2003
WESTERN STATES ECONOMIC SUMMIT
June
2-3, 2003
The
Warwick REGIS Hotel
490
Geary Street, San Francisco
(Agenda as of April 10, 2003 )
Monday June 2
11:30 - 12:00 – Registration
12:00 - 1:30 – Lunch “New York Strip Steak” or “Tuscan Chicken Salad”
Nariman Behravesh, Global Insight, Lexington, MA
1:30 - 3:00 Economic Outlook
The Regional Outlook and the West
Mark Zandi, Economy.com, Westchester, PA
Roger Brinner, Parthenon Group
Joyce Brinner, Global Insight
Ross DeVol, Milken Institute
3:30 Break – Coffee, Tea, Sodas, Cookies (subject to change)
4:00-5:00 California Outlook
Howard Roth, California Finance
The Southern California Outlook
Jack Kyser, LA Economic Development
5:00-6:30 Western States’ Economic & Revenue Roundtable – Tom Potiowsky, Chair, Oregon
7:00 Dinner: TBA by Michelle Raymond & Doug Macdonald, bring your VISA card and we will do the rest.
Tuesday June 18
7:30 Breakfast “Continental Breakfast Buffet” (subject to change)
8:15-10:00 Tax Policy Roundtable discussions
Alaska: Brett Friede, Department of Revenue
Arizona: Georganna Meyer, Department of Revenue
California: Howard Roth/Pat Landingham, Department of Finance
Idaho: Mike Ferguson, Division of Financial Management
Nevada: Ted Zeund, Legislative Counsel Bureau
New Mexico: Scott Smith, NM Legislature, Tom Clifford, NM Revenue
Oklahoma Reece Womack, Oklahoma State Tax Commission
Oregon: Tom Potiowsky, Department of Administrative Services
10:00 Break – Coffee, Tea, Juices
Utah: Neil Ashdown, Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget
Texas: John Heleman, Texas Comptroller’s Office
Washington: Chang Mook Sohn, Office of Forecast Council
Wyoming: Jim Robinson, Economic Analysis
11:00
Round 2 - Western States Research Paper Forum – Mike Ferguson, Idaho
Call for papers
Please contact us
12:30 - Adjourn
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