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Economic Development and Advocacy for Southwest Alaska
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January 2014
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It is once again time to celebrate Southwest Alaska with SWAMC's Economic Summit and Membership Meeting! We take this time to reminisce on the year in review, with an eye to the future for our vibrant Regional Community. That is really the point of our Annual Conference, to gather with friends and discuss what is important, plan for the future and prepare for changes on the horizon - and through all of that, enjoying this opportunity to get together! While our first goal is to host an enjoyable conference, getting work done is a close second, but if we are doing our job, our members will not know the difference. Determining exactly what topics we cover can be a little daunting at first, but this year our job was much clearer with your feedback. Energy, People and Fish are foremost on your minds, and we organized our agenda accordingly.
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 Register Now for SWAMC's 2014 Annual Conference and Membership Meeting: March 5th, 6th & 7th, at Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage
We have provided flexible conference options to meet the diverse needs of our Conference Goers. Please follow this link to online:
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DAY 1 Wednesday March 5th - Energy Day
8:00 Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 Opening and Welcome
8:45 - 12:45 Energy Workshop (Lunch Provided)
- Reducing Power Costs Over the Long-Term: Hosted by Information Insights
- Aleutian & Pribilof Region
- Bristol Bay Region
- Kodiak
1:00 Smarter Energy Systems
- Dennis Meiners, Intelligent Energy Systems
1:35 Natural Gas Options and Implications: Bridging High Energy Costs
- Bill Walker, Walker Richards LLC
2:10 Tidal Energy in False Pass
- Chris Emrich, False Pass & Monty Worthington, ORPC &
David Oliver, Benthic Geoscience
2:45 Afternoon Break
3:00 What Energy Is: Measuring and Maintaining Costs
- Kord Christianson, TDX Corporation
3:35 Waste-to-Power Systems
- Andy Dickerson , Shearwater
4:15 Remote Alaskan Energy Applications
- Art Nash, Cooperative Extensions
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DAY 2 Thursday, March 6th - Economic Development Day
8:00 Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 Opening and Welcome
8:45 An Educational Model for a Competitive Alaska
- Diane Hirshberg, Institute of Social and Economic Research
10:00Economic Development Fostered by Broadband, Better Communication for Rural AK
- Anne Neville, Director, State Broadband Initiative, NTIA
10:45 Mid-Morning Break
11:00 Ignite! - 10 Presentations in 50 minutes
1) Aleutian and Bering Climate Vulnerability Assessment; 2) 3D Modeling, Design and Planning Tools; 3) Arctic Hub-Spoke Shipping Model; 4) The Power of YOU; 5) Determining Value of Public Investment; 6) Micro Financing: Equity Crowdfunding for the Masses; 7) Chena Grow - Local Inputs; 8) A Historical Look at Trade in Tigalda - 1875; 9) Southwest Alaska Transportation Infrastructure Priorities; 10) Small Community Emergency Response Plan
12:15Update from Capitol Hill (Lunch Provided)
1:00 Importance of Local Resources - Multiplying Effects of Trade
- Marcus Hartley, Northern Economics
2:00 SWAMC Business Council
- Southwest Alaska's Economic Engine and Leaders of Industry
2:30 Southwest Alaska Economic Development Strategy - Discovering Opportunity
- Shelly Wade, Agnew::Beck & SWAMC Membership
3:00 Afternoon Break
4:15 Member's Policy Discussion - What we Stand For
5:30 President's Reception - Quarter Deck
Casual Event Amongst Friends
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DAY 3 Friday, March 7th - Fisheries and Politics Day
8:00 Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 Opening and Welcome
8:40 State-of-State Update
- Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell
9:30 Regional Legislators Update
- Representative Alan Austerman
- Senator Gary Stevens
10:15 Mid-morning Break
10:30SWAMC's 2014 Annual Business Meeting
- SWAMC Membership and Stakeholders
12:00 Managing for Overall Value - Ecosystem Based Management (Lunch Provided)
1:15 Connecting National Fishing Perspective to Local Priorities
- Jessica Hathaway, National Fisherman Editor
2:30 Afternoon Break
2:45 Quality Certified: Ensuring Sustainable Fisheries
- Tyson Fick, Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute
- Mike DeCesare, Marine Stewardship Council
4:00 Managing for Maximum Sustained Benefit: Comparing Federal and Alaska Policies
- John Jensen, Member, Alaska Board of Fish
- Dan Hull, Member NPFMC
6:00 Banquet - Governor's Forum - Main Ballroom
- Governor Bill Walker (confirmed); Byron Mallott (confirmed);
Comments from Dan Sullivan for Senate - SW Alaska is Important to our Nation
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Are you interested in attending the largest and most exciting gathering of Southwest Alaskans?
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Interested in Supporting Southwest Alaska's Economy?
BECOME A SWAMC MEMBER TODAY!
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Our Special Thanks to SWAMC Members!
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Visit Southwest Alaska @
www.southwestalaska.com
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SWAMC Board of Directors
Louise Stutes, Pres.
Alice Ruby, Vice Pres.
Layton Lockett, Treas.Dan Clarion Dan O'Hara
Glen Gardner
Joe Sullivan Michelle Ravenmoon Paul Gronholdt
Shirley Marquardt Trevor Brown
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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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