Senator Kim
Gillan, Montana
Chair
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Representative Beth Kerttula, Alaska House Minority Leader
Vice Chair
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| The WESTRENDS board is comprised of one legislator from each of the 13 western states. It provides a forum and an opportunity to evaluate the direction and velocity of trends that affect the quality of life in the West through conversations with futurists and demographers. In a region that is increasingly defined by rapid change, WESTRENDS focuses on the implications for policy makers of the demographic, economic and cultural trends that are shaping the western states. |
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WESTRENDS 2006
Highlights: Beginning in September 2005 in Portland, Oregon, the WESTRENDS Board began
exploring the challenges facing the West as technology rapidly transforms our economies. WESTRENDS
is focusing on the importance of establishing networks with people beyond the region’s political
borders in recognition that changes are required in the way we conduct business in order to succeed in
manufacturing, marketing and professional services in a global economy. |
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WESTRENDS 2005
Highlights: The WESTRENDS Board heard two presentations that were consistent with the Board’s interest in the demographic, economic and cultural trends shaping the West. Members were briefed and discussed a work in progress by a consortium of think tanks on how the West can best achieve a sustainable future. Consistent with the theme of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial, the Board was also challenged by the remarks of the author of a new book whose central argument is that in the new century, America and the West’s focus will shift from Europe to the Pacific Rim. |
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WESTRENDS 2004
Highlights: The WESTRENDS forum discussed the impacts of globalization on the Western and national economies. Internationally syndicated business columnist for the Los Angeles Times, James Flanigan, led a conversation on the myths and realities of globalization, providing a better understanding of the phenomenon and strategies to respond to it in an ever increasingly interdependent world. |
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For More Information on WESTRENDS,
please contact CSG-WEST staff: Kent
Briggs
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