Information & Training Plan

13th Annual Alaska Regional Ocean Sciences Bowl, "Alaska Tsunami Bowl"

Seward, Alaska, February 5–7, 2010

Information

Welcome to the 2010 Alaska Tsunami Bowl, the Alaska region competition of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl.

For general information on this competition, please see What is NOSB. For information on how to participate, please see the Invitation to Coaches and other links at left.

Intent to participate forms are due by November 15, 2009. Please email Phyllis Shoemaker for the URL to the forms. (We've had problems with spammers.) Once you have filed your intent to participate, please complete the team registration form [PDF; 79 KB] and email it to Phyllis.

Visit the national site for selected NOSB 2010 registration forms (parental consent form and coach medical form) that must be submitted before traveling to Seward in February.

The Alaska Region NOSB will consist of two equally weighted parts: a tournament quiz-style academic competition, designed to challenge and recognize the students' knowledge of sciences in the context of the oceans, and a project with written and oral components. The project meets all of the State of Alaska high school English standards, including writing.

Training Plan

Here are the dates and deadlines you'll need to remember.

Dates Action or event
October 15, 2009 Optional research project outlines are due to Dean Stockwell, project coordinator. (See research project page and document preparation guidelines for more information).
November 15, 2009 Intent to Participate forms are due.
December 1, 2009 Research project manuscripts must be received by Dean Stockwell.
January 4, 2010 Team registration forms [PDF; 79 KB] with final team members listed are due.
after January 4, 2010 Travel assistance funds applications are due.
January 25, 2010 Optional "Living on the Ocean Planet" video contest entries are due to the Consortium for Ocean Leadership. See contest flyer [PDF document] for more information.
February 5–7, 2010 2010 "Alaska Tsunami" regional competition, Seward, Alaska.
April 23–25, 2010 NOSB finals competition, St. Petersburg, Florida.

Need Help?

If you have any questions, just ask!