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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSWAMC - Conference_Agenda_2016Making Our Own Way Southwest Alaska Municipal Conference DAY 1 Wednesday March 2nd – Energy & Infrastructure Day 8:00 Registration & Networking Breakfast 8:30 Opening and Welcome, SWAMC; Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz 9:00 SWAMC Superstars: Sponsors & Exhibitors (10 Sponsors/5 min | 10 Exhibitors/3 min) 10:30 Legislative Q&A: Senator Lisa Murkowski 10:45 Think Energy Efficient, Be Energy Efficient  Efficient, Arctic-Ready Gardens: Dan Perpich, Vertical Harvest Hydroponics  Good Energy Behavior Starts in the Classroom: Katie Croft, REAP  Investing in Energy Efficiency – Save Energy, Save Money, Make Money: Katie Conway & Tim Leach, AEA / AHFC 12:00 Networking Lunch* *Open Comment Period for SW Alaska Transportation Plan 1:00 Regional Energy Planning Workshops  The New Efficiency Tool & Who to Reach Out To: Jed Drolet, AEA & Jamie Hansen, Information Insights  Starting Your Energy Projects – Meet & Greet: o Wind Energy – Josh Craft, AEA o Hydroelectricity – Daniel Hertrich, AEA o Heating & Energy – Devany Plentovich, AEA o Utility Management – Alan Fetters, AEA o Community Efficiency – Katie Conway, AEA o Residential Efficiency – Jimmy Ord, AHFC ~~~~~~~~ 2:30 Partnering on Infrastructure Projects: A Needs Assessment  Bristol Bay Development Fund – Capital, Connection, Community: Cameron Poindexter, BBNC  Aleutian Broadband – It’s Time: Andy Varner, City of Sand Point  Alaska District - Partner Projects: Julie Anderson, Army Corps of Engineer  Transportation Planning Joint Discussion – Making More Successes Like Aleknagik: Jim Amundsen, DOT, Tessa Axelson, Denali Commission, & Jane Gottschalk, City of Aleknagik ~~~~~~~~ 4:00 Emerging Technologies Benefitting Alaska  Technology Transfer from the Lab to the Field: Tab Wilkins, NIST  Drone Technology in the Last Frontier – Ryan Marlow, Alaska Aerial Media DAY 2 Thursday, March 3rd – Economic Development Day 8:00 Registration & Networking Breakfast 8:30 Opening and Welcome 8:45 Health & Wellness in Southwest Alaska  Working With New Policy: Cynthia Franklin, ABMC Boards Director & Brooks Chandler, Boyd Chandler Falconer ~~~~~~~~ 10:00 Ignite The Region  Introducing Our Resilient Communities: Gerad Godfrey, State of Alaska o Kodiak – Cynthia Berns, OHNC & Robert Stauffer, KANA o Bristol Bay – Bill Hill, BBBSD & Jane Gottschalk, City of Aleknagik o Aleutians – Shirley Marquardt & Dave Martinson, City of Unalaska ~~~~~~~~ 11:00 Filling Alaska’s Gaps: Workforce Driven by Industry  Soft Skills & Trainability for Rural Youth: Carol Wilson, EXCEL  Cross-Industry Career Awareness: Jana DaSilva Lage, APICC  Diversity Workforce on Federal Funded Projects: Norma Lucero, DOT 12:00 Engineers of Tomorrow: Fire Island Robotics Demonstration (Lunch Provided) ~~~~~~~~ 1:00 The Right Kind of Skills: Unique Education Opportunities  STEM Education – The ANSEP Pipeline: Mike Bourdukofsky, ANSEP  A Classroom in the Palm of Your Hand: Ashley Burns, UAS  Relevant Instruction for Maritime Skills: LA Holmes, Kodiak College  Skip The Flight Into Town! Online College Prep: Emily Haag, AKCIS ~~~~~~~~ 2:30 SWAMC’s Economic Geography: Value to all Alaska  A Linked Economy – Southwest Alaska’s Economic Contributions to the State and Beyond: David Weiss, Northern Economics ~~~~~~~~ 3:15 Manufacturing Alaska Extension: MAKE a new Partnership  MAKE as a Service: Erik O’Brien  The Network Effect – Tab Wilkins, NIST 4:00 Member’s Policy Discussion  Bylaw Review & Revision: Doug Griffin 5:30 President’s Reception – Quarter Deck  Casual Event & Silent Auction DAY 3 Friday, March 4th – Fisheries and Politics Day 8:00 Registration & Networking Breakfast 8:30 Opening and Welcome 8:40 State-of-Region & Budget Update: Commissioner Hoffbeck & Regional Legislators  Gary Stevens, Kodiak  Lyman Hoffman, Western  Louise Stutes, Kodiak  Bryce Edgmon, Dillingham ~~~~~~~~ 10:30 SWAMC’s 2016 Annual Business Meeting  SWAMC Membership and Stakeholders 12:00 Congressional Delegation Update (Lunch Provided) ~~~~~~~~ 12:30 Warming Ocean Temperatures: What it Means for Fishing  Ocean Acidification – An Overview: Claudine Hauri, UAF  Pollock Fisheries in a Changing Environment: Stephanie Madsen, At-Sea Processors Association  The Warming Ocean’s Algae Bloom: Bruce Wright, APIA ~~~~~~~~ 1:30 Where We Were & Where We Are: ADF&G’s Changing Environment  Bycatch & Budget Cuts – An Update: Sam Cotten, ADF&G Commissioner ~~~~~~~~ 2:15 State of the Local Fishing Industry  North Pacific Fishery Management Council & Bycatch: Dan Hull, NPFMC  The Groundfish Industry on Bycatch: Chris Woodley, Groundfish Forum  Insights into Fisheries – From Taxes to Permit Banks ~~~~~~~~ 3:15 Making Our Own Way With Fisheries  Building a Successful Fish Business From the Ground Up: Luke Lester, Independent Fisherman  Beyond Traditional Supply Chains – What Food Hubs and Community Supported Fisheries May Offer Alaska: Kelly Harrell, AMCC  Mariculture – The Emerging Alaskan Industry: Angel Drobnica, APICDA  Challenges Structuring Access Rights to Encourage Local Participation: Gunnar Knapp, ISER 4:30 Conference Close – Loosen Up & Network  Sponsors and Vendors Ice Cream Social