Wednesday, March 16, 2011

2011 Federal Reserve Research Conference || New Research in Community Development

Register Now!

Join 300+ fellow researchers, community development
professionals, and policy experts to discuss new research at the 2011 Federal Reserve Community Affairs Research
Conference

April 28-29, 201, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington,
Virginia.

Economic recovery - particularly for lower-income communities - will
require multi-faceted solutions at both the individual and neighborhood level. Learn from researchers as they share new insights into consumers' financial decisions, neighborhood stabilization strategies, sustainability and urban food markets, the connections between community development and health, and the effectiveness of financial counseling. The full agenda is now available.

Speakers include: Jeffrey Sachs, author of The End of
Poverty; Raphael Bostic, Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, US Department of Housing and Urban Development; Jared Bernstein, Chief Economist and Economic Policy Adviser to Vice President Joseph Biden; Vicki Been, Director, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy at NYU; John Caskey, author of Fringe Banking: Check-Cashing Outlets, Pawnshops, and the Poor; Elsie Meeks, State Director of the USDA Rural Development in South Dakota; and John Williams, recently appointed President of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

Event details:
Date: April 28-29, 2011

Location: Crystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington, VA

Cost: $385 for financial institutions and for-profit organizations; $285
for non-profits, university, and government agencies; $100 for students (must show proof of enrollment)

Register here.


Registration deadline is April 8, 2011.

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