Conferences - Boston Fed

May 9-11, 2012	Reinventing Older Communities: Building Resilient Cities Consideration for building resilient cities, with a particular focus on smaller cities that were once manufacturing centers
February 16, 2012	New England Study Group What Social Impacts of Foreclosed Housing Redevelopment Are Important to Local Actors? How Can We Measure Them?
February 6, 2012	Self-Financed Communities: Exploring Innovative Models for Building Assets and Social Capita l
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.
December 8, 2011	New England Study Group Regional Revenue: A New Strategy to Fund Transportation and Support Balanced Economic Growth
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	The 7th Annual New England Consumer Advisory Group Forum 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 These educational seminars are designed to provide attendees with (1) the principles and concepts necessary to manage their Federal Reserve accounts effectively and (2) essential information on Payment System Risk (PSR) and (3) an overview of 2900 Reporting.
November 8, 2011	2011 Regional & Community Bankers Conference The conference provided insight on current industry issues affecting New England Regional and Community banks.
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 Each session of the conference focuses on long-term (beyond the recovery) or even permanent effects of the economic crisis within a specific arena.
September 20, 2011	Growing Economies in Indian Country: Taking Stock of Progress and Partnerships
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 Over the course of two days, this two-part workshop will offer teachers 10 hours of hands-on training on how to incorporate economics, mathematics and international concepts into their classroom teaching.
July 13, 2011	Collaboration and Leadership in Smaller Industrial Cities 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
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	The Future of Life-Cycle Saving & Investing In this conference the focus is on financial education and consumer financial protection. By facilitating the dialog among this diverse group of experts about how to improve consumers' financial capability, we hope to encourage the adoption of best practices in the development of new educational programs, financial products, and future public policies. Use registration code LCSFEDWEB
May 17, 2011	The Future of Homeownership: Creating Sustainable Opportunities in a Changing Environment 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	2nd Summit for the Northern Forest 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	The Changing Landscape of Community Development The conference will highlight new research in community development, and will include keynote remarks by Chairman Ben Bernanke and Jeffrey Sachs, author of The End of Poverty.
April 22-23, 2011	Recent Developments in Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, and Financial System Design: A Conference to Honor Ben Friedman This conference brought together students and colleagues to honor Ben Friedman’s contributions to economics over the four-decade span of his career. The conference participants presented and discussed new work that is characteristic of Ben’s contributions to economics, with emphasis on monetary and fiscal policy issues.
April 20, 2011	Healthy Communities: Exploring the Intersection of Community Development and Health 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 Get information from mobile industry insiders and identify ways to enhance mobile banking services.
April 11, 2011	New England Consumer Advisory Group Consumer Protection Conference Brown Bag Lunch Series
March 22, 2011	2011 National Consumer Protection Week Conference 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	Mismatch in the Labor Market? Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Skilled Labor in New England 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 The objectives of these meetings are to identify barriers experienced in developing "sustainable communities and equitable economies" in the Northern Tier of the District. Through this and future events the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and others will work towards "bridging the gap" between the New England District's rural and urban communities and their respective community development challenges.
November 9, 2010	The New Consumer Financial Protection Law: Revolutionary Changes; Revolutionary Challenges The 6th Annual New England Consumer Advisory Group Forum
October 21, 2010	2010 Regional & Community Bankers Conference The conference provided insight on current industry issues affecting New England Regional and Community banks.
October 14-16, 2010	Revisiting Monetary Policy in a Low Inflation Environment The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's 55th economic conference
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	New England State Pension Reform – Responding to Demographic and Fiscal Challenges 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 A conference for New England financial executives
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.
November 24, 2009	Reserve Cup
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 Homebuyer fairs and affordable open houses held in communities across Massachusetts
April 6, 2009	National Economics Challenge
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.
August 12, 2008	Foreclosure Prevention Workshop at Gillette Stadium
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 Institutional investors and investment management professionals engaged in nuts and bolts discussions about how to identify appropriate community development investments, evaluate risk, undergo the process of due diligence, engage other trustees in discussion, and build a portfolio incrementally. This workshop was sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, the School of Community Economic Development at Southern New Hampshire University, and AltruShare Securities.
May 14-15, 2008	New Challenges for Operational Risk Measurement and Management The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the Federal Reserve Board of Governors hosted a conference on AMA implementation in May 2008. The conference provided a forum for discussion of critical issues related to the upcoming implementation of the Basel II Accord in the area of Operational Risk. Discussion topics include regulatory initiatives (e.g., results from the 2008 US Range of Practice Exercise), quantification issues, the relationship between risk measurement and risk management, home/host, scenario analysis challenges, and many others.
January, February, May 2008	Virtual Economics for K-12 Teachers Professional Development Workshops An interactive introduction to the Virtual Economics 3.0 CD, which contains 1200+ valuable lesson plans. Find out about the March 31 Economics Challenge for Massachusetts high school students and Entrepreneurship learning opportunities for elementary and middle school students.
March 25, 2008	National Consumer Protection Week Conference What Every Consumer Should Know in 2008

December 5, 2007	Financing Municipalities in New England: Revisiting the State-Local Relationship The New England Public Policy Center's 3rd annual conference will investigate the fiscal relationship between New England's state and municipal governments and discuss potential strategies to finance municipalities. Specifically, speakers will examine the design of municipal aid formulas and address the potential impact of adopting local option sales taxes.
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.

December 5, 2006	Covering the Uninsured: Costs, Benefits, and Policy Alternatives for New England The conference convened a select group of key stakeholders including policymakers, insurers, hospital administrators, employers, public health advocates, and health policy researchers from across all six New England states and the nation.
October 25-27, 2006	The Future of Life-Cycle Saving & Investing This conference brought together academic researchers, practitioners, and public-sector policymakers to discuss the current state of this science and to explore its implications for households, businesses, and government. The objective was to stimulate the adoption of best practices in the development of both new financial products and future public policies.
October 11, 2006	2006 Regional & Community Bankers Conference Presentations Topics covered real estate, demographics, and the economy; New England banking and funding trends; the direction of banking services; and supervisory updates.
July 25-27, 2006	Consumer Behavior and Payment Choice Second Annual Research Conference
July 5-7, 2006	Globalization and International Economics Workshop FRB Boston, in collaboration with the Dallas and New York Reserve Banks provided a professional development workshop on site for teachers on the topic of globalization and international economics.
June 14-16, 2006	Global Imbalances - As Giants Evolve The Boston Fed's 51st economic conference brought together economists, business leaders, and policymakers from around the world to explore the fundamental structural changes underlying today’s large global imbalances.
May 22, 2006	Housing and the Economy in Greater Boston: Trends, Impacts, and Potential Responses The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s New England Public Policy Center and The Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government present this morning discussion.
March 29, 2006	National Consumer Protection Week Conference The program focuses on the influence of marketing on financial decisions, the influence of marketing on children, alternative vs. conventional mortgages, and ensuring informed decisions.

December 2, 2005	Fueling the Future: Energy Policy in New England The New England Public Policy Center convened this symposium to identify the key energy policy issues facing New England and to foster a dialogue among legislators, analysts, and other interested parties about the potential policies that could help address them.
October 27-28, 2005	Consumer Behavior and Payment Choice: How and Why Do Consumers Choose Their Payment Methods? This conference will bring together economic researchers and payments system participants to explore what we know and don’t know about how consumers choose among payment methods and about the implications of their decisions for saving, consumption, and portfolio allocation.
June 15-17, 2005	Wanting It All: The Challenge of Reforming the U.S. Health Care System The Boston Fed's 50th economic conference brought together economists, health practitioners, and policymakers to explore the best ways to measure, finance, and distribute the benefits of modern health care.
June 7, 2005	2005 Regional & Community Bankers Conference Topics included emerging payments, banking trends in New England, the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), anti-money laundering (AML), and Check 21.
May 18-20, 2005	Implementing an AMA for Operational Risk
April 26, 2005	15th Annual National Consumer Protection Week Conference Topics included Check 21 vs. electronic check conversion, stored value cards, and phishing and fraud.

June 14-16, 2004	The Macroeconomics of Fiscal Policy This conference assessed our understanding of the effects and effectiveness of fiscal policy, drawing on postwar policy experience and recent economic research.
May 18, 2004	The Third Annual Regional & Community Bankers Conference
March 3, 2004	Reaching the Top: Challenges and Opportunities for Women Leaders This conference reviews how highly educated, high-achieving women are faring in today’s workplace. Are they continuing to make progress? What is keeping women out of the top echelons of management? What can organizations do to attract and develop high-achieving women? Is there a role for public policy intervention? Articles based on this conference were published in the Quarter 1, 2005 issue of Regional Review.
February 24, 2004	National Consumer Protection Week 2004 Conference
January 15, 2004	Rhode Island Financial Literacy Conference Financial literacy can help low income families avoid high cost predatory business practices, prepare for emergencies, and save for major assets including housing, education, a car, or starting a business. Many organizations in Rhode Island and elsewhere are expanding programs and trying new approaches.

June 8-10, 2003	How Humans Behave: Implications for Economics and Economic Policy This conference brought together economists, behavioral scientists, and economic policymakers in the hope of applying insights from psychology and other behavioral disciplines to improve our understanding of how people make decisions as individuals and, ultimately, in a macroeconomic setting.
June 5, 2003	The Second Annual Regional & Community Bankers Conference
February 2003	National Consumer Protection Week 2003 Conference Topics include The Debit vs Credit Controversy, Check Truncation: New Check Processing Systems, and Innovative & Future Payment Systems.

October 2002	Banking on the Community- Untapped Markets: Embracing Potential for Economic Opportunities
June 2002	Education in the 21st Century: Meeting the Challenges of a Changing World Experts from a variety of perspectives analyzed current institutional and financial arrangements in the area of education, with the goal of identifying the nature of the shortcomings and appropriate ameliorative actions.
June 2002	Regional & Community Bankers Conference
April 2002	The Impact of Economic Slowdowns on Financial Institutions and Their Regulators A symposium jointly sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the Journal of Financial Intermediation

November 2001

Capital Allocation for Operational Risk Conference
The conference provided a comprehensive understanding of current and evolving best practices in identifying, measuring, and modeling operational risk and in managing and mitigating this risk through capital allocation, insurance, and other existing and potential risk management tools.

Conferences and Events