VAE - Virginia Association of Economists

Calendar of Events

March 2011

RABE "Economic Issues" Luncheon
Richmond Association for Business Economics
March 22, 2011 (Tuesday)     12:00 - 2:00 pm

Speaker: Nayantara Hensel, chief economist
              Department of the Navy

Topic: "The Impact of Recent Macroeconomic Forces on the
            Global Defense Industrial Base"

Location: SunTrust Bank Building (downtown Richmond)

Details: http://www.rabeva.org/hensel11.html

27th Annual NABE Economic Policy Conference
National Association for Business Economics
March 6 - 8, 2011   (Sunday - Tuesday)

Theme: "Balancing Austerity and Growth:
              Delivering Policies That Work"

Speakers: Douglas Elmendorf, director, Congressional Budget Office; Steven Englander, director and global head of G10 Strategy, Citigroup; Zhu Min, special advisor to the Managing Director, International Monetary Fund; and more

Location: Arlington, Virginia

Details: Online at http://www.nabe.com/pc11/index.html

Virginia Association of Economists (VAE)
38th Annual Meeting
March 24 - 25, 2011   (Thursday - Friday)

Description: Professional conference with presentations by researchers and economists living/working in Virginia

Keynote Speaker: Elizabeth "Betsy" Duke, member, Federal Reserve Board of Governors

Location: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Details: Online at http://www.vaecon.org

April 2011

17th Annual International Business Forum
VCU School of Business
April 6, 2011 (Wednesday)     3:00 - 5:30 pm

** This event is FREE and open to the public

Invited Panelists:

    David Berdish - manager, Sustainable Business Develop.
    Ford Motor Company

    William Godfrey, president
    Environic Foundation International

    James Vonesh
    VCU Department of Biology

Topic: "Sustainability in the Global Market Place: Are Sustainable Business Practices Tied to International Business Success and Career Advancements?"

Location: VCU Student Commons - Ballroom
901 Floyd Ave.; Richmond, VA 23220

Details: http://www.business.vcu.edu/ciba/1910.html

   For more information, contact Dr. Van Wood, VCU School of Business, vrwood@vcu.edu

RABE "Economic Issues" Luncheon
Richmond Association for Business Economics
April 15, 2011 (Friday)     12:00 - 2:00 pm

Speaker:   Tom Libby
               RL Polk

Topic: "Auto Trends"

Location: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Details: To be announced

May 2011

RABE "Economic Issues" Luncheon
Richmond Association for Business Economics
May 24, 2011 (Tuesday)     12:00 - 2:00 pm

Speaker:   Ted Prince, consultant

Topic: "Panama Canal and Virginia Ports in the Future"

Location: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Details: To be announced

June 2011

RABE "Economic Issues" Luncheon
Richmond Association for Business Economics
June 15, 2011 (Wednesday)     12:00 - 2:00 pm

Speaker:   John Walter and Patricia Wescott, economists
               Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Topic: "Banking Reform"

Location: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Details: To be announced

July 2011

RABE "Economic Issues" Luncheon
Richmond Association for Business Economics
July 13, 2011 (Wednesday) 12:00 - 2:00 pm

Speaker: William Dunkelberg, chief economist
National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB)

Topic: "Small Business Trends"

Location: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Details: To be announced

August 2011