2023 Alaska Peninsula – Rural Resilience Workshop- postponed until March 7th – 9th 2023

The 2023 Alaska Peninsula – Rural Resilience Workshop is postponed until March 7^th – 9^th 2023.

• Below is more information on the workshop at
• Communities that we are inviting:

1. Aleknagik
2. Ekwok
3. Igiugug
4. Iliamna
5. King Salmon
6. Kokhanok
7. Koliganek
8. Levelock
9. Manokotak
10. Naknek
11. New Stuyhaok
12. Newhalen
13. Nondalton
14. Pedro Bay
15. Port Alsworth
16. South Naknek
17. Ugashik

Borough EM’s and Partners we are inviting:

1. Lake and Peninsula Borough (LPB)
2. Bristol Bay Borough (BBB)
3. Aleutians East Borough (AEB)
4. Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association (APIAI)

• Workshop Overview:
• Purpose: To bring community leaders/emergency managers in the BBB and LPB regions together to discuss regional disaster planning and response. This workshop will focus on community resilience, incident response, emergency management, and more. I attached a DRAFT agenda copy I mentioned in our phone call for you and community stakeholders to get an idea of the topics that will be covered. We encourage you to determine 2 representatives, 1 from the city and 1 from the tribe who deal directly with emergency response, management, and recovery to join us next March. 
• Dates: March 7^th – 9^th, 2023 
• Location: Anchorage, AK 
• Details: The State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) will cover the costs (airfare, lodging, and per diem) for two representatives per community to attend. Please identify your two representatives and have them fill out the attached ITR forms. Return the ITR forms to us no later than 1630hrs on January 6^th, 2023, to ensure that our Admin team can accommodate all the traveling and lodging arrangements in a timely manner. We encourage communities to send one rep from the tribe and one from the municipal entity if possible.

• ITR Instructions:  
• 1) Code of Conduct Form: Print, Sign, and Date. 
• 2) Traveler Info: Personal Information section – please provide legal Name, Position, Representing, Home and Physical Addresses, Phone numbers, and Email. 
• 3) Travel & Accommodations: provide all Dates, Times, and Destination info, check Airfare, Hotel if needed, and choose Yes for an 80/20 split Per Diem advance or No for 100% Per Diem after the workshop. 
• 4) Please provide the traveler’s DOB if flying. 
• 5) Attendee Signature 

Please feel free to reach out to Rai Simpliciano. Contact information is below.

• Rai Simpliciano
• Emergency Management Specialist 2 | All-Hazards Resiliency Planning Unit
• Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (DHS&EM)
• Department of Military Veterans Affairs (DMVA)
• Ph: 907.428.7606 | Resilience Mailbox: mvaresilience@alaska.gov | Site: https://ready.alaska.gov/Plans/SCERP