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Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen will address educators in Washington, D.C., and nationwide via webcast. Her live message for teachers will discuss the mission and responsibilities of the Federal Reserve System. After her remarks, Chair Yellen will take questions from K-12 and post-secondary educators of economics, history, and related disciplines, who will be gathered at Federal Reserve Bank offices across the country.The event takes place from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. EST on Thursday, January 12, 2017
Watch the online webcast of the event at http://www.federalreserve.gov/ and YouTube 
. Twitter and Facebook users can follow the Federal Reserve Board's feed, @FederalReserve , and www.facebook.com/federalreserve/ and join the discussion about the event by using the hashtag: #FedTownHall
Event contact:
Laura Shipley -- TeacherTownHall@frb.gov
Media contact:
Susan Stawick -- susan.k.stawick@frb.gov or 202-452-2955
Please note that attendance at the conference is by invitation only. Conference attendees and media representatives must register in advance.
Resources
Federal Reserve Education Outreach (FedEd)
Federal Reserve System Purposes & Functions
The Federal Reserve and the Financial Crisis Lecture Series
FederalReserveEducation.org
Article on diversity in economics that Chair Yellen mentioned in Q&A session
