Council Meeting Calendar
Audio files available for past meetings, information below.Download the Three Meeting Outlook in PDF for the following meetings:
2012
February - January 30-February 7
Seattle, Renaissance on MadisonApril - March 26-April 3
Anchorage HiltonJune - week of June 4
KodiakOctober - week of October 1
Anchorage HiltonDecember - week of December 3
Anchorage Hilton
2013
February - week of February 4
Portland, ORApril - week of April 1
Anchorage HiltonJune - week of June 3 (Memorial Day May 27)
Juneau, AlaskaOctober - week of September 30
Anchorage HiltonDecember - week of December 9
Anchorage Hilton
The Council meets five times each year, usually in February, April, June, October and December, with three of the meetings held in Anchorage, one in a fishing community in Alaska and one either in Portland or Seattle. Most Council meetings take seven days, with the AP and SSC usually following the same agenda and meeting two days earlier.
All meetings are open to the public, except for an occasional short, closed session in which the Council deals with personnel, administrative, or litigation issues. Minutes taken for each Council meeting are available to the public. View archives.
Meeting dates are subject to change depending on availability of meeting space. Any changes will be published in the Council's newsletter and updated on this page.
Council Meeting Audio Files
Live Meeting Broadcasts
The Council audio broadcasts meetings via the internet. The public can access
broadcasts at any time while the meeting is in session through a program called Windows Live Meeting.
Prior to the meeting, a link will be available on our website which will walk you through a simple onetime
connection process to last the duration of the week-long meeting. Also through that link, meeting
materials will be available as (electronic) handouts.
Post Meeting Digital Recordings
Although Windows Live Meeting lets an individual record their own portions of the meeting, all Council meetings are recorded separately and archived. From April 2008, these files are stored electronically on a third-party storage site: www.box.net.
Access to the Council's audio files is available by contacting our
office, which will then e-mail you an invite. You will need a one-time username and password. Prior to
April 2008, meetings are available through cassette tape copies via Alaska Sound Labs.
For any questions regarding meeting recordings, audio, or broadcasts, please contact
maria.shawback@noaa.gov, or call the office.