Economists, analysts, students and others came together alongside
the Clark Fork River at the Holiday Inn-Parkside in Missoula, Montana.

    The conference began Thursday morning with
Nigel Gault of Global Insight presenting the national outlook,
followed by an economic outlook panel with forcasters from different
states and provinces.

    The conference theme was "Opportunities and Challenges
in the Pacific Northwest Hinterlands." There were panel
discussions and paper presentations in:

• energy
• tourism
• demographics
• health care
• resource use
• linkages with the urban core of the Pacific Northwest including British Columbia and Alberta.

    The conference ended early Friday afternoon with the Tiebout Lecture by John Cromartie, a geographer with the USDA Economic Research Service.

    A big Thank You to all who presented and attended!

REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Conference Cost: $325	Registration Closed
CONTENT INFORMATION
Selected Presentations	Agenda     Speakers
SITE INFORMATION
Hotel	Missoula, Montana