Frontiers in Ornithology
Student Symposium
See you in 2027!
The Frontiers in Ornithology Symposium: an event for students and their mentors.
The primary mission of this event is to focus on ornithology, conservation science and related academic pursuits. The symposium does not focus on birding, bird identification techniques, or listing birds, but instead on cutting-edge technologies being used in avian research and study, careers in ornithology, and how to pursue that focus in higher education, vocationally, or avocationally. Our goal is to educate and inspire students to take their passion for birds to a higher level. Join us in 2025 for keynotes, speakers, and networking opportunities.
October 4, 2025
9am-4pm
At The Mountaineers Seattle Program Center, Seattle, WA
Symposium Downloads
Event Schedule
Speakers and Topics
2025 Symposium Sponsors
Peregrine Sponsor ($5,000+)
Snowy owl sponsor ($2,500+)
Red Knot Sponsors ($1,000+)
Meadowlark Sponsors ($500+)
Songbird sponsors (Up to $249)
See Past Symposiums
2023 Symposium
2019 Symposium
2025 Symposium Speakers
Keynote Speaker
Steve Hampton
Standing in the Middle of Earth and Sky: Ornithology in a Rapidly Changing World
Student Keynote
Song Han Ngo
A Highschooler's Journey into Quantitative Ornithology: Where Computer Science Meets Birds
Student Keynote
Lara Tseng
Flight Paths: How Birds Inspired My Interest in Research, Museums, and Academia
Christina Baal
Teaching Birds: An Art Form
Erro Lehnert
I'm Not Lost, I'm Exploring: The Trail to Becoming a Bird Biologist
Jeff Nicholls
Raven Transform: Indigenous Law and Conservation
Dennis Paulson
Owls: Birds of Mystery and Marvel
Vesper Rothberg
Bird Funerals: Painting Ecological Change
Ursula Valdez
Urban Ecology: Intersecting Natural History, Ecological Research, and International Collaboration
Sponsor the Symposium
Sponsorship opportunities are available! All proceeds of the symposium support The Frontiers Fund and the Frontiers Field Institute. The Frontiers Fund supports programs based on their benefit to students through education, research, or conservation activities. The Frontiers Field Institute provides hands-on field experiences from experts in bird education, research, or conservation.
