Registration for the Annual Interior Tourism Conference is open. Explore Fairbanks will host the community event as a hybrid event with in-person and online webinar access from 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Wednesday. Registration is $75 for in-person and $25 for online webinar access. You can register online through Monday at www.explorefairbanks.com/itc.
Topics covered include a state of the industry update, visitor industry workforce development strategies and more. Featured speaker Drew Carhart will be discussing the benefits of dark skies with his presentation “Star Light, Star Bright: Economic and Energy Benefits of Dark Skies.” Carhart is a founding member and current executive board member of both the Naperville Astronomical Association (1973) and the Illinois Coalition for Responsible Outdoor Lighting (2008).
