BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.1.7//EN TZID:America/Anchorage X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Anchorage BEGIN:VEVENT UID:290@alaskaworldaffairs.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20190405T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20190405T130000 DTSTAMP:20231222T093329Z URL:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/archived-events/alaska-gateway-arctic/ SUMMARY:Alaska: The Gateway of the Arctic DESCRIPTION:Located between Alaska and Russia\, the Bering Strait is the o nly marine gateway between the Arctic and the Pacific Ocean. At its narro west point\, the strait is only 55 miles wide. Although narrow\, it is tee ming with wildlife and communities where subsisting off land continues to be the central component of their identity.\nAs Arctic sea ice continues t o melt earlier in the season\, more and more ships are beginning to use th is narrow gateway. The Bering Strait is both a bottleneck and a pathway.\n Join Gail Schubert\, President &\; CEO of Bering Straits Native Corpora tion for an in-depth discussion about the Arctic port\, Arctic transportat ion\, interactions with Russia\, resource development in the Arctic and pr eservation of Arctic resources for Arctic people. \n\n\nGail Anagick Schu bert is the President &\; CEO of Bering Straits Native Corporation (BSN C)\, an Alaska Native regional corporation serving seventeen villages in t he Bering Strait region. Gail is an original shareholder of BSNC and the U nalakleet Native Corporation. She is Inupiaq Eskimo and was born and raise d in Unalakleet\, Alaska. Gail serves on the boards of the ANCSA Regional Association\, the Alaska Federation of Natives\, the Arctic Economic Counc il\, the Native American Contractors Association\, Akeela Treatment Servic es and the Alaska Native Justice Center. Gail earned her undergraduate deg ree from Stanford University\, an MBA from Cornell University’s Johnson School of Management\, and her law degree from the Cornell Law School. Gai l is an ATHENA society member\, YWCA Woman of Achievement awardee\, and a 2014 recipient of the Northwest Indian Bar Association’s Unsung Hero Awa rd.\n\n\n\n\nProgram Details\n\n Check-in will begin at 11:30am with seat ing available on a first-come first-serve basis. The program will begin at noon.\n Those with online reservations do not need to present ticket con firmation at the door\, we will have all confirmed attendees on a list at check-in.\n Lunch at this program will be available for individual order and purchase from 49th State Brewing Co. If you wish to do so\, plan on ar riving early to ensure you receive your meal by the end of the program.\n Online registration will close at midnight on April 11\, 2018. Remaining tickets will be available for purchase the day of the program at the door from 11:30am.\n\n \;\n\n\n\nComplimentary parking is available in near by EasyPark Alaska lots for individuals who preregister online by the Sept ember 6th deadline to attend this program. Successful registrants will rec eive an email the day before to the program with parking details.\n\n  \;\n\n \;\n\nHigh school and full-time college students who register i n advance receive complimentary admission and a voucher for a lunch item o f their choosing thanks to the generous support of BP. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/wp-content/upload s/2019/02/alaskagateway.jpg CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:49th State Brewing Company\, 717 W 3rd Ave\, Anchorage\, AK\, 9950 1\, United States GEO:61.21968289999999;-149.8958227 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=717 W 3rd Ave\, Anchorage\, AK\, 99501\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=49th State Brewing Company:geo:61.21968289999999,-149.8958227 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Anchorage X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Anchorage BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0900 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:AKDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR