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Anchorage Design Week
October 4-12
Design Week is Anchorage's annual design festival featuring keynotes, talks, workshops, and weekend socials.
Alaska Business Top 49ers Luncheon
September 27
Join Alaska Business as we celebrate the Top 49ers, Alaskan-owned and -operated companies ranked by revenue. This is our opportunity to announce with a bang who made the list and how they ranked for 2019. This luncheon is also your first chance to get a peak at the October 2019 issue, which we distribute immediately following the event.
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Kenai Silver Salmon Derby
Named “The World’s Most Responsible Fishing Tournament”, the Kenai Silver Salmon Derby is a new kind of fishing tournament that reduces selective fishing practices that lead to catch-and-release injuries which compromise the health of the silver salmon population in the Kenai River.
Direct Mail Best Practices for Alaska Nonprofits
AFP Alaska board member Ken Miller from Denali Fundraising will be presenting a three-hour workshop on basic and advanced best practices for direct mail campaigns.
Strategies to Empower Youth Who are Blind or Visually Impaired
This training opportunity is in collaboration with the Alaska Department of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) and the Youth Technical Assistance Center (Y-TAC).
Five Steps to APR
Are you interested in getting your APR and want to know more about the credential, process and tools to help you?
Alaska Fire Conference
The conference includes training, workshops, lectures, and a firefighter competition.
IAWP 2019 Conference
The theme for the 2019 conference of the International Association of Women Police is “Mentoring the Next Generation.”
Museums Alaska Annual Conference
This year’s conference theme is “Critical Conversations: Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion,” as “the museum field is currently engaging in critical conversations regarding how our institutions can evolve to become more equitable, inclusive, diverse, and accessible.”
HAZMAT, Substances, and Waste Compliance and Testing Seminar
TSP specializes in meeting the Training requirements of DOT/EPA/OSHA. Not only will you receive the required training necessary to comply with DOT/EPA/ OSHA, but you will also receive the materials needed for your training to be successful and complete.
ASA Fall Conference
The Alaska Council of School Administrators’ unifying purpose is to support educational leaders through professional forums, provide a voice that champions possibilities for all students, and purposeful advocacy for public education.
Alaska Business Top 49ers Luncheon
Join Alaska Business as we celebrate the Top 49ers, Alaskan-owned and -operated companies ranked by revenue.
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History, Culture, and Art
The Last Frontier is rich with history and home to talented and passionate craftspeople and artists. Museums around the state provide an amazing opportunity…
Play, Relax, Repeat
Alaska doesn’t have any casinos, but for those bit by the gambling bug, casino resorts in the Pacific Northwest are just quick flight away.
City Sights
While Alaska’s far-flung, hard-to-reach places are well worth the effort and the time to visit, the state’s population hubs also house unique experiences that often complement travel plans on a boat, in a plane, or by rail.
On the Water
It’s hard to beat the waterfront views, access to wildlife, opportunities to fish, and over-the-top beauty of staying at an island hotel. Below are a few…
Meals on Tires
There’s something indescribably special about indulging in fresh food cooked up in the back of a truck.
Locals Artists, New Art
On the First Friday of every month, galleries, boutiques, and locally owned businesses welcome the public to get out on the town and see what they have to offer.
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Out of the Mine and into the Smelter
September 2019
Mining has long been a key fixture of Alaska’s economy. On a small scale, people flock to the 49th state to tour different operations. Kennecott Mine was once a booming copper mining site and is now a National Historic Landmark, attracting tourists eager to visit the ghost town and get a feel of the Gold Rush era it once dominated.