Agenda

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Last updated 9/8/06.

Saturday, September 9
Arrive in Anchorage at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, greeted by Alaska Sea Grant (ASG) staff and transported to Captain Cook Hotel.

Sunday, September 10
7:45–8:45 am Breakfast/PAT meeting. Captain Cook Hotel, Club Room I, Anchorage
8:45–9:00 am Walk to Marine Advisory Program (MAP) office.  
9:00–9:20 am Welcome (Allee) and video presentation of Alaska: Its Promise and Challenges. MAP office, conference room
9:20–9:40 am Facing the Facts of Alaska (Allee).
9:40–10:00 am Responses to 2001 PAT & 2004 TAT recommendations (Allee).
10:00–10:20 am Program Vision for Alaska Sea Grant (Allee).
10:25–10:55 am Break and and board bus for transport to Whittier.  
11:00 am–1:00 pm Bus departs for Whittier. Gourmet box lunch.
1:00–8:45 pm Prince William Sound panel and discussions, aboard vessel owned by Stan Stephens, ASG Advisory Committee member, charter boat operator, and Alaska Travel Industry Association board member. ASG researchers, Marine Advisory agents, Advisory Committee members, and staff will be aboard. Dinner aboard vessel.

Discussions will cover (1) marine safety (Baker); (2) coastal tourism and recreation (Stephens, Johnson, Reeve); (3) shellfish mariculture and salmon ranching (RaLonde, Allee, Hopcroft); (4) Alaska Ocean Observing System (Baker, McCammon); (5) Education Services overview (Byers). 		Whittier / Prince William Sound
9:00–10:15 pm Return to Captain Cook Hotel. Snacks en route.  

Monday, September 11
7:00–8:15 am PAT breakfast meeting, check out, luggage to bell desk. Captain Cook Hotel, Club Room I
8:15–8:30 am Walk to MAP office with ASG escort.  
8:30–9:00 am Marine Advisory Program Overview (Cullenberg). MAP office, conference room
9:00–10:00 am Presentation I: Community Resiliency (panel presentation, Q&A).
10:00–10:15 am Break.
10:15–12:00 pm Presentation I (continued).
12:00–12:15 pm Break. Walk to Hilton Anchorage Hotel.  
12:15–1:30 pm Seafood lunch. Shellfish mariculture discussion (RaLonde, Hartley, Hetrick). Luncheon speaker: Alan Austerman, Fisheries Policy Advisor, Office of the Governor) Hilton Anchorage Hotel, Chart Room
1:30–1:45 pm Walk back to MAP office.  
1:45–3:00 pm Presentation II: Increase Value of Seafood (panel presentation, Q&A). MAP office, conference room
3:00–3:15 pm Break.
3:15–4:30 pm Presentation II (continued).
4:30–5:15 pm Break and transport to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, check in.  
5:15–6:45 pm Catered dinner at railroad facility adjacent to airport. Bill Sheffield Depot, Anchorage Airport
6:45–7:00 pm Pass airline security check.  
7:15 pm Board plane for Fairbanks.
7:41 pm Depart for Fairbanks.
8:31 pm Arrive Fairbanks, claim baggage, transport to Pike's Waterfront Lodge.
9:00 pm Check into hotel. Pike's Waterfront Lodge, Fairbanks
9:15 pm Walk-through of PAT meeting room setup and functions. Pike's Waterfront Lodge, Alyeska Board Room

Tuesday, September 12
7:00–8:00 am Breakfast/PAT meeting. Pike's Waterfront Lodge, Alyeska Board Room
8:00–8:30 am Transport to University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) campus.  
8:30–9:45 am Meet with President Mark Hamilton and Vice President Craig Dorman. UAF campus, Butrovich Building
9:45–10:00 am Transport to Signers' Hall.  
10:00–11:45 am Chancellor Steve Jones and Provost Paul Reichardt. UAF campus, Signers' Hall, Chancellor's Conference Room
11:45 am–12:00 pm Transport to International Arctic Research Center (IARC)  
12:00–1:15 pm Buffet lunch and meet with Dean Denis Wiesenburg, UAF School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences; ASG Management Team; and Fairbanks members of ASG Advisory Committee. UAF campus, IARC, 5th floor, room 501
1:15–1:30 pm Transport to Butrovich Building  
1:30–3:00 pm Presentation III: Sustainable Fisheries (panel presentation, Q&A). UAF campus, Butrovich Building, Regents Conference Room
3:00–3:15 pm Break.
3:15–4:45 pm Presentation III (continued).
4:45–5:15 pm Break and transport to Princess Hotel.  
5:15–6:15 pm Invited poster session. Princess Riverside Lodge, Copper Room
6:15–7:45 pm Reception and dinner. Dinner presentations by Dolly Garza: "Clearing the Air Song," "Honor Song," and presentation, Alaska Subsistence: Value & Issues. Princess Riverside Lodge, Jade Room
7:45–8:00 pm Walk to hotel.  
8:00 pm PAT meeting. Pike's Waterfront Lodge, Alyeska Board Room

Wednesday, September 13
7:00–8:00 am Breakfast/PAT meeting. Pike's Waterfront Lodge, Alyeska Board Room
8:00–8:15 am Transport to Butrovich Building.  
8:15–8:30 am Fiscal Overview (Michele Frandsen). UAF campus, Butrovich Building, Regents Conference Room
8:30–10:00 am Presentation IV: Marine Literacy (panel presentation, Q&A).
10:00–10:15 am Break.
10:15–11:30 am Presentation V: Community-Based Science (panel presentation, Q&A).
11:30 am–12:30 pm Lunch. Showing of Ocean Fury video with overview on tsunami threat and impacts of run-up modeling by Elena Suleimani.
12:30–2:00 pm Presentation VI: Public Health and Coastal Hazards (panel presentation, Q&A).
2:00–2:15 pm Transport to Pike's Waterfront Lodge.  
2:15–5:00 pm PAT meeting. Pike's Waterfront Lodge, Alyeska Board Room
5:00–5:30 pm Transport to dinner.  
5:30–7:00 pm Dinner, PAT members and Brian Allee. Location TBA
7:00–7:30 pm Transport back to Pike's Waterfront Lodge.  
7:30 pm PAT meeting. Pike's Waterfront Lodge, Alyeska Board Room

Thursday, September 14
7:00–8:15 am Breakfast/PAT meeting. Pike's Waterfront Lodge, Alyeska Board Room
8:15–11:30 am PAT meeting (continued).
11:30–11:45 am Break. Check out, stow baggage (ASG staff assist) in vehicle.
11:45 am–12:45 pm Catered lunch/exit interview with Allee and SFOS Dean (separate private meetings). Pike’s Waterfront Lodge, Binkley Room
12:45–1:00 pm Transport to campus.  
1:00–2:00 pm Exit interview: UAF Chancellor & Provost, UA Vice President for Research. UAF campus, Signers Hall, Chancellor's Conference Room
2:00–2:15 pm Transport to Fairbanks International Airport.  
3:35 pm Depart.