2011 Statewide Conference - Focus on the Future

On May 4th and 5th, 2011, the Division of Coastal and Ocean Management held the 2011 ACMP Statewide Conference at the Downtown Anchorage Hilton! Please click the links found in the agenda below to open pdf files of the presentations that were viewed at the conference. A * indicates a presentation that will be available shortly.

Agenda

Wednesday, May 4th

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Registration
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM	Welcome
8:45 AM - 10:30 AM	Update on 2011 Legislative Session and ACMP bills * Joseph R. Balash, Deputy Commissioner, DNR
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM	BREAK
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM	Next Steps Randy Bates, Director, DCOM
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM	LUNCH - On your own
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM	Consistency Review Melinda Smodey, DCOM Project Review RFAI Example Handout Comment Example Handout
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM	ABC List Update Joe Donohue, DCOM
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM	BREAK
3:15 PM - 4:45 PM	Marine Transportation and Shipping, AK Regional Ports Study Capt. Jason Fosdick, US Coast Guard Stephen Boardman, USACE Michael Lukshin, AK DOT/PF, Ports and Harbors Patrick Burden, Northern Economics
4:45 PM	Adjourn

Thursday, May 5th

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM	Welcome and Recap of May 4th Kim Kruse, DCOM
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	CIAP Mapping Projects Panel Discussion Sylvia Kreel, CIAP Geohazards Evaluation and Geologic Mapping for Coastal Communities Aerial Photography/Satellite Imagery of the Kenai Peninsula Borough ShoreZone Imagery Basemap and Elevation Model for Alaska Coastal Districts * Community Mapping For Southeast Alaska Ortho-rectified Imagery and LiDAR of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough’s Coastal Management Zone Subsistence Mapping in the North West Arctic Borough Barrow Area Information (BAID) Decision Support Tools Development Project *
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM	BREAK
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM	BREAK-OUT Sessions, including: Coastal Hazards & Invasive Species * Invasive Weeds and Agricultural Pest Management in Alaska Energy in the Coastal Zone Denali Commission Renewable Energy Alaska Project (REAP) Alaska Center for Energy and Power (ACEP) Science in the Coastal Zone *
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM	LUNCH - on your own
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM	BREAK-OUT Sessions, including: Oil Spill Prevention and Response * Wetlands: Mapping, Permits, and Monitoring * Clean Harbors CANCELED
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM	Economic Development in Coastal the Coastal Zone Ron Peck, ATIA * Bill Jeffress, AK Miners Assoc; * Jason Brune, RDC; * Andy Varner, SWAMC *
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM	Wrap up and Adjourn