| Thursday, September 18 |
| Noon |
Buffet Lunch – Fourth Floor Dining Room
Welcome Remarks
Pat Barron, First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, FRB Atlanta
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| 1:00 p.m. |
Panel I: Unique Datasets – Conference Room B
Moderator: Michael Chriszt, Assistant Vice President, FRB Atlanta
Presenters:
Samuel Addy, University of Alabama [Presentation  ]
Christopher McCarty, University of Florida [Presentation ]
Donald Sabbarese, Kennesaw State University [Presentation ]
Paul Mason, North Florida University [Presentation ]
Darrin Webb, Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning [Presentation ]
Michael Toma, Armstrong Atlantic University [Presentation ] |
| 3:30 |
Panel II: Economic Outlooks
Moderator: John Robertson, Vice President and Senior Economist, FRB Atlanta
Presenters:
Dek Terrell, Louisiana State University
Philip Pepper, Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning
Samuel Addy, University of Alabama [Presentation ]
Sean Snaith, University of Central Florida [Presentation ] |
| 5:30 |
Reception and Dinner – Dining Room
Presentation
"The Role of Regional Economic Information in Monetary Policy"
Dennis Lockhart, President and Chief Executive Officer, FRB Atlanta
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| Friday, September 19 |
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| 8:30 |
Panel III: Economic Research Activities: Housing – Conference Room B
Moderator: Tom Cunningham, Vice President and Associate Director of Research, FRB Atlanta
Presenters:
Stacy Sirmans, Center for Real Estate Education and Research (Florida State University) [Presentation ]
Wayne R. Archer, University of Florida [Presentation ]
David Penn, Middle Tennessee State University [Presentation ]
Grayson Glaze, Alabama Center for Real Estate [Presentation ]
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| 10:30 |
Panel IV: Economic Research Activities: Rural Issues & Poverty
Moderator: John Robertson, Vice President and Senior Economist, FRB Atlanta
Presenters:
Joe A. Sumners, Auburn University [Presentation ]
Phyllis Isley, Georgia Southern University [Presentation ]
Marianne Hill, Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning [Presentation ] |
| Noon |
Lunch – Dining Room
Presentation
"New Orleans: Three Years After Katrina"
Speaker: Timothy P. Ryan, Chancellor of the University of New Orleans |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Panel V: Economic Research Activities: Migration and Immigration – Conference Room B
Moderator: David Altig, Senior Vice President and Director of Research, FRB Atlanta
Presenters:
Stan Smith, University of Florida [Presentation ]
Julie Hotchkiss, Research Economist, FRB Atlanta [Presentation ] |
| 2:30 |
Open Discussion: Next Steps for LEARN
Moderator: Michael Chriszt, Assistant Vice President, FRB Atlanta |
| 3:00 |
Closing Remarks
David Altig, Senior Vice President and Director of Research, FRB Atlanta |
