"Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children."
                                           - Chief Sitting Bull

The Fourth Annual Regional Livability Summit took place on April 11, 2006 at the World Trade Center in Portland. Thank you to the over 200 people who attended, making this the most successful Summit yet!

To see the Summit Agenda click here.

The Summit included:

   ·        State of the Region panel with
John Fregonese, Fregonese Calthorpe Associates
Tina Kotek, Children First for Oregon
Homer Williams, Williams & Dame Development
Clark Williams-Derry, Northwest Environment Watch
Moderator:
Sheila Martin, Portland State University Institute of Metropolitan Studies

   ·        Seven strategy sessions about seven critical questions facing our region. If you would like to see the notes from any of the strategy sessions, contact us at info@clfuture.org.

   ·        Keynote Address by Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder.
Listen to a recording of Richard Louv's speech.

   ·       Awards presentation.
Diana Lobo received the Regional Leadership Award for engaging fellow residents of Damascus in shaping her community.
Mary Kyle McCurdy, staff attorney at 1000 Friends of Oregon,  received a special Lifetime Achievement Award for her tireless commitment to our region's citizens and natural resources.
Congratulations to Diana and Mary Kyle!

The discussions that took place at the Summit will inform visioning process at Metro, the state of Oregon and local cities.

 Read about last year's Regional Livability Summit. 

Thank you to our Sponsors!