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The Chicago Fed hosts a number of conferences focused on financial and economic issues. News Bernanke to Speak at Bank Structure Conference Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke will be the opening keynote speaker at the 44th annual Bank Structure Conference. This year's conference theme is Credit Market Turmoil: Causes, Consequences and Cures. It will be held May 14–16 at the Hotel Intercontinental in Chicago. Speakers at this year's conference will address the causes of the turmoil, the role of subprime mortgages in initiating the problem and the potential influence going forward, the role of securitization and other financial innovations and public policy efforts to address the problems. Seating is limited so please register early. Federal Reserve Officer to Speak at Payments Conference The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago will host its eighth payments conference, Payments Fraud: Perception versus Reality, June 5–6, 2008 at the Chicago Fed. The conference will highlight threats to the security of the payments system and explore solutions to those challenges. Stephen R. Malphrus, the Fed's staff director for managment in Washington, DC, will present the keynote speech on Friday, June, 6. He has had a wide experience at the Fed which includes expertise in information technology and bank operations and payments systems. Malphurs also served as the chair the Financial Sector Group of the President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion. Seating is limited so please register soon. Save the Date Eleventh Annual International Banking Conference The European Central Bank and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago will co-sponsor the Fed's eleventh annual International Banking Conference titled The Credit Market Turmoil of 2007–08: Implications for Public Policy on September 25–26, 2008. Please visit the web site to check for updates on the conference.