The PNW-LPO vision is to serve the interests of practicing anthropologists who either reside in the area or work in the area by offering venues for professional reflection and development.  Such venues may include:

--yearly or quarterly gatherings for socializing, sharing information, and discussing the issues in our field

--seminars or learning events on topics of interest to the membership

--sponsoring an in-depth exploration of topics of interest which may lead to individual and group publications

--strategy sessions on being effective in the policy arena