Register Today for Southeast Conference's 2024 Mid Session Summit! This annual conference is scheduled to coincide with the Alaska Legislative session and provides attendees access to the state policy makers. Additionally, this is in a incredible opportunity to hear about the latest updates in every sector as well as provide networking opportunities among the municipal, tribal, and business leaders across the region. Plan to join Southeast Conference at the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall in Juneau, February 6-7, 2024.

CALLING ALL SPONSORS!

Southeast Conference Sponsors make our events possible. There is still plenty of time – and lots of opportunities – to become a sponsor of Southeast Conference’s 2024 Mid-Session Summit!

Building on two productive events in 2022 and 2023, Southeast Conference is again organizing a Transportation Symposium, to be held on day three of the SEC Mid-Session Summit. Special attention will be given to exciting work going on at the Alaska Marine Highway System, including updates on AMHS long-range planning efforts, vessel construction funding, vessel design work, and other features as AMHS looks to build the “fleet of the future”. The symposium is an opportunity to hear from and meet with state and federal transportation and granting agency officials. If your community or organization has, or plans to apply for, funding from the Port Infrastructure Development Program, RAISE grant, CTP, TAP, or another infrastructure program, the symposium will have relevance to you. Please join us on Thursday, February 8, 2024 at the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall.  

Southeast Conference is pleased to announce Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan will be addressing this year's Mid-Session Summit live from Washington DC!

Lunch Keynote: Tuesday, February 6 at 12pm

Thursday, February 7th at 10:45am

Due to the House of Representatives schedule, Representative Mary Sattler Peltola will be unable to join us live but will be recording a video address for conference attendees.

EnergyShed

Southeast Conference is partnering with Launch Alaska, the Alaska Municipal League and the US Department of Energy to explore place-based energy generation in remote Alaskan communities. This 3-year EnergyShed project aims to.connect 12 communities (6 in NW Alaska and 6 in SE Alaska) with technical assistance to assess and secure funding for private sector energy projects. Application Deadline: January 31, 2024

Do you operate a small business that exports? The Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development is now accepting applications for the International Trade Assistant Grant. This grant is set up to increase the number of Alaska’s small businesses that are engaged in exporting by alleviating some of the costs associated with entering a foreign market for the first time or expanding into a new one. This reimbursement-style grant program will provide financial assistance awards to applicants for preapproved export-related activities.

Economic Research Services

Southeast Conference is soliciting proposals for economic research services. The three-year contract will provide an important resource by tracking the industry’s size and scope throughout the period of the AMC grant. Publicly available economic data and analysis will be useful to those overseeing the AMC grant, applying to RFPs and grant opportunities, building and investing in businesses, and communicating about the industry, among others. Deadline for submitting proposals is February 9th at 5pm AST.

Other Mariculture Species RFP

Southeast Conference is soliciting proposals to conduct applied research and development projects around methods for cultivating new mariculture species. Proposals are sought for research and development projects that advance our understanding of key questions related to the viability of “other species” for commercial, restoration, and/or enhancement uses, including enhancement of subsistence resources. Deadline for Submitting proposals is January 14th at 5pm AST

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