News and Announcements

News at ISER

Welcome to the ISER News and Announcements page, your hub for timely updates, industry insights, and the latest organizational highlights. Here, you can stay informed about upcoming events, important deadlines, and exciting achievements, all aimed at keeping the ISER community connected and engaged.

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Broadband Policies for the North

Heather Hudson gave a presentation on “Broadband Policies for the North” for the Anchorage chapter of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) on November 16. Her presentation can be found here. This presentation can be found here.

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Public Land Management class offered for second year

This course provides an overview of the legal, economic, and political framework for making decisions about resource development. It is intended for students who may work in industry, government, Alaska Native corporations, or consulting firms.

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ISER Faculty Teach Spring Courses

ISER faculty will teach a variety of courses in spring 2012, including classes on energy and environmental economics, communications policy, public land management, research methods, and culture and globalization.

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ISER is Looking for Economists

ISER is recruiting for two PhD economists—a regional economist to study  a broad range of Alaska economic and fiscal policy issues, and an energy economist to focus on Alaska energy policy issues.  These positions will be in Anchorage.

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ISER at 2011 Alaska Chapter of The American Planning Association Conference

Vic Fischer and Virgene Hanna will be guest speakers at the 2011 Alaska Chapter of The American Planning Association Conference. Vic Fischer will be giving the keynote on November 7 at 8:00 a.m. and Virgene Hanna will be giving a presentation during the Food Systems Planning in Alaska session on November 8 at 1:30 p.m.

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Visiting Professor Bob Loeffler offers short course on "Mining 101: Industry Overview"

As part of the Alaska Miners Association convention, on Tuesday November 8th, Bob Loeffler is teaching a 1-day short course labelled "Mining 101: An Overview of the Mining Industry." It is designed to provide a basic overview of the industry — what a mine is, property rights, permitting, environmental issues, economics, etc.

If you are interested, check out the flyer announcing the course. You may sign up on the website indicated on the flyer. The cost is $150 (or $175 if you register after October 15th), or $25 for students. 

*Note: Look for "SHORT COURSE #3."