Upcoming Events

CEDRIC serves as a system-wide clearinghouse for upcoming forums, conferences, seminars and workshops across the country. Events are listed in chronological order. To have your information included, please contact CEDRIC's coordinator.

Upcoming Events

Reinventing Older Communities: How Does Place Matter?
Philadelphia, PA
March 26–28, 2008

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelpia will host the third biennial Reinventing Older Communities conference. Experienced leading developers, mayors, researchers, and other practitioners around the country will share their successes, innovations, and challenges in reinventing their communities.

For conference updates, see www.philadelphiafed.org/cca/conferences or contact Jeri Cohen-Bauman.

2008 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference
San Francisco, CA
March 30–April 2, 2008

Mark your calendars for the 2008 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference. This three day event, jointly sponsored by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and Office of Thrift Supervision, will feature CRA examination training, creative strategies for community development, innovations in community development investing, and the National Community Development Lending School.

Registration materials will be available in January. Please visit the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco‘s website for more information about accommodations and past conferences.

Moving Toward a Sustainable Field: A Microenterprise Development Conference
St. Cloud, Minnesota
April 7–8, 2008

In an environment of constant change, long–term sustainability is a key issue for microenterprise development organizations. Join local and national microenterprise practitioners, technical assistance providers, funders, and policymakers as we explore ways to create strong, self–sufficient microenterprise programs and robust, diverse local economies. Sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and numerous partner organizations. Highlights:

• Recent developments and best practices in the microenterprise development field

• Regional flavor initiatives—a new way of thinking about rural microenterprise development

• Creating and implementing successful state legislative initiatives in support of microenterprises

Call for Papers – Innovative Financial Services for the Underserved: Opportunities and Outcomes
Washington, D.C.
April 16–17, 2009

The Community Affairs officers of the Federal Reserve System are jointly sponsoring their sixth biennial research conference to encourage objective research into financial services issues affecting low-and moderate-income individuals, families, and communities. The theme of the 2009 conference centers on innovation in financial services .

The program committee welcomes the submission of papers (preferably) or abstracts of papers that address these topics. Papers that stress empirically verifiable, statistically valid research are highly preferred and are more likely to be accepted for the conference.

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