Community Development Conferences and Roundtables

Past Research Conferences

2007 Financial Education in Oklahoma: From Policy to Action
October 24, 2007

The Oklahoma City Community Affairs Office hosted the 4th annual Financial Education in Oklahoma Conference: From Policy to Action in partnership with the Oklahoma Jump$tart Coalition. The conference brought together financial education service providers and stakeholders to learn about programs offered in the state, share experiences, and identify new strategies and resources to support financial education efforts across the state. Oklahoma's Passport to Financial Literacy Act (HB1476), requiring financial education in public schools, was highlighted during the conference as it provides a foundation for expanding financial education to youth and their families throughout the state. This and other state and federal policy initiatives, financial education programs, and their opportunities for the financial education field were explored throughout the conference.

The conference was held on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at the Moore Norman Technology Center's South Campus in Oklahoma City.

2007 Federal Reserve System Community Affairs Research Conference
March 29-30, 2007

The Community Affairs Officers of the Federal Reserve System jointly sponsored their fifth biennial research conference, to encourage objective research into the factors governing the availability of credit and capital to individuals and businesses within this changing financial services environment. The conference brought together a diverse audience from academia, financial institutions, community organizations, foundations, and the government. The Journal of Economics and Business intends to publish a special issue on the topics covered in the conference.

For more information or registration, please visit http://www.federalreserve.gov/communityaffairs/national/2007researchconf

2006 Financial Education in the Workplace Conference

In April, 2005, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City hosted a kick-off event to promote workplace financial education. This meeting was attended by representatives from employer companies and organizations. On December 5th and December 6th, 2006, The Federal Reserve and its community partners, Heart of America United Way and Consumer Credit Counseling Service will be conducting follow-up seminars that will highlight how financial education may benefit both employers and employees. The events will be hosted in Kansas City, Missouri on December 5th and Omaha, Nebraska on December 6th. Additional information is available at the links below:

The Case for Financial Education in the Workplace (pdf, 38 kb)
December 5, 2006, Kansas City, Missouri

The Case for Financial Education in the Workplace (pdf, 53 kb)
December 6, 2006, Omaha, Nebraska

Community Affairs and CFED Research Forum:
Closing the Wealth Gap: Building Assets Among Low-Income Households

The Community Affairs Offices of the Federal Reserve System and CFED held a policy research forum entitled "Closing the Wealth Gap: Building Assets among Low-Income Households". The research forum was held in conjunction with the CFED 2006 Assets Learning Conference, September 19-21, 2006, in Phoenix, Arizona.

2006 Business Expansion & Retention International Conference

The Future Is Now: 2006 Business Retention and Expansion International Conference (pdf, 1,837 kb)
May 17-19, 2006, Omaha, Nebraska

Entrepreneurship: Recognizing Opportunities (pdf, 61 kb)
May 17, 2006, Omaha, Nebraska

Asset Building in the Heartland: Innovative Strategies for Rural America

The Federal Reserve System and CFED, a national nonprofit dedicated to expanding economic opportunity, partnered a series of regional forums entitled Innovations in Asset-Building Policy, Products, and Programs. The Kansas City forum was co-hosted with the Dallas, Chicago, Minneapolis, and St. Louis Federal Reserve Banks. The all day event was held on March 14, 2006. For additional information please refer to the CFED asset building forum website.