Upcoming Events
 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Use hashtag: #pnwerID
 Anchorage, Alaska Use hashtag: #PNWER13
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Hurry! Early-bird rate expires Oct. 12
Please join us for the 2012 Economic Leadership Forum Nov 14-17 at the Coeur d'Alene Resort, a world-class resort and hotel, located on Coeur d'Alene Lake in Idaho.
At this annual PNWER meeting, local state and provincial leaders in both the public and private sectors will have the opportunity to carry out in-depth, focused discussions on key subjects including energy, innovation, agriculture and other topics impacting our regional economy.
View the preliminary schedule here; the 2012 detailed agenda will be announced in the coming weeks. Hotel accommodation rates:
The standard hotel room rate is $109 (nicer, corner rooms are $129). The block will end on Oct. 24, and the Coeur d'Alene Resort will continue to book into the block on a space-available basis.
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Idaho intensifies
role in PNWER group
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter with members of the newly formed Idaho council
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho aims to boost its residents' job prospects by intensifying involvement in an economic group that spans the U.S.'s Northwestern states and five Canadian provinces. Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter Thursday signed an executive order to create the Idaho Council of the Pacific Northwest Economic Region. The region is a public and private non-profit created in 1991 by Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Montana and Washington and the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and the Yukon and Northwest Territories. By now creating a state council, Otter hopes to increase opportunities for Idaho residents in places like Alberta, whose natural-resources boom is fueling demand for thousands of workers. Other existing areas of interest for the group include promoting tourism, fighting invasive disease and promoting research into livestock disease.
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Innovation Summit a success
PNWER, WEDC and Seattle Center Next Fifty joined together to promote, highlight
regional innovation
The first panel,"Washington's Innovation Ecosystem: A Model for Collaboration," kicks off at the the Pacific Northwest
Innovation Summit, Sept.18 at Intiman Playhouse
The event kicked off with an evening networking reception on the evening of Sept. 17, followed by a lively talk by the first nationally-acclaimed comedian economist Yoram Baumann.
On Tuesday, Sept. 18, attendees attended a full day of presentations, and heard from featured speakers Washington State Lt. Gov. Brad Owen and Frank Blethen, chief officer and publisher of The Seattle Times. 
Frank Blethen, Publisher and CEO of The Seattle Times speaking
at the Pacific Northwest Innovation Summit
Sept. 18 at Intiman Playhouse
The summit concluded with a program called, "Innovation and the Future of Retailing" featuring Rep. Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-WA) and Richard Galanti, executive vice president and CFO for Costco Wholesale. Rep. Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney speaking at Titans of Innovation Tuesday evening, Sept. 18 at Intiman Playhouse Innovation was a major theme of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair, thus, the summit celebrated Commerce and Innovation Economy Month of the Fair's 50th anniversary with a focus on the importance of innovation in the region.
Through gatherings, speakers, panel discussions, workshops, and showcases, the month of September was dedicated to the future of worker skills, entrepreneurship, modernizing infrastructure and expanding global connections.
For more information and an online video of each session, go to www.pacificnwinnovation.com. Visit PNWER's Facebook page for more photos from the event.
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