Pittsburgh G20 – I’ll have the best view in town!

The Pittsburgh G20 summit is only 8 weeks away and I am still excited to see how things turn out.  I hope the weather in Pittsburgh improves by then…but still, I will be in the Brady Communications office watching from above.  We had an incredible view for both Pittsburgh Steelers parades.  I know the summit will be held at the convention center, which is quite a walk from us, but I’m sure there will be plenty of things happening at The Point as well.

President Obama actually invited the Netherlands to the Pittsburgh G20 summit. 

Obama says “"We think that the Netherlands not only is one of the world’s largest economies and most active internationally, but (the) prime minister has very specific expertise and experience in working with a whole range of world leaders."

I think Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende will be impressed at what Pittsburgh has to offer…I’m sure he’ll agree that selecting Pittsburgh as G20 summit host was a great idea.

Pittsburgh G20 Summit in September

Pittsburgh will be playing host to the G20 Summit this September.  I have to say I am pretty excited and can’t wait to see the influx of international types to Pittsburgh.  What is nice is that from Brady Communications, we have a nice bird’s eye view of the crowds and protestors that plan on gathering during the G20 summit. 

The G20 Summit, Pittsburgh or other place, is actually the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors that was established in 1999 to “bring together systemically important industrialized and developing economies to discuss key issues in the global economy.”

What is interesting about Pittsburgh is that the city hasn’t experienced the same economic issues in housing, jobs and other issues as the rest of the country.  Pittsburgh has already gone through all of that back in the late 70’s early 80’s and knew how to tackle those issues to remain strong.

If you are up for reading more about he summit here in Pittsburgh, I suggest checking out the Pittsburgh G-20 Partnership website for more info.