AGENDA Information

Below is our draft agenda showing placeholders for each session. As we get closer to the event, more details will be added, such as official session titles, descriptions, and rooms, so continue to check back! Click through each day to see what will be offered. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday will be a mix of general and breakout sessions. Friday is reserved for trainings, workshops, and other longer types of sessions. All breakout sessions are coordinated by the respective track lead and their committee. See our About Us webpage for a list of ATCEM track leads and brief descriptions about each track.

Agenda
26
Start
9:30 AM
End
12:00 PM
Opening Ceremony
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
General Session
Start
1:30 PM
End
2:30 PM
1) The Overlap between Climate Change and Emergency Preparedness; 2) Developing a Hazard Mitigation Plan in Rural Alaska
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Resilience
Start
1:30 PM
End
2:30 PM
Breaking Down Barriers to Climate Equity for Alaska’s Arctic Environmentally Threatened Native Villages
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Community Infrastructure
Start
1:30 PM
End
2:30 PM
Brownfields 101
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Contaminated Sites
Start
1:30 PM
End
2:30 PM
Capacity Building - Another Reason Why YOU Are So Important!
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Community Development
Start
1:30 PM
End
2:30 PM
Observing Recent Changes in Our Environment through the Lenses of One Health and the LEO Network
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
One Health
Start
1:30 PM
End
2:30 PM
Solid Waste Operations Introduction
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Solid & Hazardous Waste
Start
3:00 PM
End
4:00 PM
1) Building Local Capacity through Student-led Community Problem-solving; 2) Bringing Joy to Youth Support Services
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Community Development
Start
3:00 PM
End
4:00 PM
1) Promoting the Rights of the Chugach Region Tribes through Sustainable Resource Management; 2) Bridging Tradition & Sustainability: Tribal Food Sovereignty at Knik Tribe
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Resilience
Start
3:00 PM
End
4:00 PM
1) The Dos and Don'ts of Homeowner Water Systems; 2) Using Renewable Energy to Subsidize Water and Sewer Rates
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Community Infrastructure
Start
3:00 PM
End
4:00 PM
At the Intersection of Animal and Human Health: Avian Influenza, Harmful Algal Blooms, and Other Recent Concerns
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
One Health
Start
3:00 PM
End
4:00 PM
Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center: How Can This New Program Assist Rural Alaska Villages with Environmental Justice Issues?
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Contaminated Sites
Start
3:00 PM
End
4:00 PM
Landfill Inspection: Best Management Practices
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Solid & Hazardous Waste
Start
4:30 PM
End
5:30 PM
1) Community Monitoring of River and Lake Ice; 2) Developing Fuel Breaks with Co-benefits to Communities
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Resilience
Start
4:30 PM
End
5:30 PM
1) Recycling in Rural Alaska/Landfill Operations; 2) Dillingham Paint Backhaul - You Can Do It Too!
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Solid & Hazardous Waste
Start
4:30 PM
End
5:30 PM
1) Using Mapping Tools and AI to Better Manage Contaminated Sites; 2) 20/20 Vision - Set Your Sites on a Vision to Action
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Contaminated Sites
Start
4:30 PM
End
5:30 PM
Building Pathways toward Energy Independence in Rural Alaska
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Community Infrastructure
Start
4:30 PM
End
5:30 PM
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Tribal Program and Other Funding Opportunities
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Community Development
Start
4:30 PM
End
5:30 PM
LEO Talking Circle
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
One Health
27
Start
9:00 AM
End
9:30 AM
Morning Gathering
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
General Session
Start
9:45 AM
End
10:45 AM
1) Wildfire Smoke Events: New Tools and Tips for Helping Families Reduce Smoke Exposure; 2) Indoor Air Quality: Reducing Impacts of Wildfire
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Community Infrastructure
Start
9:45 AM
End
10:45 AM
2) Restoring Fish Passage through Tribal Capacity Building; 2) Kuskokwim River Fisheries Co-Stewardship: Tribes and Agencies Working
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Resilience
Start
9:45 AM
End
10:45 AM
Charting Success: Navigating Brownfields with Technical Assistance Support
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Contaminated Sites
Start
9:45 AM
End
10:45 AM
Hazardous Waste in Alaska - Where We Are and Where We are Headed
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Solid & Hazardous Waste
Start
9:45 AM
End
10:45 AM
Healthy Dogs, Healthy Communities: A One Health Approach
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
One Health
Start
9:45 AM
End
10:45 AM
Meet US EPA Alaska Tribal Coordinators!
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Community Development
Start
11:15 AM
End
12:15 PM
1) Nelson Island Consortium - Backhaul Project with the EPA SWIFR Grant; 2) Solid Waste Alaska Taskforce Awards
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Solid & Hazardous Waste
Start
11:15 AM
End
12:15 PM
1) Serving a Menu of Traditional Food; 2) Kelp Mariculture Development for Habitat Restoration and Local Economy
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Resilience
Start
11:15 AM
End
12:15 PM
Contaminants and Health: Making the Connection and Providing Resources for Your Community
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Contaminated Sites
Start
11:15 AM
End
12:15 PM
One Health Student Projects
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
One Health
Start
11:15 AM
End
12:15 PM
Panel Discussion on Healthy Homes Modifications in Rural Alaskan Communities
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Community Infrastructure
Start
11:15 AM
End
12:15 PM
Three Solid Waste and Resilience Subaward Projects: Fall Cleanup, Equipment Purchasing, Freon Training, and More!
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Community Development
Start
12:15 PM
End
2:15 PM
Luncheon Ceremony
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
General Session
Start
2:30 PM
End
3:30 PM
1) Fishnet Waste Recycling Efforts in Dillingham; 2) Empowering Communities through Regional Environmental Initiatives
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Community Development
Start
2:30 PM
End
3:30 PM
1) Small Community Emergency Response Plan Creation; 2) Post-disaster Redundant Communications
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Resilience
Start
2:30 PM
End
3:30 PM
Qualified Environmental Professionals and Qualified Sampler Roles
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Contaminated Sites
Start
2:30 PM
End
3:30 PM
Three Solid Waste Subaward Projects: Backhaul, ReUse Center, Recycling, and More!
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Solid & Hazardous Waste
Start
2:30 PM
End
3:30 PM
Tribal Healthy Homes Guides for Healthcare, Leaders, Housing, and Residents
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Community Infrastructure
Start
2:30 PM
End
3:30 PM
Two Air & Healthy Homes Subaward Projects: Monitors, Outreach Materials, Trash Separation, and More!
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
One Health
Start
4:00 PM
End
5:00 PM
1) Building Resilience to Smoke and Heat Events for Tribal Elders; 2) ANTHC Food Sovereignty Initiatives
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Resilience
Start
4:00 PM
End
5:00 PM
1) Food Sovereignty with the Sitkalidak Herd, Farm & Plant; 2) Collaboration in the Copper River Basin - Engaging Youth in Climate
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Community Development
Start
4:00 PM
End
5:00 PM
Fostering Human-Bear Coexistence in Alaska: Tools and Resources for Preventing Human-Bear Conflict
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
One Health
Start
4:00 PM
End
5:00 PM
Lessons Learned and New Ideas for Eroding Cemeteries in Alaska
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Community Infrastructure
Start
4:00 PM
End
5:00 PM
Lower Yukon Future Forward Project
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Solid & Hazardous Waste
Start
4:00 PM
End
5:00 PM
Using Backhaul with Brownfields
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Contaminated Sites
28
Start
9:00 AM
End
9:30 AM
Morning Gathering
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
General Session
Start
9:45 AM
End
10:45 AM
1) An Example of an Online Public Record; 2) Coordinating Resources across Communities
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Contaminated Sites
Start
9:45 AM
End
10:45 AM
1) Golovin Success Story: The Fish Plant is Gone!; 2) Safer Villages: Project Solutions for Hazardous Waste in Alaska Native Villages
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Solid & Hazardous Waste
Start
9:45 AM
End
10:45 AM
Elements of a GAP Office and Tribal Environmental Planning
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Community Development
Start
9:45 AM
End
10:45 PM
Toyo Stove Maintenance and Your Health
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Community Infrastructure
Start
9:45 AM
End
10:45 AM
Understanding Lead in Alaska Communities + Resources to Protect Children's Health
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
One Health
Start
9:45 AM
End
10:45 AM
Unveiling Alaska's Climate Resiliency - A Journey through Regional Planning
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Resilience
Start
11:15 AM
End
12:15 PM
1) Invasive Species Management - What You Need to Know to Initiate and Sustain a Management Program; 2) Sustaining Our Future: AITRC's Commitment to Ecosystem Health and Food Security
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
One Health
Start
11:15 AM
End
12:15 PM
1) Water Resilience: Creating a Water Adaptation and Action Plan; 2) Looking Forward, Looking Back: Strengthening Resilience Today
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Resilience
Start
11:15 AM
End
12:15 PM
Alaska Brownfields: Successes and Experiences with the EPA Brownfields Program
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Contaminated Sites
Start
11:15 AM
End
12:15 PM
How to Work with Youth Using GAP
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Community Development
Start
11:15 AM
End
12:15 PM
Indoor Air Quality: Got Mold?
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Community Infrastructure
Start
11:15 AM
End
12:15 PM
Talking (Ocean) Trash - Efforts and Advances in Marine Debris Cleanup
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Solid & Hazardous Waste
Start
1:30 PM
End
2:30 PM
1) Community Development through Veterinary Partnerships; 2) Chewing on Data to Pause Dog Bites
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Community Development
Start
1:30 PM
End
2:30 PM
1) Food Sovereignty through the Eklutna Garden; 2) Teaching the Climate Stewards to Tribal Youth
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Resilience
Start
1:30 PM
End
2:30 PM
ANCSA 101
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Contaminated Sites
Start
1:30 PM
End
2:30 PM
Bird Traditional Knowledge and Ethnography in the Chugach Region
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
One Health
Start
1:30 PM
End
2:30 PM
Indoor Air Quality: Reducing the Risk of Infection
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Community Infrastructure
Start
1:30 PM
End
2:30 PM
Landfill Fire and Wildfire Prevention
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Solid & Hazardous Waste
Start
3:00 PM
End
5:30 PM
Closing Ceremony
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
General Session
29
Start
8:00 AM
End
12:00 PM
Battery Recycling 101
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Solid & Hazardous Waste
Start
8:00 AM
End
12:00 PM
Do You Have Your Blackout Backup?
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Community Infrastructure
Start
8:00 AM
End
10:00 AM
Lesson Planning for Informal Environmental Education
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Community Development
Start
8:00 AM
End
9:00 AM
Lessons Learned from Newtok's Relocation
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Resilience
Start
9:00 AM
End
12:00 PM
Funding Programs for Contaminated Sites
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Contaminated Sites
Start
9:00 AM
End
12:00 PM
Training on Monitoring for Harmful Algal Blooms and Sampling for Paralytic Shellfish Toxins
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
One Health
Start
10:00 AM
End
11:00 AM
Building Community Leadership with Youth
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Community Development
Start
10:00 AM
End
12:00 PM
Western Alaska Planning Criteria and Area Committee Informational Presentation
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Resilience
Start
1:00 PM
End
2:00 PM
Culture Heals - A Craft Gathering
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Community Development
Start
1:00 PM
End
3:00 PM
Exploring Local Solutions: Applying Co-Stewardship to Address the Climate Crisis Impacting Watersheds in the Seward Peninsula
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Resilience
Start
1:00 PM
End
4:00 PM
Harvesting Sustainability: Advanced Garden Planning in Tribal Conservation Districts
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Community Infrastructure
Start
1:00 PM
End
3:00 PM
Tackling Marine Debris Issues in Your Community - Grants, Resources, and Tools
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Contaminated Sites
Start
1:00 PM
End
5:00 PM
Using the Tribal Lead Curriculum in Alaska Communities
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
One Health
Start
3:00 PM
End
4:30 PM
"Drum Song: The Rhythm of Life" Film Screening
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Resilience
Start
3:00 PM
End
5:00 PM
How to Get Your Project Funded - Grant Tips and Tricks for Grant Writing
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Contaminated Sites
Start
4:30 PM
End
5:00 PM
Weaving the Threads: A Reflection on the ATCEM 2024 Resilience Track
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, 401 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501
Resilience
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