Resource Development Council
 
 

Thursday Breakfast Schedule

March 18: What the Hell is Going On In This Country? John Shively, CEO, Pebble Partnership

Please note: RDC breakfasts are held at the Dena'ina Civic & Convention Center, Second Floor

Doors open at 6:30 a.m., presentation begins at 7:30 a.m., cost is $18 (members) and $23 (non-members) and is non-refundable.

Unless noted, breakfasts are held at the Dena'ina Civic & Convention Center, corner of 7th Avenue and G Street, second floor.

Upcoming Breakfast Schedule

Thursday Morning Breakfast

Upcoming Breakfast Schedule

April 1: Senator Lisa Murkowski

April 15: Lt. Gov. Craig Campbell

Previous Breakfast Meetings and Links to Presentations

March 4: Economic Benefits of Port MacKenzie Rail Extension to the Mainline, Rick Mystrom, Former Mayor of Anchorage and Economic Development Advisor to Mat-Su Borough

February 18: Economic Impacts of Proposed Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Critical Habitat Designatíons, Bill Sheffield, Director, Port of Anchorage, and John McClellan, Tyonek Native Corporation

February 4: One Tax, Two Tax, Green Tax, Blue Tax: Why Inequitable Taxation and
Regulation is Causing One Industry to Jump Ship on Alaska,
Steve Hites, Skagway Street Car Company, Inc.

January 21: From the Tongass to Tok, A New Decade of Challenges and Opportunities for Alaska Forestry, Chris Maisch, State Forester

January 7: Fixing the Ballot Initiative Process, Representative Kyle Johansen

December 17: Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Proposed Critical Habitat, Brad Smith, National Marine Fisheries Service

December 3: The Future of Fish and Finances in Bristol Bay, Mayor Glen Alsworth, Sr., Lake & Peninsula Borough

November 5: Native 8(a) Contracting: Providing Value to America, Opportunity for Alaska, Jana Turvey, Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Afognak Native Corporation

October 15: Red Dog’s Engagement Program & The Next 20 Years: Jim Kulas, Manager of
Environmental and Public Affairs, Teck Alaska and Rosie Barr, Resources Manager, NANA Regional Corporation

October 1: Growth & Economic Development in the Mat-Su Borough, John Duffy, Borough Manager, Matanuska-Susitna Borough

September 17: Building and Preserving Alaska's Future: An Update on Corps Projects and Issues In The Last Frontier, Colonel Reinhard Koenig, District Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

September 3: Alaska's Energy Future - the Next 50 Years, Governor Sean Parnell

May 21: Point Thomson Progress Report, Craig Haymes, Alaska Production Manager, ExxonMobil

May 7: Port of Anchorage Expansion Update, Bill Sheffield, Port Director, Port of Anchorage

April 30: Cruising for a Bruising - Why cruise ships are leaving Alaska, and what it means to Alaskans, Ralph Samuels, Vice President, Government and Community Relations, Holland America Line

April 16: Kim Elton, Senior Advisor for Alaska Affairs, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior

April 2: The Seafood Industry in Alaska's Economy, Dave Benton, Executive Director, Marine Conservation Alliance

March 19: Meeting the Challenges of Getting Alaska Natural Gas to Market, Drue Pearce, Federal Coordinator, Office of the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects

March 5: Alaska Railroad Corporation: Projects, Challenges & Issues, Pat Gamble, President & CEO, Alaska Railroad Corporation
View a pdf of the breakfast packet

February 19: Looking Ahead: The Green Economy and Obama Administration, Kate Troll, Executive Director, Alaska Conservation Alliance and Alaska Conservation Voters
View a pdf of this presentation
View a pdf of the breakfast packet

February 5: Unintended Consequences of CO2 Mitigation Strategies In Other States, Paul Chesser, Director, Climate Strategies Watch
View a pdf of this presentation
View a pdf of the breakfast packet

January 15: Curtis Thayer, Director of Government and Public Affairs, ENSTAR Natural Gas Company
View a pdf of this presentation
View a pdf of the breakfast packet

December 18: West Cook Inlet Development Projects: 2009 & Beyond, John McClellan, P.E., JDM Consultants
View a pdf of this presentation
View a pdf of the breakfast packet

December 4: 2009 Legislative Outlook, Representative Mike Chenault, Speaker-Elect, 26th Alaska Legislature
View a pdf of the breakfast packet

November 6: Rationale, Expectations, and What the Endangered Listing of the Beluga Whales Means to Cook Inlet, Kaja Brix, Assistant Regional Administrator, Protected Resources Division, Alaska Region, National Marine Fisheries Service
View a pdf of this presentation
View a pdf of the breakfast packet

October 16: Polar Bears and Other Things with Big Teeth: EPA's Proposed CO2 Rules, Rob Gordon, Senior Advisor for Strategic Outreach, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC
View a pdf of the breakfast packet

October 2: Update On Nome Operations - Rock Creek Start-Up, Carl Gagnier, VP, Operations, NovaGold
View a pdf of this presentation
View a pdf of the breakfast packet

September 18: View a pdf of the breakfast packet

Developing the NPR-A in an Environmentally-Responsible Manner, Ted Murphy, Deputy State Director for Resources, BLM. View a pdf of this presentation
And
Pt. Thomson Project Update, Craig Haymes, Alaska Production Manager, Exxon Mobil View a pdf of this presentation

2007 - 2008 Breakfast Presentations

2006 - 2007 Breakfast Presentations