Alaska Conference on Mining Impacts and Prevention
A Gathering of Land and Water Guardians
On March 16-18, 2022, Alaska Conservation Foundation will bring together 100-150 Indigenous leaders, community members, conservation advocates, and funders to learn about preventing industrial-scale mining and associated activities as well as reforming practices and mitigating impacts in Alaska. The three-day gathering will take place at the Hotel Alyeska on the land of the Dena’ina in Girdwood, Alaska.
Objectives
Registration
Format
3-day agenda centered around storytelling, knowledge sharing, and relationship building. Roughly 22 breakout sessions, two plenary sessions, and intentional unscheduled time to foster community building. The following meals will be provided: Lunch on Wednesday, breakfast, and lunch on Thursday and Friday. Dinners will be on your own.
Timing
The conference will begin on Tuesday, May 6 at 11 AM, and conclude on Thursday, May 8 at 12 PM.
Attendance Cost
Conference Fees:
- Funders and Donors: $400
- Non-Profit Professionals $200
- Alaskan Community Members: $50
Lodging Costs at Alyeska Resort:
Hotel rooms (with taxes and fees included)
- $220.48/room per night for two guests
- $245.48/room per night for three guests
- $270.48/room per night for four guests
To book your hotel room call 907-754-2111 extension 1 and refer to “Block Code ACC16H”, or ask for the Alaska Conservation Foundation block. Alyeska has limited rooms available for the nights of March 15, 16, 17, and 18. Rooms must be booked by March 1 to guarantee this rate. Hotel check-in is at 4 PM and check-out is at 11 AM.
Attendees are NOT required to stay at the Alyeska Resort. Other options include Airbnb / VRBO in Girdwood. Girdwood is a 45-minute drive from the Anchorage airport.
Shuttle Information
Attendance Support
Alaska Conservation Foundation doesn’t want finances to inhibit anyone from attending and has budgeted funds to help cover travel, housing, childcare, and/or conference fees for attendees who need it most.
If you requested support for housing, travel, childcare, and/or the registration fee on the application form, Alaska Conservation Foundation will work to coordinate with you directly. This is how support will be offered:
- Housing Support: If you select that you require housing support on the registration form, you will be staying at the Alyeska Resort. Alaska Conservation Foundation will follow up directly with you (do not book your own hotel room). Alaska Conservation Foundation can only cover housing needs on Wednesday, March 16, and Thursday, March 17, and on a very limited basis the night of Tuesday, March 15.
- Travel Support: If you select that you require travel support on the registration form, Alaska Conservation Foundation will reach out to coordinate. Our preference is that we book your travel for you. If this doesn’t work, we will reimburse travel expenses up to $750. Please keep your receipts as you will need them to be reimbursed. Please do not book travel without communicating with Alaska Conservation Foundation first.
- Childcare: If you select that you require childcare support on the registration form, Alaska Conservation Foundation will provide a childcare stipend of $100 a day for up to 3 days. Note: Alaska Conservation Foundation is unable to provide on-site childcare.
- Registration Fee: If you select that you require childcare support on the registration form, Alaska Conservation Foundation will waive the fee for you, and no action is required on your part.
Conference Agenda Coming Soon
Contact
General Inquiries: Dan Cannon, Public Lands Coordinator, dcannon@alaskaconservation.org (907) 433-8214
