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 For more information please contact Rebecca Reichlin at
907-272-3553 or reichlin_rebecca@msmail.asd.k12.ak.us.

Asset Building - A Shared Responsibility:
"Making It Personal"
Alaska’s 1st Annual Conference for Teens (13-19 years) and Adults (20-120 years)
Friday, March 17, 2000 from 6pm - 10pm
and
Saturday, March 18, 2000 from 9am - 5pm
On March 17, 200 Alaskans will gather at Anchorage’s 4th Avenue Theatre to sustain our shared efforts to ensure a bright future for all our young people.

Individuals from families, neighborhoods, faith communities, schools, elected offices, businesses, and service organizations are being invited. Their objective will be to collectively and collaboratively bring forward and address complex and diverse issues that relate to building assets in Alaska’s youth.

Using the innovative "open space" conference format, participants will essentially create their own conference; becoming each other’s teachers and leaders. Open space is an intricately structured process founded upon a passion for change and a balance of individual and group responsibility. Open Space is based on the belief that we Alaskans are intelligent, creative, adaptive, meaning- and fun-seeking. It sets the context for us to come together knowing that each one of us has pieces of the whole body of asset-building knowledge to share. This is important because together we are more powerful than we are alone.

 Conference Features:

  • Alfonso Wyatt & Hans Bernard, facilitators
  • "open space" discussions
  • asset building activities
  • relationship building
  • youth entertainment
  • youth & adult open communication
  • bookstore of asset materials
  • Beacons: A Model for Asset Building

Registration Fees:

Before 3/1/99

After 3/1/99

Teen/Adult Pair:

$ 100

$140

OR

Individuals:

$ 200 Adult

$225

$ 40 Teen

$65

Communication and respect among teens and adults is the foundation for each of the 40 assets. In order to practice asset building throughout the conference, we are requesting teens and adults to form partnerships. There is a discounted conference fee of $100 for each teen/adult pair. This rewards teens who bring an adult and adults who attend with a teen. This first conference is limited to the first 200 people to register. Early registration is recommended.

 Asset Building: A Shared Responsibility: "Making It Personal" promises to be action packed, inspirational, hands on and interactive! Come share the vision and make your contribution to Alaska’s Asset movement!

 Sponsored by: Alaska Association for Community Education, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Becky Judd, Anchorage Community Schools, Anchorage School District, Rebecca Reichlin, Association of Alaska School Boards, Derek Peterson, and Safe and Drug Free Schools, Anchorage School District, Michael Kerosky

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