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Annual Convention

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2023 Alaska Bar Annual Convention

September 20, 2023 - September 22, 2023


Date(s)

Wednesday, September 20, 2023 - Friday, September 22, 2023

Time

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Early Bird Discount Prior To:

Thursday, August 24, 2023

Registration Deadline

Friday, September 08, 2023
2023 Alaska Bar Annual Convention Event Image

 

 

Pre-registration is closed. You may still register for the convention and events in-person 
at the Registration Desk. 

2023 Annual Bar Convention
 September 20-22, 2023
 Westmark Fairbanks Hotel and Conference Center, Fairbanks

 

Wednesday, September 20 

4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Registration Open
Westmark Gold Room

6:00 – 8:00 p.m. - Opening Welcome Reception - SOLD OUT
Venue (519 1st Ave.) 

8:00 p.m.  - Hospitality Suite opens
Sponsored by the Tanana Valley Bar Association

Thursday, September 21
** All events in Westmark Gold Room unless noted**

7:30 - 8:20 a.m. - Registration/Breakfast
Exhibits Open -  Westmark Yukon Room

8:20 - 8:30 a.m. - Welcome Address 
Diana Wildland, President, Board of Governors

8:30 - 10:00 a.m. - U.S. Supreme Court Opinions Update (1.5 General)
Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, University of California Berkeley Law School
Professor Laurie Levenson, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles

10:00 - 10:30 a.m. - Break/Exhibits Open
Westmark Yukon Room

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - U.S. Supreme Court Opinions Update (Con't) (1.5 General)
Dean Chemerinsky and Professor Levenson

12:00 – 1:30 p.m. - Lunch on Own 
See Registration Desk for list of local restaurants

1:30 - 3:00 p.m. - Alaska Appellate Law Update (1.5 General)
Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, University of California Berkeley Law School

3:00 – 3:30 p.m. - Break/Exhibits Open
Westmark Yukon Room 

3:30 – 4:00 p.m. - Federal & State Courts Update (.5 General)
Chief Justice Peter Maassen, Alaska Supreme Court
Senior U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Beistline, U.S.; District of Alaska

4:00 – 5:30 p.m. - Featured Speaker: ICWA/ Haaland v Brackeen Update (1.5 General) 
Erin Dougherty Lynch, Native American Rights Fund                                                        

5:30 – 7:30 p.m. - Awards Reception
Westmark Gold/Rampart                                                       

8:00 p.m.Hospitality Suite opens
Sponsored by the Tanana Valley Bar Association

Friday , September 22
** All events in Westmark Gold Room unless noted**

7:30 – 8:20 a.m.  - Registration/Breakfast
Exhibits Open
Westmark Yukon Room

Local Bar President/Section Chair Breakfast
Westmark Rampart Room

8:20 - 8:30 a.m. - Welcome Address 
Diana Wildland , President, Board of Governors

8:30 - 10:00 a.m. - Keynote Performance (1.5 Ethics)
Makin’ Cake
Dasha Kelly Hamilton, 2020-2022 Poet Laureate for the State of Wisconsin. 

10:00 - 10:30 a.m. - Break/Exhibits Open
Westmark Yukon Room

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. - The Legal Landscape for Alaska's Alcoholic Beverage and Marijuana Licensees: The Top Challenges for 2023 (1.5 General) 
Joan Wilson, Executive Director, Alaska Alcohol & Marijuana Control Office

12:00 – 1:30 p.m. - Lunch on Own 

1:30 - 3:00 p.m. - Embracing Cultural Differences - Working with Tribal Courts and Alaska Native Clients (1.5 Ethics)
Panel Discussion - TBA

3:00 – 3:30 p.m. - Break/Exhibits Open
Westmark Yukon Room

3:30 – 4:30 p.m. - Annual Bar Meeting/Passing of Gavel

4:30 p.m. - Convention ends
 


 


 

 


 

 

 

 



 


 

 


Registration Fees

d.Companion Fare - register with 2-day paid
Early Standard Late
$25.00
a. Attending 2 days of 2023 Convention
Early Standard Late
$300.00
b. Attending Thursday only
Early Standard Late
$225.00
c. Attending Friday only
Early Standard Late
$225.00
a. Attending 2 days of 2023 Convention
Early Standard Late
$350.00
b. Attending Thursday only
Early Standard Late
$275.00
c. Attending Friday only
Early Standard Late
$275.00
d.Companion Fare - register with 2-day paid
Early Standard Late
$25.00
a. Attending 2 days of 2023 Convention
Early Standard Late
$300.00
b. Attending Thursday only
Early Standard Late
$225.00
c. Attending Friday only
Early Standard Late
$225.00
a. Attending 2 days of 2023 Convention
Early Standard Late
$350.00
b. Attending Thursday only
Early Standard Late
$275.00
c. Attending Friday only
Early Standard Late
$275.00
Hotel/Meal Package

Agenda

  I will be attending the Thursday evening awards reception Sold Out! 0 Slots Left
Admission to the awards reception is covered by your registration fee. Please indicate if you plan to attend. Light appetizers, cash bar and music while we celebrate the 2023 award winners: · 2023 Bryan P. Timbers Pro Bono Awards · Judge Nora Guinn Award · Human Rights Award · 2023 Benjamin Walters Distinguished Service Award · Rabinowitz Public Service Award · Distinguished Service Award · Alaska Bar Professionalism Award · Robert K. Hickerson Public Service Award · Layperson Public Service Award · 25, 50, 60 Year Membership Recognition If you will be bringing guests who are not registered for the convention to the awards banquest you may purchase tickets below.
Location: Westmark Fairbanks - Gold Room
  I would like to purchase guest tickets for the Thursday evening awards reception Sold Out! 0 Slots Left
Admission to the awards reception is covered by your registration fee. If you will be bringing guests who are not registered to attend the 2023 AK Bar convention indicate the number of tickets you will be purchasing.
Location: Westmark Fairbanks - Gold Room
$15.00
  I would like to purchase printed materials for the convention Sold Out! 0 Slots Left
Materials for the convention will be provided electronically to everyone. If you prefer a paper copy of all materials please order here.
$50.00

Speakers

Name Organization Speaking At

Sponsors

Continuing Education

Hotel

 

REGISTRATION FEES

Pre-registration required.  Pre-registration is open until 5 PM September 8.  Registration after September 8 will be considered as walk-ins and will be handled at the convention.

$300................................... 2 Day access to all CLEs

$225 ………………………………. 1 Day access (Thursday or Friday) 

$50………………………………….. Late fee added for registration after August 16, 2023 

Pre-registration will close on August 8.  Anyone wishing to register after August 8, 2023 will need to do so as a walk-in at the convention.  

COMPANION FARE
New lawyers (admitted to the Alaska Bar five years or less) can pair with another new lawyer OR a more experienced lawyer to attend convention CLEs by paying a $25 Companion Fare, when registering together with a lawyer paying the full registration fee. Both members must register together under one login and payment must be made with one credit card.

HOTEL 
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Westmark Fairbanks Hotel and Conference Center, 813 Noble Street, Fairbanks, AK  99701. Make your reservations online at www.westmarkhotels.com using group code: AKBAR1 

Room rates are $159 per night for a standard room. Reservations must be made by August 2, 2023 to get the group rate. 

MEETING SITE
Convention Registration, CLE programs, and Awards reception will be held at the Westmark Fairbanks Hotel and Conference Center. 

Wednesday’s Opening Welcome Reception will be held at Venue, 519 1st Ave, Fairbanks, AK 99701.

 

AIR TRAVEL TO THE CONVENTION
Alaska Airlines has provided a 7% discount on all travel to Fairbanks between September 17 and September 25, 2023.  Make your reservation online at www.alaskaair.com and provide discount code ECME805.

CAR RENTAL
Avis provides Alaska Bar Association members attending the annual convention with a discount program available at Avis Alaska airport rental locations. Go to https://reservations.avisalaska.com enter “akbar” for your “Corp Discount Code” and special rates will be quoted for each vehicle offered. A valid driver’s license and major credit card in renter’s name is required.

 

Packages

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