BUSINESS EVENTS.

AUGUST

AUGUST 4-8

KDD 2019

Dena'ina and Egan Centers, Anchorage: The annual KDD conference is the premier interdisciplinary conference bringing together researchers and practitioners from data science, data mining, knowledge discovery, large-scale data analytics, and big data. kdd.org/kdd2019/

AUGUST 4-10

GSA Penrose Conference

Juneau: The meeting will balance invited talks, roundtable discussions, pop-ups, and poster presentations about climatic controls on continental erosion and sediment transport. blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gm/

AUGUST 13-15

AML Summer Legislative Meeting

Soldotna: The Alaska Municipal League is a voluntary, nonprofit, nonpartisan, statewide organization of 162 cities, boroughs, and unified municipalities, representing 97 percent of Alaska's residents, akml.org

AUGUST 18-20

NHA Alaska Regional Meeting

Baranof Downtown, Juneau: The National Hydropower Association (NHA) is a nonprofit association dedicated exclusively to promoting the growth of clean, renewable hydropower and marine energy. hydro.org/event/20357-2/

AUGUST 21-23

APA Annual Meeting

Centennial Hall, Juneau: The Alaska Power Association's 68th Annual Meeting and ARECA Insurance Exchange Annual Meeting, hosted by Alaska Electric Light & Power and Inside Passage Electric Cooperative, brings together APA's statewide membership for three days of association business, general sessions, speakers, and networking, alaskapower.org

SEPTEMBER

SEPTEMBER 23-27

Alaska Fire Conference

Ketchikan: The conference includes training, workshops, lectures, and a firefighter competition. alaskafireconference.com

SEPTEMBER 23-27

IAWP 2019 Conference

Dena'ina Center, Anchorage: The theme for the 2019 conference of the International Association of Women Police is "Mentoring the Next Generation." iawp2019.womenpoliceofalaska.org

SEPTEMBER 25-28

Museums Alaska Annual Conference

Kodiak: This year's conference theme is "Critical Conversations: Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion," as "the museum field is currently engaging in critical conversations regarding how our institutions can evolve to become more equitable, inclusive, diverse, and accessible."

museumsalaska.org/Conference

SEPTEMBER 26-28

ASA Fall Conference

Fairbanks: The Alaska Council of School Administrators' unifying purpose is to support educational leaders through professional forums, provide a voice that champions possibilities for all students, and purposeful advocacy for public education. alaskaacsa.org

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