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Southwest Alaska: The Genuine Aquabounty -- February 16-17, 2012
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2012 Conference
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Greetings!
The 2012 Southwest Alaska Economic Summit & SWAMC Membership Meeting is getting closer by the day, and the event promises to be a good one. Click here to see the latest agenda. Make sure to get your travel arrangements in order now so you can join us February 16-17 at the Hotel Captain Cook. Registration for the conference is now open, so sign up today to take advantage of the early registration period. Happy New Year to you. |
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Seafood Industry Showcased at 2012 Economic Summit
SWAMC's Annual Economic Summit usually features many of the elements that compose or affect our region's economy, including energy, transportation, development policies, and more. Those topics will all be on this year's agenda, naturally, but the major theme of this year's event will be the importance of the seafood industry on the region. That's not a surprise considering the influence the sector has on the majority of Southwest communities, and it's the reason we chose to title the 2012 meeting Southwest Alaska: The Genuine Aquabounty. But this year we want to refocus on the various facets of the seafood industry "cluster" in the SWAMC region economy, including the regulators, processors, communities, CDQs, and other factors that make up a working waterfront in a fishing
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community. Take a look at the agenda here to see what we mean. Friday the 17th is dedicated to fishing.
In addition to the afternoon panel just described, we'll also hear from Fish and Game Commissioner Cora Campbell. The Commissioner has not addressed the SWAMC membership since she was appointed to her position in 2010. This will give us a chance to get the Department's thoughts on some State fishing issues, especially those important to the Southwest region, and maybe even a seasonal forecast or two for the area.
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Murphy
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Also on tap that Friday is a lunch presentation from Dr. Jim Murphy, Economics Professor at UAA. Dr. Murphy is a member of the Scientific & Statistical Committee on the NPFMC, and has performed numerous lab experiments to address the economics of natural resource issues. For our lunch that day he will describe work he has done with fisheries management using experimental economics. The presentation will be light, informative, and even fun, and will involve some audience participation!
In the coming weeks and days we'll send out more information on the conference, including more agenda topics and reminders for the Membership Business Meeting on Feb. 17th. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact our office. See you next month.
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Air Specials from PenAir
PenAir is helping to support SWAMC and Southwest Alaskans by offering discount round trip airfares between select SW communities and Anchorage. The reduced airfares are ONLY available online and ONLY by using the code SWA99. The following rates are good for the February 16-17, 2012 meeting, and apply to travel between February 14 - 19:
Dillingham -- $384
Cold Bay -- $760
King Cove -- $957
King Salmon -- $384
Sand Point -- $726
**In addition, the $49 RT companion fares ("Back on Course" special) are also good for the meeting, but MUST be booked by February 5, 2012. Click here to find out more.** |
Getting an Assist from the Fed
To assist us with some of the administration of the event, this year we've partnered with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco to make the 2012 conference one of the better in recent memory. When you register, you'll be directed to their webpage to complete the registration. So don't be confused, you're in the right spot. But sorry, they still can't do anything about interest rates.
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OR call 907.562.7380
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Travel Details...Hotel
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| Upcoming Events & Dates to Remember |
- Ocean Acidification and Alaska Fisheries Roundtable, Dillingham. January 9, 2012.
- First Day of the Legislative Session, Juneau. January 17, 2012.
- Ocean Acidification and Alaska Fisheries Roundtable, Kodiak. January 26, 2012.
- North Pacific Fishery Management Council, Seattle. January 30-February 7, 2012.
- Pacific Fisheries Technologists Conference, Anchorage. February 12-15, 2012.
- Alaska Village Initiatives: Rural Small Business Conference, Anchorage. Feb. 14-16, 2012.
- 2012 Alaska Young Fishermen's Summit, Juneau. February 13-14, 2012.
- SWAMC's Annual Economic Summit & Membership Meeting, Anchorage. Feb. 16-17, 2012.
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As always...
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Thanks for your support of SWAMC. Please don't hesitate to share your thoughts, ideas, concerns and events. For previous newsletters, click the link below.
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