School Law Practice Seminar

Oct. 15-17, 2009, Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Seattle, Washington

Seattle

The Seattle Convention and Visitor’s Bureau website is a wealth of information about visiting this vibrant city. Here are just a few tidbits on what to see and do in Seattle. http://www.visitseattle.org/visitors/

10 Things You MUST See & Do in Seattle…

• The Space Needle
• Pike Place Market
• Ferries
• Seattle Aquarium (Pier 59 )
• The Seattle Waterfront
• Woodland Park Zoo
• Bill Speidel’s Underground Tour
• The Seattle Public Library – award winning glass & steel structure
• Tillicum Village – Blake Island
• Ride the Ducks of Seattle – tour on land & water

October weather – Average daily maximum temperature 60 degrees and average maximum monthly rainfall 3.2 inches, so bring your rain gear and plan on comfortable and casual touring. The visitor’s bureau suggests “fun things to do on a rainy day:”

• Experience Music Project at the Seattle Center
• Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame at the Seattle Center
• Uwajimaya – International District
• GameWorks - Downtown
• Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe – Waterfront

Seattle is an incredible place for business too!

• Seattle was the world leader in the logging industry - 1885 through the 1950’s.
• Seattle is currently a shipping center for the western United States.
• Boeing began here in 1915.
• Starbucks opened business in Seattle in 1971.
• Microsoft started here in the early 1980’s.