Upcoming events
Alaska Federation of Natives - Alaska Day 2023
The Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) is hosting Alaska Day 2023 on March 1-2 in Washington, D.C. The topic of the event will be “Challenges at the Northernmost Border: A Focus on Getting the Right Priorities Resourced - Critical Infrastructure, Communications, Technology, Climate Change, and Energy. Meeting goals include:
Supporting and enhancing the President’s National Strategy for the Arctic,
Raising the urgency of prioritizing and resourcing critical infrastructure, resilience, and preparedness, economic, energy and food security,
Seeking support to prioritize addressing critical needs including dual use infrastructure,
Facilitating bringing together the Native peoples of Alaska, with federal, state, the military, and private sector to innovate and help.
Click here to see the meeting agenda (PDF).
Pathway to Alaska’s Oil and Gas Industry
Jobs in Alaska’s oil and gas fields continue to be a mainstay in our economy. The jobs are some of the best paying in the state. Find you how you can get training for good paying jobs and lasting careers. Join Ms. Carrie Irwin Brown, Director of Alaska Native Programs at Alyeska Pipeline Services Company, Mr. Ben Stevens, Vice President of Government Affairs at Conoco Phillips Alaska, and Mr. Andrew Honea, President of Doyon Drilling, for this presentation and discussion. Zoom presentation (link to be provided here the day of the event)
Pathway to Construction, Mining, and Trucking
Ms. Shalon Harrington, Director of External Relations at Ambler Metals, Ms. Eileen Whitmer, President of Teamsters 959, and Mr. Doug Tansy, Business Agent for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) will be sharing their insights and recommendations on how to get good paying jobs and lasting careers in the construction, mining, and trucking industries. Come join and participate in this Zoom presentation (link to be provided here the day of the event).
Pathway to Alaska’s Space Economy
On July 5, 2022, Ms. Nettie Labell-Hamer, Director of the Alaska Satellite Facility, Ms. Analisa Mayo-Ramos, Intern at Poker, Flat, and Aquasi, and Mr. Carlton Hautala, AISES Advisor to the University of Alaska Fairbanks presented the on Alaska’s space economy. The University of Alaska Fairbanks engages in exciting research, applied sciences and innovation. Find out what this means for understanding climate change, national security, and a deeper understanding of the arctic environment.
View this presentation to find out how you can gain experience through internships and develop the right educational STEM path to a rich career: