture and the environment. As an undergraduate researcher in the University of Wyoming McNair Scholars Program (a program that helps first generation and/or minority students prepare for graduate school), Dannele documented the dependence of many Laramie Basin wetlands on flood irrigated agriculture. For her M.S. degree, Dannele analyzed the tradeoffs of a proposal to purchase water rights from agriculture (and irrigation-dependent wetlands) to enhance instream flow in the Platte River for endangered species conservation.  Dannele’s doctoral dissertation examined the decision problem that crop producers in eastern Oregon face when preparing for the possibility of prolonged drought. Her current research focuses on the economics of wildlife and livestock interactions, such as disease transmission, predation, and the provision of wildlife habitat.

Dr. Peck's interest in agriculture and the environment stems from the years spent on her family's dairy farm in central New York.  Dannele says that as a farm kid she was immersed in math and science on a daily basis. From calculating the correct amount of food and medicine for calves, to understanding tractor engines and hydraulic systems, math and science were everywhere. Math and science continue to play an important role in her life, particularly in her economics research and teaching.

Support WIS

We are seeking businesses, agencies, and civic organizations to help support our WIS conference. Support could be provided in a variety of forms. For example, funding could be used to deter travel, lodging, and per diem expenses for our speakers and attending students traveling large distances. Another possibility would be scholarships or Savings Bonds for students, merchandise which could be given as door prizes, or helping with a brown bag lunch for the students, speakers, and volunteers.

If you would like to support the Women in Science Conference, please contact the Wyoming NASA Space Grant Office.

Major supporters of WIS 2007 include: Wyoming NASA Space Grant Consortium, National Science Foundation Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NSF EPSCoR), University of Wyoming President’s Office, University of Wyoming Office of Academic Affairs, University of Wyoming Office of Admisssions, University of Wyoming College of Health Science, University of Wyoming Helga Otto Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Wyoming College of Education, Laramie County School District #1, Albany County School District #1, nanoMaterials Discovery Corporation (Cheyenne), Wickman Spacecraft and Propulsion Co. (Casper), and the National Weather Service-Cheyenne.