This year’s theme, "Tapestries of Resilience: Securing Our Island Communities," highlights the intricate ways our island communities weave together our approaches to security in comprehensive and multifaceted ways. Conference participants are encouraged to consider how our unique responses to food security, climate change, delicate ecosystems, affordable housing, economic inequality, health, military security, culture, history, identity, education, and more can be thought of as threads in our “tapestries of resilience” while creating resilient communities for our fast-changing world. 

This year’s keynote speaker will be Dr. Mary Therese Perez Hattori, Director of the Pacific Islands Development Program and affiliate faculty at the East-West Center.  In her presentation, “Resilience in Uncertain Times: A Pacific Perspective”, Dr. Hattori will highlight some continuing and emerging threats to peace and prosperity in Oceania, including the US affiliated Pacific, and the opportunities they present.

The conference will be held in-person on the UOG campus, beginning with our keynote presentation and poster session on the evening of March 6 in the CLASS Lecture Hall. Conference Presentations will continue the following day on Friday, March 7, 2025, in the Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) Building, followed by the opening of an art exhibit at the Isla Center for the Arts and conference closing.

Local and international scholars, artists, community experts and students are welcome to participate on both conference days. Participants must register for the conference using the provided link.

Registration is open:
https://events.guamtime.net/event/46th-class-annual-research-conference

Link to conference page:
https://www.uog.edu/schools-and-colleges/college-of-liberal-arts-and-social-sciences/arc/#About

For more information, contact:
Muturwan Choay, Communications & Outreach Coordinator, at choaym@triton.uog.edu.

The University of Guam is committed to equal opportunity and full participation for persons with disabilities by providing access to its services and facilities through the ADA Office. Call 671- 735-2995 or TDD 671-735-2243.

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