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Our training focus is on JOBS. This focus is reflected in our conference operation, a segment of COED headed by Jennifer Balda, who typically handles four events during the year.

Our largest conference event,
THE ANNUAL CARE OF THE ELDERLY CONFERENCE, is approved for continuing education credits for a variety of healthcare professionals.
It is the second largest annual conference listed on the
Sitka Convention and Visitor's Bureau calendar.
The topic for the 2002 conference is
"Meeting the Challenges of Long Term Care."
It will be held September 20-21, 2002
at the Harrigan Centennial Hall.

Up to 12 hours of continuing education credit is available.
Call Jennifer Balda at 747-7733 or
1-800-478-6653, ext. 733 for more information.

In 2002: Conference Training Opportunity for Alzheimer's Disease.
Alzheimer's Disease Certificate Program & Conference

The third major conference of the year is the WOMEN AND WELLNESS CONFERENCE
which was created to enable today's women of all ages to attain life balance.
This two day event is usually held in mid January.

On a bi-annual basis, the conference schedule includes a two-day training for the building industry. The CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS CONFERENCE is held during the year in which participants must accrue 16 CEUs to keep their licenses current. This two-day conference is structured in such a way as to allow participants to earn from 2 to 16 of their CEUs, depending on how many they need. Presenters are chosen who will introduce new technology as well as practical training for the building trades industry.

On alternate years, we present a REAL ESTATE AGENTS CONFERENCE to enable realtors to earn their CEUs to keep their licenses current. This conference, like the Construction Contractors Conference, provides adequate hours for all 20 CEUs needed.

Why attend a conference in Sitka?

Sitka is as unique as its location. Its Tlingit Indian name means "village by the lee side of the ocean." Nicknamed the "Gem of the Pacific" because of its extraordinary beauty, it is the fifth largest population center in Alaska, yet it has only 8,430 residents. Among the things attesting to this uniqueness that you'll notice as you explore the town, are some of our signs. The "Please don't drip on the books!" sign in the local bookstore speaks effectively of our rain forest atmosphere. The two "End of the Road!" signs mark the junction of civilization and wilderness where the end of the 7-mile strip of highway winding along the coast from the center of town in either direction deadends into a mountain, dramatically demonstrating our proximity to the ruggedness that lies beyond.

Our University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) campus, located on the much smaller Japonski Island five minutes from Sitka across the picturesque O'Connell Bridge, falls outside statistical norms for most Universities while fitting comfortably into the Alaskan education picture.

Although our campus enrolls over 5,000 students, only about 120 are full-time students the rest being part-time non-traditional students, many of whom attend classes by audioconference from as far away as Nome and as far South as Wyoming.

For more information on any of these conferences, contact Jennifer Balda
at (907) 747-7733 or e-mail her at
Jennifer. Balda@uas.alaska.edu