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Final Program
The final program for PNREC 2019 has been issued and be accessed below. It's an exciting slate of speakers covering a broad set of economic issues affecting the Pacific Northwest. We hope to see you in Seaside May 21-23.
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Training Session Added to PNREC 2019
We are pleased to announce that at PNREC 2019 we will be offering a series of training sessions at no additional cost to conference participants on May 21st ($75 cost for attendees who do not register for PNREC.
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2019 Preliminary Program Now Available
The preliminary program for the 2019 Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Conference (PNREC) is now available! We are expecting more than 70 speakers with a diverse set of presentations organized around numerous topics relevant to the Pacific Northwest. Session titles include:
- Housing and Homelessness in the Northwest: Policy Options and Evaluation
- Coastal Workforce Challenges
- Applications of Economic Impact Analysis in the Pacific Northwest
- Modeling a Shifting Economy in the Pacific Northwest
- Economic Impacts of Alcohol, Cannabis and Substance Abuse
- Natural Resource Valuation
- Residential and Commercial Buildings: Measuring Financial and Environmental Performance
- Energy Storage Valuation and Analytics: Lessons, Methods and Models Resulting from Recent Experience at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Applied Methodologies in Ecological Economics
- Pacific Northwest Tax Policy Issues
- Economics of Morality: Economic Impacts of Illicit Crime and Social Responsibility in Consumer Behavior
- Economy and Industry Performance Measures
- Minimum Wage Policies and Income Trends in the Pacific Northwest
- Economic Opportunity and Poverty in the Pacific Northwest
- Building and Preserving Rural Economies
As always, the conference will wrap up with the Regional Outlook where economists from states throughout the Pacific Northwest and Canada present economic forecasts. This year, we expect state and provincial forecasts to be presented for Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming,
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2019 Call for Papers / Abstracts
The deadline for panel / paper / poster submission has been extended from February 22 to Friday, March 8, 2019. A preliminary program will be announced no later than Friday, March 22, 2019.
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SAVE THE DATE
Join us in Seaside, Oregon from May 21 to 23, 2019 for what promises to be a compelling line-up of speakers, panels, paper presentations, and poster sessions on the outlook, challenges, and opportunities across sectors, cities, and towns in the Pacific Northwest. PNREC 2019 will convene at the Seaside Civic and Convention Center. A range of hotel and other lodging options will be available at special conference rates, with links to registration information posted here later in 2018.
FINAL 2018 Program Now Available
The final program for PNREC 2018 is now available. We hope to see you in Tacoma!
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2018 Location Announced
The 52nd annual Pacific Northwest Regional Economics Conference will be held at Hotel Murano in downtown Tacoma, May 22-24, 2018. The boutique hotel features a world-class art collection, including glass art from around the globe. Hotel Murano is situated in the city center, just a short walk from the Tacoma Art Museum, the Museum of Glass, The Chihuly Bridge of Glass, and the Washington State History Museum, and only 10 minutes to the LeMay Car Museum by light rail. Tacoma boasts a vibrant and walkable downtown, with no shortage of restaurants, culture and history. Come join us! More information at http://www.traveltacoma.com/regions/tacoma/
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Changing tides or smooth sailing?
Through most of 2018, the U.S. economy and global markets marched upwards, despite looming signs of potential trade wars and other conflicts between long-time allies. With interest rates rising, the yield curve flattening, and other late-cycle signals on the horizon, will the Pacific Northwest's strengths and growing diversity help steer it through the changing tides or are there rough seas ahead?
Join us in Seaside, Oregon from May 21 to 23, 2019 for what promises to be a compelling line-up of speakers, panels, paper presentations, and poster sessions on the outlook, challenges, and opportunities across sectors, cities, and towns in the Pacific Northwest. PNREC 2019 will convene at the Seaside Civic and Convention Center. A range of hotel and other lodging options will be available at special conference rates, with links to registration information posted here later in 2018.
Seaside is a small resort community in northwest Oregon. Travelers to Seaside enjoy its walkable downtown, which fringes a prime expanse of wide beach, and its attractions and restaurants on Broadway Street. Seaside is home to the Seaside Aquarium and its touch tanks and seal exhibit, a 1.5-mile promenade, classic arcades that include fun rides and bumper cars, pedal boats on the Necanicum River, and several nearby golf courses, hiking and biking trails, and nature parks.
We hope to see you in beautiful Seaside!
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We are pleased to announce the following confirmed keynote speakers for the 2019 Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Conference:
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Dr. Enrico Moretti will deliver the Tiebout Lecture this year. Dr. Moretti is the Michael Peevy and Donald Vial Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. He has published extensively in top economics journals and is the recipient of several international awards, including a Fulbright fellowship and the Society of Labor Economists Rosen Award. He is a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and a consultant for the World Bank. His research has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and CNN, among others. His book "The New Geography of Jobs" has been defined by Forbes as "the most important economic book of the year".
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Dr. Liz Laderman will provide the National Outlook. Dr. Laderman is a Senior Outreach Economist in the Economic Education and Outreach Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. She speaks to outreach audiences on current economic conditions, the economic outlook, and monetary policy. Dr. Laderman also does research on household finance, small and new business finance, and small and new business formation and employment. She has published over 50 research papers and articles. Liz has a B.A. in mathematics from Grinnell College and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of California at Berkeley.
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Matthew Gardner will participate in a general session panel focused on current and future trends in the housing market. As Chief Economist for Windermere Real Estate, Matthew Gardner is responsible for analyzing and interpreting economic data and its impact on the real estate market on both a local and national level. Matthew has over 30 years of professional experience both in the U.S. and U.K. In addition to his day-to-day responsibilities, Matthew sits on the Washington State Governors Council of Economic Advisors; chairs the Board of Trustees at the Washington Center for Real Estate Research at the University of Washington; and is an Advisory Board Member at the Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies at the University of Washington where he also lectures in real estate economics.
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McAndrew Burns will provide a historical perspective on John Astor, the Oregon Fur Trade, and the formation of communities along the Northern Oregon Coast. Mr. Burns has been the Executive Director of the Clatsop County Historical Society since 2003. Prior to this, he served in the same capacity at the Ethan Allen Homestead & Museum in Vermont and the Pony Express Museum in St. Joseph, Missouri. He has a Master’s Degree in Public History from Wichita State University. The Clatsop County Historical Society operates four museums: the Captain George Flavel House, the Heritage Museum, Uppertown Firefighter's Museum, and the Oregon Film Museum.
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Dr. Jay A. Barber, Jr. currently serves as the Mayor of Seaside, Oregon. He will be welcoming participants to the 2019 PNREC, and will be sharing some insights about Seaside and the North Oregon Coast. Dr. Barber is President Emeritus of Warner Pacific College in Portland, Oregon, after retiring following a twelve year stint as president. Prior to returning to the College as president in 1996 he served as the Director of the Oregon Health Sciences University Foundation, overseeing fund raising programs for the Foundation, the largest university foundation in Oregon, including its three schools and a number of research programs. Active in the community, Dr. Barber served as a director for 15 years and 2 years as chair of the Board of Directors of Mercy Corps, a relief and disaster organization based in Portland. In addition, he served as chair of the Responder Life Board of Directors, a Portland based not-for-profit serving the needs of first responders and their families. In 2008 Barber was appointed the first Senior Fellow with the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Vancouver, WA. Dr. Barber was elected to the Seaside City Council and was appointed to fill out the unexpired term as Mayor of Seaside upon the death of long-time Mayor Don Larson. He was recently elected for a full 4-year term as Seaside's mayor.
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Training Session Added to PNREC 2019
We are pleased to announce that at PNREC 2019 we will be offering a series of training sessions at no additional cost to conference participants on May 21st ($75 cost for attendees who do not register for PNREC. The lineup will be as follows:
Building Businesses and Understanding Local Economies: Key Census Bureau Programs & Tools
Trainers: Heidi Crawford and Andrew Hait, U.S. Census Bureau
What You Need to Know to Add Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to Your Economic Toolbox: With a Focus on Regional GDP Data
Trainer: Cliff Woodruff, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Analyzing the Effects of Trade Wars and Housing Policy with Economic Modeling
Trainer: Cameron Luther, REMI
Snacks and coffee are provided. The PNREC Meet and Greet Reception will follow.
Bios for the trainers are provided below.
TRAINING SESSIONS FLYER
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Cameron Luther is an Economic Associate at REMI, responsible for client support and business development. Mr. Luther joined the REMI team in June, and is a recent graduate of The Ohio State University. While studying at Ohio State, Mr. Luther was heavily involved in Columbus' Smart Cities program. He served as a liaison between Columbus and OSU, assisting the city with academic expertise. He was also a founder of Smart Campus, a student group dedicated to applying novel technology to campus problems. As a result, he is interested in using REMI’s many products, such as TranSight, to model the complex effects of smarter cities and other economic issues related to the regional economy. While at Ohio State, Mr. Luther also conducted research, investigating neuroeconomic explanations for recent findings in behavioral economics. Mr. Luther graduated from OSU with a Bachelor of Science in Economics and a concentration in Statistics.
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Mr. Hait is an Economist and serves as the Data Product and Data User Liaison in the Governments and Trade Management Division at the U.S. Census Bureau. With over 30 years of service at the Bureau, Andy advises on Economic data products and conducts data user training for the Economic Census and the Census Bureau’s other monthly, quarterly, and annual economic survey programs. He also coordinates development of the innovative data tool, Census Business Builder, that presents selected demographic, business, and other data in a user-friendly, map-based interface. Mr. Hait holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from Syracuse University and has a Masters Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University.
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Clifford H. Woodruff III, “Cliff”, is an Economist at the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Mr. Woodruff has worked in the regional program at BEA since joining the agency in 1989. He began his career working on the NRIES (National-Regional Impact Evaluation System) econometric model producing short-term forecasts. For the last twenty-plus years he’s been working in and leading the group responsible for producing BEA’s regional GDP statistics. Under his leadership, the group has expanded the regional suite of data products to include quarterly GDP by state, GDP by metropolitan area, and the most recent addition of prototype GDP by county. He’s made numerous presentations at regional conferences and has presented the regional GDP statistics to international delegations visiting the BEA. He holds a B.S. in business economics from the Pennsylvania State University at Erie, The Behrend College. |
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Heidi Crawford serves as a Data Dissemination Specialist for the U.S. Census Bureau. Heidi has worked for the Census Bureau for 19 years on projects such as Geographic Programs and Decennial Operations. She moved to Salem, Oregon within the past few years to serve as Data Dissemination Specialist for Alaska, Oregon, and Washington. In her role as a Data Dissemination Specialist, she provides support and training to anyone interested in Census data and tools. She conducts workshops, webinars, and presentations to organizations, state/tribal/local governments, businesses, academia, etc. |
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