The current issue of Atlantic Magazine includes an article, Weird Is Good: What Portlandia’s Economy Can Teach Every City in the World. For more than 20 years – as chief of staff to Mayor Vera Katz, as a city councilor and then as mayor, Sam Adams has been in the forefront of positioning Portland both as an economic force and also as an American city that is not only unique, but uniquely weird.
City Club of Central Oregon has asked Adams to drive over the hill and talk to us about
Until 2013, Sam Adams most recently was the mayor of
His non-profit service includes All Hands Raised (Co-founder), Greater Portland, Inc. (Co-founder), U.S. Conference of Mayors (Chair, Metro Economies Committee), National League of Cities, Oregon Mayors Association, National Association of City Transportation Officials (Treasurer), Portland Streetcar, Inc., Bicycle Transportation Alliance, Creative Advocacy Network (Co-founder), Oregon Art PAC (Co-founder), Innovation Partnership (Co-founder), Q Center (Co-founder), Basic Rights Oregon, Cascade Aids Project (Chair), Portland Sustainability Institute (Co-founder).
WHEN:
August 15 (Thursday)
11:30am to 1pm
WHERE:
Register: cityclubco.com
Fee Schedule: Registration closes Tuesday, August 13, 5pm, buffet lunch is included
Before registration deadline – $20 for members and first-time guests; $35 for non-members.
Day of Forum-Walk-ins are welcomed for members and guests the day of the forum on a space-available basis for $35.
