PNREC’s CPE program was constructed to meet the standards of Boards of Accountancy in Oregon and Washington, but may qualify for CPE credits for other professional associations. Although we strive to meet association standards for accepting CPE credits, we cannot guarantee that your association will accept these programs. The burden of proof lies with the person submitting CPE credits to their association.

How many CPE credits can I earn?

PNREC participants may earn 7 credits on Thursday, May 17, 2012 and 6 credits on Friday, May 18, 2012. Credits will be granted based on a 50-minute hour.

How do I sign up for CPE credits?

Individuals may request and pay for CPE credits as part of the online registration process. Those who are already registered for PNREC 2012 may contact the administrative office at (406)243-5113 to add CPE credits to their registration. Attendees may also sign up and pay for CPE credits at the registration table either day of the conference. Everyone who registers for CPE credits for PNREC will be assessed a $25 administrative fee.

How and when will I receive my credits?

CPE participants must:

1. Sign themselves in at the PNREC registration table on each day of the conference for which they wish to receive CPE credit and,
2. Complete a checklist of sessions attended to be turned in at the end of each day.

If necessary paperwork is completed and payment has been received, participants who earn CPE credit will receive a certificate of completion in the mail after the conference.

Can students sign up for CPE credits?

CPE credits are not convertible to satisfy course hours at a university, college, or high school. But a student who is also a CPA (or a member of some other professional association) and needs CPE credit may sign up for the program.

Confirmed panel topics include:

• BEA Regional Income Accounts Analysis
• Coal Terminals in the Pacific Northwest
• N. Gateway/Keystone Pipelines and Other US/Canada Border Issues
• Forecasting Recessions–or Not
• Regional Labor Markets
• WA & BC Ferries, Financial Problems and Fixes
• Impact of Fiscal Stimulus (ARRA) on Pacific Northwest Economy
• Pacific Northwest Wine Industry
• Energy & Reclamation
• Pricing Roads—The Tolling Experience in the PNW
• The Pacific Northwest Housing Market

Proposals for other topics are welcome. Contact conference co-chairs Lorrie Brown and Bill Beyers at pnrec2012@pnrec.org with your proposed paper. The deadline for proposals is April 15.

David Altig, North American Outlook Speaker.

David Altig is senior vice president and director of research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Dr. Altig also serves as an adjunct professor of economics in the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago. Dr. Altig’s research is primarily focused on monetary and fiscal policy issues. In addition to advising the Bank president on monetary policy and related matters, Dr. Altig oversees the Bank’s regional executives and the Bank’s research department.

State and Province Outlook Session.

Prominent economic analysts from around the region will review recent economic performance in the states of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming and the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia.

Census Research Data Center Presentation.

Research opportunities for economist, geographers, demographers, and others will be enhanced by the recent designation of the UW as a Census Bureau Research Data Center. The potential of these centers will be demonstrated by three staff members from the Census Bureau: Ron Jarmin, Assistant Director for Research and Methodology; Lucia Foster, Chief Economist and Chief, Center for Economic Studies; and Brian Holly, Senior Research Project Coordinator, Research and Methodology.

Mark Partridge, Lunch Speaker, Friday May 18.

Mark Partridge is the Swank Chair in Rural-Urban Policy at the Department of Agriculture, Environmental, and Development Economics at The Ohio State University. His research is focused on rural-urban interdependence, explaining differences in community growth rates, and innovations in regional policy and governance. Recently he has focused on the implications of rising income disparity in the United States on economic development trends.

Peter B. Nelson, Tiebout Lecture Speaker.

Peter B. Nelson is Associate Professor of Geography at Middlebury College. This annual Tiebout Lecture honors Charles Tiebout, founder of PNREC and a pioneer in regional economics, and always features a speaker who addresses themes in Tiebout’s research. Dr. Nelson has worked on the “voting with the feet” metaphor of Charles Tiebout, primarily through research on population trends in rural America.

Christopher Sands, Canada/U.S. Energy Panelist.

Christopher Sands is a Senior Fellow at Hudson Institute, where he specializes on Canada and U.S.-Canadian relations, as well as North American economic integration. He is also a professorial lecturer at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, an adjunct professor in Government at the American University School of Public Affairs, and lectures at the Foreign Service Institute of the U.S. Department of State and for the US Department of Homeland Security.

]]> http://www.pnrec.org/2012/02/key-plenary-sessions-now-confirmed/feed/ 0 http://www.pnrec.org/2012/01/victoria-2011-presentations-and-pnrec-2012-in-seattle/ http://www.pnrec.org/2012/01/victoria-2011-presentations-and-pnrec-2012-in-seattle/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:43:08 +0000 Paul Storer http://www.pnrec.org/?p=1028 The 2012 PNREC will be held at the Westin Seattle on May 17-18 2012. The conference theme is “The New Northwest Economy: Leaner, Meaner, and Greener?” and the co-chairs for PNREC 2012 are Bill Beyers and Lorrie Brown.

You are invited to submit a paper or propose a panel for presentation at the conference. Potential panel topics include:

• Industry Trends in the Northwest economy: Which are recovering? Which are Not? Why?
• What is the Impact of Declining Education Funding on the Northwest Economy?
• What is the Problem with State Budgets, Revenues or Expenditures?
• Evolution of the Regional Airline Market
• Transportation: Balancing Increasing Needs with Decreasing Revenues
• Climate Change and the Northwest Economy
• Energy Supply and Policy
• The Housing Market, Financial Markets, and Economic Recovery
• Other topics as proposed by conference participants.

To propose a session or submit a paper, contact the conference co-chairs, Lorrie Brown and Bill Beyers, by email at: pnrec2012@pnrec.org .