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Registration & Hotel

Click here to register for the PNREC conference.

Call the Davenport Hotel at (800) 899-1482 to request the PNREC room rate ($109 single or double).

Conference Program

Click here for the complete final program.

Click here for an HTML overview of the program.

Support PNREC 2013

Click here for partnership pledge support levels.

Click here for the Partnership Pledge form.

Past Conference Archives

Click here for the Seattle 2012 program.

Click here for a link to PNREC 2012 presentations.

Click here for the Victoria 2011 program.

Past PNREC Partners

We would like to express our appreciation for the partners who have supported PNREC in the past:

Gold-level Partners: Northwest Power and Conservation Council

Consulate General of Canada in Seattle


Silver-level Partners:

Saturna Capital

Washington State Employees Credit Union

Board of Directors

The PNREC Board of Directors is comprised of economists and regional analysts from the states of Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, and the Canadian Provinces of British Columbia and Alberta. They represent a cross section of professionals from academia, business, government, and consulting organizations in both countries.

Dr. Patrick Barkey, PNREC President, Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of Montana

Dr. William B. Beyers, PNREC Vice President and President-Elect, Department of Geography, University of Washington

Mr. Chris Lawless, PNREC Secretary, Chief Economist, BC Investment Management Corporation

Dr. Terry Morlan, PNREC Treasurer, Manager, Economic Analysis, Northwest Power and Conservation Council

Mr. Scott Bailey, Washington Employment Security Department

Mr. Patrick Balducci, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Mr. Nick Beleiciks, State Employment Economist, Oregon Employment Department

Dr. C. Scott Benson, Department of Economics, Idaho State University

Dr. Lorrie Jo Brown, Washington State Office of Financial Management

Dr. Ken Corum, Northwest Power and Conservation Council

Dr. Roger Coupal, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wyoming

Mr. Bob Fox, Fox Consulting

Ms. Carol Frketich, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Dr. Hart Hodges, Center for Economic and Business Research, Western Washington University

Dr. Riley Moore, School of Business, Saint Martins University

Dr. Tom Potiowsky, PNREC President, Chair, Department of Economics, Portland State University

Dr. Gary W. Smith, Director, Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Analysis Project, Central Washington University

Dr. Paul Storer, Chair, Economics Department, Western Washington University

Mr. Jim Sylvester, Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of Montana


Board of Directors’ Materials (Board access only – password protected)