DRAFT Annual Meeting Agenda: Haines September Monday,September18th

1:30PM FerryfromJuneauArrives(LeavesJuneauat9AM,abuswillmeetferryinHaines)

4:00PM6:30PM

ReceptionattheHainesSheldonMuseumwithhorsd'oeuvresNohostbaratHainesBrewerywithhorsd'oeuvresbytheHainesChamberofCommerce

Tuesday, September 19th

Harriett Hall, Southeast Alaska State Fairgrounds 715AM Registration&Breakfast(Transportationprovidedfromhotels)SponsoredbytheAlaskaCommittee8:00AM OpeningCeremony

ChelseaGoucher:SoutheastConferencePresidentNationalAnthem&AlaskaFlagSongbyRebekahMcCoyJanHill:HainesMayorandSoutheastConferenceFirstVicePresidentRichardPeterson:CentralCounciloftheTlingit&HaidaIndianTribesofAlaskaPresidentShirleyMarquardt:BoardsandCommissionsDirector

9:00AM Economic Development Strategies

MicaelaFowler:IntroductionbytheLegislativeLiaisonfortheDepartmentofCommerce,CommunityandEconomicDevelopment

9:10AM BrittenyCioniHaywood:NorthernOpportunity:Alaska'sEconomicDevelopmentStrategybytheDirectorDivisionofEconomicDevelopment

9:25AM MeilaniSchijvens:SoutheastAlaskabytheNumbersandRegionalEconomicPlanRainCoastData9:55AM KathieWasserman:AlaskaMunicipalLeagueandtheEconomy10:15AM MyrnaGardner:ManagerBusiness&EconomicDevelopmentDepartmentCentralCounciloftheTlingitand

HaidaIndianTribesofAlaska,RegionalCEDS10:30AM 15minuteBreak–CoffeeandSnacksSponsoredbyWostmannAssociates

10:45AM Visitor Industry

RalphSamuels:HollandAmericaLineVicePresident,Government&CommunityRelationsPattiMackey:KetchikanVisitorsBureauPresident,CEO,&SoutheastAlaskaTourismCouncil

11:45AM Health Care MattEisenhower:Healthcare&economicdevelopmentbyPeaceHealthKetchikanExecutiveDirector

12:15PM

Mining Luncheon: SoutheastOpportunitiesandResponsibilityInAction:HostedbyConstantineMiningDeanthaCrockett:ExecutiveDirectoroftheAlaskaMinersAssociation;LizCornejo:VicePresident,Community&ExternalAffairsConstantineMining

1:40PM SoutheastConferenceBoardCandidatesIntroduction1:45PM RickCaulfieldChancellor,UniversityofAlaskaSoutheast:UASandtheregion

1:55PM Timber Industry Panel BryceDahlstromVicePresidentVikingLumber,SteveSeleyformerPacificLogandLumberowner,Frank

RoppelformerlyAlaskaPulpCorporation,JimClarkTimberAttorney2:40PM AnthonyMallott:PresidentandCEO,Sealaska.EconomicDevelopmentintheRegion. 2:55PM 15minuteBreak–CoffeeandSnacksSponsoredbyVisitSitka/SitkaChamber3:10PM Regional Planning VideoGreeting:SenatorLisaMurkowskiwelcomesSoutheastConference

GovernorFrankMurkowski:Transportationandtheeconomy3:35PM KenAlper:TaxDivisionDirector,AlaskaDepartmentofRevenue3:55PM ChristopherMertl,CorvusDesignLandscapeArchitect:StrategicLandUsetoGrowLocalEconomies

4:10PM AlanaPeterson:ProgramDirectorforSpruceRoot,Inc.&SustainableSoutheastPartnership(followingherpresentation,transportationbacktohotelswillbeprovided.)

6:00PM

Community Reception at Hotel Halsingland with Historic Pub Crawl AfterhoursactivitiessponsoredbyHainesCVBandtheHainesChamberofCommerce

Wednesday, September 20th Harriett Hall, Southeast Alaska State Fairgrounds

7:15AM Registration&Breakfast(Transportationprovidedfromhotels)SponsoredbyLifeMedAlaska7:15AM HeatPumpWorkingGroup8:00AM PollingStationOpens

8:00AM Transportation and the Alaska Marine Highway System DennisWatson:IntroductionbySoutheastConferenceTransportationCommitteeChair8:20AM CommissionerMarcLuiken:AlaskaDepartmentofTransportation8:40AM CaptainJohnFalveyJr.:GeneralManageroftheAlaskaMarineHighway9:00AM AMHSReform:PhaseIIReport:ElliottBayDesignGroup,McDowellGroup10:00AM 15minuteBreak-CoffeeandSnackssponsoredbyTheGrindCoffeeCompany

10:15AM StrategicBusinessandOperationsPlanforAMHS11:00AM Panel of Past Presidents:TomBriggs(Craig),RosemaryHagevig(Juneau),RobAllen

(Sitka),JonBolling(Craig),MaxineThompson(Angoon),MikeKorsmo(Skagway)11:30AM

Legislative Leaders Panel:SenatorBertStedmanandRepresentativeSamKito(confirmationpendingforadditionalleaders)

NoonLunch on your own.TherewillbeaworkinglunchfortheAMHSReformProjectonsite.TherewillbeaworkinglunchfortheSolidWasteAuthorityattheAspenHotel.Transportationto

Haineseaterieswillbeprovided,alongwithtransportationbacktotheconference.

1:45PM Seafood JulieDecker:Alaska’sMaricultureIndustryTangibleIndicationsofGrowthbyAFDFDirector2:05PM JoePleshaTridentSeafoodsChiefLegalOfficer.Overviewofthestatusoftheseafoodindustry.2:35PM Action Oriented Southeast Alaska Arts Panel

SealaskaHeritageInstitute:SoutheastastheNorthwestArtsCapitoloftheWorld:RickHarrisandBobbieMeszaros.BuildingaRegionalArtsandCultureCenter:JohnClough.AlaskaArtsConfluenceCarolTuynman.

PollingStationClosesat3:00PM

3:15PM 15minuteBreak-CoffeeandSnacks

3:30PM Workforce Development

DougWardandSierraCallis:Maritimeworkforcedevelopmentsinourregionandstatewide:DirectorofShipyardDevelopmentforVigorAlaska

3:50PM JimBatesCEOofBusinessImprovementGroup,Inc.,MAKEprogrampartner4:05PM SusanBell:WorkforceEducationandTraininginSoutheastAlaska4:20PM HainesBusinessHighlight–SolidWasteAuthority/HainesFriendsofRecycling4:35PM AMHSSteeringCommitteemeeting(Transportationbacktohotelsprovided)

6:00PM Cocktail Hour SponsoredbyAP&T 6:45PM Banquet & Auction (Eveningtransportationprovided)

Thursday, September 21st American Bald Eagle Foundation

8:00AM Registration&Breakfast(Transportationprovidedfromhotels)SponsoredbyWasteManagement8:00AM

Biomassworkinggroup

9:00AM AlaskaLieutenantGovernorByronMallottKeynoteBreakfastPresentation

9:30AM Energy AlecMesdag:ElectricvehiclesinSoutheastAlaskabytheDirectorofEnergyServiceforAEL&PandSEC

EnergyCommitteeChair9:45AM

HostUtilityUpdates:JodiMitchellChiefExecutiveOfficeratInsidePassageElectricCooperativeMichaelGarret(invited)CEOAlaskaPower&TelephoneCompany

10:00AM DevanyPlentovich:AKEnergyAuthorityupdate

10:15AM SoutheastBiomassProjects

KarenPetersenSoutheastAlaskaBiomassCoordinatorforSoutheastConferenceBobDeering,renewableenergycoordinatorfortheAlaskaregionoftheU.S.ForestService

10:30AM JessieHuff:USDARuralDevelopmentEnergyPrograms,ProgramManager10:45AM 15minuteBreak–CoffeeandSnacksSponsoredbyIPEC

11:00AM RobertVenables:EnergyEfficiencyandsoutheastbusinessenergyaudits

11:15AM Regionalround-robin:Projectupdates

11:30AM SoutheastConferenceAnnualMembershipBusinessMeeting12:30PM Adjourn

5:30PM FerrytoJuneauLeaves(transportationprovided,busleavesdowntownat4PM)