Conference of Young Alaskans
Final Report
The 2009 Conference of Young Alaskans is complete and the final report is available.
History
The first Conference of Young Alaskans was held in Fairbanks, January 13-16, 2006 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Alaska’s Constitutional Convention. Fifty-five delegates were selected from over 400 self-nominating essays to represent the voice of Alaska’s future. The discussion was wide ranging and the process was illuminating.
- Final Report - Conference of Young Alaskans - 2006
- 55 Delegates - Conference of Young Alaskans - 2006
January 2009 - Conference of Young Alaskans
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Alaska Statehood and to foster awareness and appreciation of our state’s history among the emerging leaders of Alaska, the University of Alaska convened a second “Conference of Young Alaskans” in January 2009.
This conference again drew fifty-five delegates from across the state to consider the challenges facing Alaska and her people. Together, they developed policy statements and proposed courses of action. The selected delegates represented the voice of Alaska’s next generation of leaders and the gathering demonstrated the potential and possibility of Alaskans putting aside their differences to work together for the common good.
This event acted as a statewide vehicle to provide Alaskans with a better understanding of how the state came to be, and raised the level of public debate on many of the contentious issues Alaska faces today.
A major goal was to recreate the atmosphere of unity and cooperation that marked the struggle for statehood.
