{"id":984,"date":"2026-08-11T08:58:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T16:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go-big.com\/symposium\/?page_id=984"},"modified":"2026-08-25T09:11:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T17:11:02","slug":"home-copy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/go-big.com\/symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"Home -UAA AI Symposium 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"984\" class=\"elementor elementor-984\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c91b7cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c91b7cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16370d6\" data-id=\"16370d6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b88776 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b88776\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">September 25-26-27, 2026<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d11ab4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d11ab4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2026 University of alaska <br>ai  Symposium<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c693f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c693f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p><b>What are the implications of AI for Alaska?<\/b><\/p><br><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-431ff4b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"431ff4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl elementor-animation-float\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSee5IDa8Nhr_BaUxdk8PUO6Lk3jfhBTvCKIsocN2cxBtJVr8Q\/viewform?usp=dialog\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Register Today<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6259b0\" data-id=\"b6259b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c870555 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c870555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jimlbates\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/go-big.com\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/jim_bates.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-324\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-big.com\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/jim_bates.jpg 500w, https:\/\/go-big.com\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/jim_bates-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/go-big.com\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/jim_bates-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17c92e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17c92e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Panelist\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jimlbates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jim Bates<\/strong><\/a><br \/><a href=\"_wp_link_placeholder\">Founder, President, and CEO of Business Improvement Group<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f0f035 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f0f035\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e6cc1e\" data-id=\"2e6cc1e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-877f597 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"877f597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><b>Hosted by the University of Alaska Anchorage<\/b>!<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-041f7ca elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"041f7ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Friday is open to the public and includes panels with civic and K-12 leaders, a student and faculty innovation showcase, vendor presentations and a hands-on AI workshop, and an evening keynote from futurist Bryan Alexander.<\/p><p>The conference will continue on Saturday and Sunday for educators and members of the UA community with the discussion of AI&#8217;s significance for teaching, learning, and security.<\/p><p><b>The event is free of charge, and hybrid options are available for most sessions.<\/b>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff466e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff466e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><b>&#8220;AI Workforce Development &amp; Community Engagement Panel&#8221; Friday, September 25 from 2:15-3:30 pm<\/b><\/h4><p>Jim will be one of the guest panelists discussing AI expectations of employers, skills the UA system needs to help students develop so they can succeed in the workplace, and the work the UA system should be doing to upskill the wider community!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e1148a elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"2e1148a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7c0352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7c0352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfd8a78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfd8a78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Friday, Saturday, and Sunday\u00a0<br \/>September 25-26-27, 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0351186 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0351186\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1a1e5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1a1e5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>University of Alaska Anchorage\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><em>3211 Providence Dr\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><br \/><em>Anchorage, Alaska\u00a0<\/em>99508<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc929fa elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fc929fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md elementor-animation-float\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSee5IDa8Nhr_BaUxdk8PUO6Lk3jfhBTvCKIsocN2cxBtJVr8Q\/viewform?usp=dialog\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Register 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