PNREC 2012 Call for Papers
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, Greener?” and the co-chairs for PNREC 2012 are Bill Beyers and Lorrie Brown.
The deadline to submit abstracts is April 15th.
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.