New West Conference: Conservation Development, Energy, Design, Growth Policy and…Music!

By Jonathan Weber, 9-02-09

We cover a lot of ground at the NewWest.Net Real Estate and Development in the Northern Rockies conference. This year, for our fourth annual conference, we have three tracks of break-out sessions on the morning of Tuesday, October 13th. We’ll cover topics including energy conservation; neighborhood design and the evolution of small Western cities; sustainable design in the rural West; creative approaches to project financing; resort market trends; the latest in land use policy in Montana; and much more. As always we have worked hard to find the best experts from around the region, and the morning sessions includes more than 20 speakers from Montana, Idaho, Colorado, and California.

You also won’t want to miss the plenary sessions: Following the new pre-conference tours, economist Christopher Thornberg will kick things off at 4:30 on Monday, Oct. 12 at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Missoula. Then we’ll have the opening reception at the MCT, sponsored by First Security Bank. Tuesday afternoon’s session features Luther Propst of the Sonoran Institute, Sam Byrne of the Yellowstone Club, Roger Lang of the Sun Ranch, and several special guests who we will announce in the coming days. Then, we’ll wrap up with a special reception and musical performance by Shane Clouse and Tom Catmull, sponsored by WGM Group.

Speaking of sponsors, we have a terrific group this year, including, including Platinum Sponsors First Security Bank and WGM Group, and Gold Sponsors Datsopoulos MacDonald and Lind, Wantulok Design, Maverick Group, Blackhawk on the River, and the Missoula Area Economic Development Corp. More sponsors are coming on board every day, if you’re interested drop us a line.

Early bird registration ends in 10 days, so sign up now. You can see all the details at www.newwest.net/realestate, and you can reach us by email at conferences@newwest.net, or by phone at 406-829-1725. Thanks and we look forward to seeing you in October!