Conferences and other events held at or sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
November 14, 2012 | The Student Debt Dilemma: History, Implications, and Potential Solutions The 8th Annual New England Consumer Advisory Group Conference |
October 25, 2012 | New England Study Group |
September 19-20, 2012 | Inner City Economic Summit 2012 ![]() Cities across the country are creating innovative models and collaborative partnerships to lay the groundwork for sustainable economic development. |
September 13-14, 2012 | Stress Testing Model Symposium |
August 7, 2012 | Global Education Forum An all-day seminar on the topic of financial literacy and its role in economic growth |
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June 20, 2012 | Professional Development Program for Personal Finance Teachers |
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June 8, 2012 | Business Opportunities in Community Development Lending — Vermont |
June 7, 2012 | Long-Term Fiscal Sustainability of State and Local Governments New England Study Group |
May 9-11, 2012 | Reinventing Older Communities: Building Resilient Cities |
April 25, 2012 |
2012 National Consumer Protection Week Conference |
April 25, 2012 | Meet the Lenders for Maine Small Businesses |
March 30, 2012 | Business Opportunities in Community Development Lending—New Hampshire |
March 19, 2012 | Internships: A Win-Win for Employers, Students, and Academic Institutions |
February 6, 2012 | Self-Financed Communities: Exploring Innovative Models for Building Assets and Social Capital |
December 14, 2011 | The Boston International Economic Summit ![]() Student teams represent countries from around the world and use skills acquired in the classroom to negotiate trade alliances, develop economic policies, and debate real world issues. |
November 18, 2011 | Business Opportunities in Community Development Lending Learn about business opportunities in community development lending. Bankers, development experts and nonprofit leaders will discuss the challenges and successes of community development lending from their different perspectives. |
November 15, 2011 | ![]() Dodd-Frank Brings New Laws and a New Agency: Can Financial Institutions Meet the Challenges and Will Consumers Benefit? |
October - November, 2011 | Fall 2011 Reserve Account Management and Payment System Risk Seminar |
November 8, 2011 |
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October 28-29, 2011 | Macro-Finance Linkages The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the Department of Economics at Boston University are organizing a conference on recent developments in macroeconomics and finance. The goal of the conference is to improve our understanding of the linkages between the financial markets and the real economy in light of the recent recession. |
October 18-19, 2011 | The Long-Term Effects of the Great Recession |
September 20, 2011 |
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July 18, 2011 | The Community Development Triad: The Intersection of Workforce, Economic, and Housing Development Community Development Advisory Council's (CDAC) Regional Forum |
July 13-14, 2011 | Virtual Economics and Math Program |
July 13, 2011 | ![]() A forum on the economic, fiscal and political challenges and opportunities facing New England's smaller industrial cities |
July 11-13, 2011 | Summer Teacher Workshop on Globalization and International Economics
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June 22, 2011 | FedExchange New Hampshire Updates on economic research, consumer compliance, payments law for senior executives of banks, thrifts and credit unions |
May 23-25, 2011 |
Use registration code LCSFEDWEB |
May 17, 2011 | ![]() ![]() The 2011 Citizens' Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA) conference will put forth a practical vision for sustainable homeownership policies and practices for the next five years. What has changed in the past few years? What have we learned and what strategies should be implemented to adjust to the changing market? Register for the conference. ![]() |
May 4-5, 2011 | ![]() ![]() This event will convene an invited group of practitioners from the public, private and non-profit sectors and four New England states to advance collaboration to implement the recommendations of the Northern Forest Sustainable Economy Initiative. |
April 28-29, 2011 |
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April 22-23, 2011 | Recent Developments in Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, and Financial System Design:
A Conference to Honor Ben Friedman |
April 20, 2011 | ![]() The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and The Boston Foundation invite you to explore how the health and community development sectors can collaborate to promote better health outcomes for low-income people and communities by addressing the social determinants of health. |
April 13, 2011 | Mobile Banking & Payments
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April 11, 2011 | New England Consumer Advisory Group
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March 22, 2011 | ![]() What, Why, and How We Pay |
Feburary 25, 2011 | Small Business Lending Forum for Community Banks, Thrifts, and Credit Unions
Please join CEOs, presidents, chief credit officers and small business lenders from banks, thrifts and credit unions to discuss challenges and opportunities for smaller institutions that engage in small business lending and to hear about resources for lenders. |
November 30, 2010 | ![]() This featured research by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s New England Public Policy Center that explores the potential mismatch between the supply of and demand for skilled labor in New England. |
November 18-19, 2010 December 2-3, 2010 February 4, 2011 |
Community Development Listening Tours |
November 9, 2010 | ![]() The 6th Annual New England Consumer Advisory Group Forum |
October 21, 2010 |
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October 14-16, 2010 | Revisiting Monetary Policy in a Low Inflation Environment
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October 2010 | Fall 2010 Reserve Account Management and Payment System Risk Seminars The seminars are designed to provide attendees with the principles and concepts necessary to manage their Federal Reserve accounts effectively. We will share information on 2900 Deposit Reporting, Reserve Requirement and Account Management, as well as Payment System Risk (PSR) policy. Comments on PSR policy will contain an overview and focus on important changes upcoming in 1Q 2011. Also discussed will be two applications that are available to help in the account management and deposit reporting process, ReserveCalc and Internet Electronic Submission (IESUB) and representatives from the Federal Reserve will be on site to help you with any questions you may have. |
June 30, 2010 | ![]() This forum featured research by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s New England Public Policy Center that investigates state pension plans in the context of the region’s aging population. |
June 28-30, 2010 | Summer Teacher Workshop on Globalization and International Economics |
June 9, 2010 | Oil and the Macroeconomy in a Changing World The symposium gathered oil-market experts, including practitioners from commodity and financial markets; industry analysts; and academic authorities on the science, technology, politics, and economics of oil and competing energy sources. These experts shared their views with economists and policymakers from the Federal Reserve System and other institutions, as well as academics and business leaders. |
June 3, 2010 | FedExchange 2010 |
May 5, 2010 | Understanding the Housing Collapse: What is to Blame and What Can Be Done? This conference featured an overview of current conditions, presentations of new research on housing, credit markets, and public policies; and discussions of public policies that might stabilize housing markets in the future. Co-sponsored by the Harvard Kennedy School's Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston. |
March 31, 2010 | Payments Security in a Cyber World ![]() A full-day program to help financial institutions recognize and mitigate the escalating risks in dealing with cyber threats affecting the security of payment services as well as new threats in areas like mobile banking. |
March 30, 2010 | 20th Annual National Consumer Protection Week Conference |
December 3, 2009 | State Business Tax Incentives: Examining Evidence of their Effectiveness New research by the New England Public Policy Center exploring the use and effectiveness of selected business tax credits will be released at this forum. A panel of national and regional experts will respond to Center author Jennifer Weiner’s summary remarks. |
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November 17, 2009 | "International Week" Teacher Workshop |
October 1, 2009 | 2009 Regional & Community Bankers Conference This conference provided insight into the Federal Reserve’s perspective on current industry issues affecting regional and community banks in New England. |
June 29–July 1, 2009 | Teacher Workshop on Globalization and International Economics |
June 24, 2009 | CHAPA Statewide Foreclosure Conference ![]() Local, state, and federal governments have launched a variety of programs and initiatives to reduce foreclosures and stabilize neighborhoods impacted by foreclosed properties. This conference will focus on implementation of these initiatives at the local level. What strategies have been effective? What more needs to be done to stem the tide of foreclosures? This conference, sponsored by the Citizen's Housing and Planning Authority (CHAPA), and co-sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, is geared towards a wide audience including municipal officials, housing counselors, lenders, community-based developers, advocates, practitioners, policy makers, and others. |
May 2 and 9, 2009 | Opportunity Knocks |
March 31, 2009 |
19th Annual Consumer Protection Week Conference |
December 3, 2008 | Employing the Region’s Assets: Baby Boomers Meeting New England’s Skilled Workforce Needs The New England Public Policy Center’s 4th annual conference |
October 16, 2008 | 2008 Regional & Community Bankers Conference This conference provided insight into the Federal Reserve’s perspective on current industry issues affecting regional and community banks in New England. |
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June 30-July 2, 2008 | Teacher Workshop on Globalization and International Economics |
June 9-11, 2008 | Understanding Inflation and the Implications for Monetary Policy: A Phillips Curve Retrospective The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's 53rd economic conference |
May 16, 2008 | Investing in Community Development and Other Emerging Domestic Markets |
May 14-15, 2008 | New Challenges for Operational Risk Measurement and Management |
January, February, May 2008 | Virtual Economics for K-12 Teachers Professional Development Workshops |
March 25, 2008 | National Consumer Protection Week Conference |
December 5, 2007 | Financing Municipalities in New England: Revisiting the State-Local Relationship |
December 3, 2007 | Working Together to Build Wealth in Lower-Income Communities A Forum on Strategies for financial institutions, community-based organizations and public programs to expand access to financial services, financial education and asset development. |
November 19, 2007 | Economic Summit for High School Teachers of Economics and Personal Finance The 2007 Economics Summit was on Monday, November 19th at St. Paul's School in Concord, NH. This event was open to secondary high school teachers across New England who teach economics or personal finance. |
October 25, 2007 | 2007 Regional & Community Bankers Conference Presentation topics included an economic outlook, changes in real estate lending, an update on identity theft, and funding trends. |
September 27- 28, 2007 | Implications of Behavioral Economics for Economic Policy |
June 27-29, 2007 | Teacher Workshops: Globalization The Boston Fed, in collaboration with the New York, Chicago, and Dallas Reserve Banks, provided a professional development workshop for teachers on the topics of globalization and international economics. |
June 18-20, 2007 | Labor Supply in the New Century This conference mapped out what we know—and explore what we don’t—about the U.S. labor force of the future. Papers and presentations are now available. |
May 21, 2007 | 2007 EPRG Contactless Forum This EPRG forum brought together invited industry experts, academics, and Federal Reserve System payments professionals to explore the realm of contactless smart cards. |
March 27, 2007 | National Consumer Protection Week Conference Topics included fraud prevention, dealing with difficult consumers and businesses, and consumer scams. |