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The Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition, acronym AYP or AYPE, was a world's fair held in Seattle in 1909 publicizing the development of the Pacific Northwest. It was originally planned for 1907 to mark the 10th anniversary of the Klondike Gold Rush , but the organizers learned of the Jamestown Exposition being held that same year and rescheduled.
The Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER) serves as a cross-border forum for both public and private sectors, facilitating open dialogue. This forum leverages the collaborative efforts between business leaders and elected officials with the aim of enhancing the region's global competitiveness. [ 1 ]
PNLA was formed in 1909 as the Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition was occurring. [3] It was sponsored by the Washington Library Association and was formed by thirty-five librarians from Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia who met at the University of Washington to create an organization to overcome the "geographic isolation" which separated libraries in the Pacific Northwest from other ...
The Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC), formerly the Emerald City Comicon, is an annual comic book convention taking place in Seattle, Washington.Originally taking place at the city's Qwest Field (first at West Field Plaza, then at the Event Center), the venue changed in 2008 to its current home at the Seattle Convention Center.
The term "Pacific Northwest" should not be confused with the Northwest Territory (also known as the Great Northwest, a historical term in the United States) or the Northwest Territories of Canada. The region is sometimes referred to as Cascadia, which, depending on the borders, may or may not be the same thing as the Pacific Northwest.
Expo '74, officially known as the International Exposition on the Environment, Spokane 1974, [3] was a world's fair held May 4, 1974, to November 3, 1974, in Spokane, Washington in the northwest United States. [2] It was the first environmentally themed world's fair [4] and attended by roughly 5.6 million people. [3]
Pacific Northwest Waterways Association, also known as PNWA, is a collaboration of ports, businesses, public agencies and individuals who combine their economic and political strength in support of navigation, trade and economic development throughout the Pacific Northwest.