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Hotel Directions and Airport Transit Information

Paul Storer — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:38:19 +0000

Click here for directions to the Davenport Hotel from the hotel’s Web site.

The Davenport hotel offers shuttle service to and from Spokane International Airport at $25 per room-each way. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 509-455-8888.

The Spokane Transit Authority (STA) #60 bus route provides service from Spokane International to the Transportation Plaza located in downtown Spokane. Cost is $1.50 each way. Click here for route information for the Number 60 bus. The bus runs every 30 minutes on weekdays and hourly on weekends.

Spokane Cab (509-568-8000) also provides 24-hour taxi dispatch service for the airport.

Full PNREC 2013 Program is Now Available

Paul Storer — Wed, 08 May 2013 00:41:06 +0000

Click here for a PDF version of the complete conference program.

Less than Two Weeks Until PNREC 2013!

Paul Storer — Mon, 06 May 2013 00:44:36 +0000

The 2013 PNREC conference is less than two weeks away! The organizers have put together an outstanding program with several prominent plenary speakers and 15 breakout sessions on topics of interest to economists in the region. On the morning of Friday May 17, there will also be a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) simulation event for college students. The FOMC simulation is managed by economists from the San Francisco Fed.

Click here for an overview of the 2013 program.

Program for plenary and breakout sessions is now available

Paul Storer — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:24:57 +0000

Program Overview

Our conference theme this year is “Regional Competitiveness in the Global Economy”.

Wednesday May 15, 2013

6 – 8 pm

Welcome reception

Thursday May 16, 2013

7-8 am	Registration and continental breakfast
8-10 am	Plenary 1 (Opening) featuring Geoffrey Paulin, (Bureau of Labor Statistics), “Introducing the Consumer Expenditure Survey”.
10 -10:30 am	Networking Break
10:30 -12	Four breakout sessions: - Macroeconomic Impacts and Policies - Regional Case Studies: Spokane’s Shifting Fortunes - State and Local Analysis - Agricultural Issues and Policies
12 – 1:30	Lunch, featuring Patrick Newport, IHS Global Insight, “U.S. and Global Outlook”
1:30 – 3	Four breakout sessions: - Regional Data from PNREAP and BEA - Panel: What’s Ahead for Financial Markets? - Energy and the Environment - Trade and Export Policies
3 – 3:30	Networking Break
3:30 – 5	Four breakout sessions: - Wages and Taxes - Transportation and Commodity Freight Flows - Health and Retirement - Panel: Renewable Energy Economics and Policies
6 – 8 pm	Reception

Friday May 17, 2013

7:00 – 9:00 am	Breakfast
7:30 – 9 am	Plenary III: Joel Kotkin (Distinguished Presidential Fellow in Urban Futures at Chapman University, author, and Forbes Magazine contributor) “How Regions Grow: A Perspective to 2050″.
9 – 9:30 am	Networking Break
9 – noon	San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank Student Symposium
9:30 – 11	Three breakout sessions: - Success, Movies, and Electric Vehicles - Consumer Demand and Environmental Policies - Income and Wealth Distribution
11 – 11:30 am	Networking Break
11:30 – 1	Lunch, featuring speaker Peter Hall (Export Development Canada), “Canadian Outlook”.
1 – 3	Pacific Northwest Regional Outlook Plenary Session Featuring eight prominent regional economists.
3 – 3:30	Networking Break
3:30 – 5 pm	Annual Charles M. Tiebout Lecture in honour of PNREC’s founder, featuring David Allen Plane (University of Arizona). “People-Based Population Density and the Great Demographic Inversion”
5 pm	Conference close

Paper Submision Deadline is April 8

Paul Storer — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 17:30:57 +0000

REMINDER: The submission deadline for breakout sessions is Monday April 8.

The 2013 PNREC will include many concurrent sessions on topics such as regional aspects of health, energy, education, sports, transportation, workforce development, and incubators. Click here for an overview of the 2013 program.

To propose a session or submit a paper, contact the program chair, Kelley Cullen, by email at: pnrec2013@pnrec.org.

Program Overview is Now Available

Paul Storer — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 21:19:11 +0000

Our conference theme this year is “Regional Competitiveness in the Global Economy”. This program overview will be updated as more details are confirmed.

Please click on the links below for information about our plenary speakers.

Wednesday May 15, 2013

6 – 8 pm

Welcome reception

Thursday May 16, 2013

7-8 am	Registration and continental breakfast
8-10 am	Plenary 1 (Opening) featuring Geoffrey Paulin, (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
10 -10:30 am	Networking Break
10:30 -12	Concurrent Sessions (3)
12 – 1:30	Lunch featuring guest speaker Nigel Gault (IHS Global Insight), “U.S. and Global Outlook”
1:30 – 3	Concurrent Sessions (3)
3 – 3:30	Networking Break
3:30 -5	Concurrent Sessions (3)
6 – 8 pm	Reception

Friday May 17, 2013

7:45 – 8:15 am	Breakfast
8:15 – 10 am	Plenary III: Joel Kotkin (Author and speaker).
10 – 10:30 am	Networking Break
10:30 -12	Concurrent Sessions (3)
12:00 – 1:30pm	Lunch, featuring speaker Peter Hall (Export Development Canada).
1:30 – 3	Pacific Northwest Regional Outlook Plenary Session Featuring eight prominent regional economists.
3 – 3:30	Networking Break
3:30 – 5 pm	Annual Charles M. Tiebout Lecture in honour of PNREC’s founder, featuring David Allen Plane (University of Arizona). “People-Based Population Density and the Great Demographic Inversion”
5 pm	Conference close

First Call for Papers and Registration

Paul Storer — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:43:46 +0000

Call for Papers. To propose a session or submit a paper, contact our program chair, Kelley Cullen, by email at: pnrec2013@pnrec.org
The submission deadline is April 1, 2013.

Registration is now open. Click here to register for the 2013 PNREC conference. The general conference registration rate is $295 through April 15 2013 and $375 afterward. Student registration rates are $85 for the full conference and $45 for one day. Reduced single-day non-student registration is $195.

Hotel Reservations. Please contact the Davenport Hotel at (800) 899-1482 to reserve your accommodation. Ask for the Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Conference rate when reserving your room.

Prominent Plenary Speakers Announced for PNREC 2013

Paul Storer — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 19:32:21 +0000

A number of prominent plenary speakers have been confirmed for the Spokane 2013 PNREC Conference. These speakers include:

Nigel Gault is Chief US Economist for IHS Global Insight and he will present the U.S. and international economic outlook at PNREC 2013. Dr. Gault possesses more than 25 years of experience in economic modeling, forecasting and analysis gained in the United States and Europe.

Peter Hall is Vice-President and Chief Economist for Export Development Canada (EDC), Canada’s export credit agency. In addition to advising senior management at EDC, Mr. Hall is a featured speaker at conferences across the country and internationally, and regularly appears in television, radio and print media commenting on recent economic developments and implications for the outlook.

Joel Kotkin is an internationally-recognized authority on global, economic, political and social trends. He is Distinguished Presidential Fellow in Urban Futures at Chapman University and was described by the New York Times as America’s “uber-geographer.” He currently writes the weekly “New Geographer” column for Forbes.com and is the author of The Next Hundred Million: America In 2050.

David Allen Plane will present the annual Tiebout Lecture in honor of PNREC founder Charles Tiebout. He is Professor, Department of Geography & Regional Development, University of Arizona and his research focuses on the dynamics of migration systems and methods for analyzing human population distribution and redistribution.

Geoffrey Paulin is a Senior Economist with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE) program, which produces the most detailed source of expenditures, income, demographics, and assets and liabilities collected from households by the Federal government. His presentation will be “Introducing the Consumer Expenditure Survey: A Unique and Useful Tool for Analyzing Detailed Spending Patterns of U.S. Households”

Click on the names of these speakers for more detailed biographies.

Most PNREC 2012 Presentations are Posted

Paul Storer — Sat, 26 May 2012 06:32:48 +0000

Copies of plenary session presentations are available directly from this page by clicking on the presenter’s name. Presentations for most concurrent sessions are available by clicking on the name of the concurrent session.

Thursday May 17, 2012

8-10 am	Opening Plenary, UW Census Bureau Research Data Center
10:30-noon	Concurrent Sessions 1-4: - 1. Composition of Personal Income in the Northwest - 2. Pipelines & Energy Security of Supply and Demand - 3. Agriculture and Forest Economics - 4. Education and Economic Development
noon–1:30	Lunch and North American Outlook, David Altig (Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta)
1:30-3:00	Concurrent Sessions 5-8: - 5. Exporting Coal: Costs and Benefits - 6. Pacific NW Labor Markets - 7. Federal Transportation Issues - 8. Forecasting Recessions – or Not
3:30-5:00	Concurrent Sessions 9-12: - 9. Oil Market Forecast - 10. Creating Fiscally Sustainable Ferry Systems - 11. Pacific Northwest Wine Industry - 12. Economists in the Private Sector.

Friday May 18, 2012

7:45–8:15am	Breakfast featuring guest speaker Simon Kennedy, Industry Canada (No Powerpoint Presentation)
8:15-10:15am	Pacific Northwest Regional Outlook - Steve Lerch, Washington - Tom Potiowsky, Oregon - Chris Lawless, British Columbia - Roger Coupal, Wyoming - Mike Ferguson, Idaho - Neil Fried, Alaska - Pat Barkey, Montana
10:30-noon	Concurrent Sessions 13-16: - 13. The Pacific Northwest Electrical System - 14. Financial and Real Estate Markets - 15. Economic Geography and Finance - 16. Ecology, Energy, Health Care Economics
noon-1:30pm	Lunch featuring guest speaker Mark Partridge, The Ohio State University. Presentation Title: “What does Inequality really mean for Regional Economic Growth”
1:30-3:00	Concurrent Sessions 17-20: - 17. Road Pricing in a Green Economy - 18. Energy and Reclamation - 19. What’s the Problem with State Budgets? - 20. Trade and Immigration
3:30-5:00	Annual Charles M. Tiebout Lecture in honour of PNREC’s founder, featuring Peter B. Nelson, Middlebury College. Presentation Title: “Linked Migration and Changing Rural Economies in the United States”

View and submit photos from PNREC 2012

Paul Storer — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:26:44 +0000

PNREC 2012 Photo Gallery

PNREC 2012 co-chair Lorrie Brown opens the first plenary session to begin the conference.

This opening plenary session featured Ron Jarmin, Shawn Klimek, and Brian Holly who described the significant research opportunities to be provided by the new Census Research Data Center at the University of Washington.

Some of the 12 students from Western Washington University who attended PNREC 2012.

Students from several other universities, including Clemson University and Washington State University, also attended the conference.

Chris Sands speaks during the panel on “Getting Alberta’s Oil to the Market”.

The three panel members were Chris Sands, Wenran Jiang, and Marvin Schneider.

PNREC 2012 organizers Bill Beyers and Lorrie Brown hand off the conference banner to Dave Bunting of Eastern Washington University.

Dave is the organizer for PNREC 2013 in Spokane which will take place on May 16-17 2013 at the Davenport Hotel and Tower.

If you have photos from PNREC 2012 that you’d like to see posted in this gallery, please send them by e-mail to: Paul.Storer@wwu.edu.