2013 Federal Reserve System Community Development Research Conference
April 11–12, 2013
Renaissance Hotel
999 Ninth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
The Community Affairs Officers of the Federal Reserve System are proud to sponsor the eighth biennial Community Development Research Conference. The goal of this event is to highlight new action-oriented and academically rigorous research on resiliency and rebuilding initiatives that can directly inform community development policy and practice. This convening will feature sessions that share interdisciplinary, rigorous, and timely research findings and facilitate a dialogue linking a diverse set of topics relevant to low-income households and neighborhoods.
Who should attend?
Community developers and practitioners, policymakers, lenders, the philanthropic community, researchers, the financial services sector, state and local economic development agency representatives, and students are all encouraged to attend.
Cost
There is a cost for the conference, which covers meals (breakfast, lunch, and snacks) and a networking reception on Thursday, April 11.
Registration closed on Monday, April 8, at 5 p.m. (ET).
Hotel information
A conference room block has been established at the Renaissance at a rate of $319 a night. To book a room at this rate, reservations must be made by 5 p.m. (ET) on March 22, 2013. Reserve your room online or by calling 877-212-5752 and referencing the Federal Reserve 2013 Research Conference.
Contact
For questions about this event, contact Chevelle Wilson at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, chevelle.wilson@atl.frb.org or by phone at 404-498-7373.
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