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NBER: Conference on Measuring and Managing Federal Financial Risk
Subject: Conference on Measuring and Managing Federal Financial Risk
From: Rob Shannon (rshannon@nber.org)
Date: Thu Jan 11 2007 - 12:35:28 EST
>TO: Invitees
>FROM: Rob Shannon
>DATE: January 11, 2007
>RE: Conference on Measuring and Managing Federal Financial Risk
>
>As a reminder, Deborah Lucas would like to invite you to a conference on
>Measuring and Managing Federal Financial Risk, scheduled for February 8
>and 9, 2007 at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern
>University. The conference announcement is attached and the preliminary
>program can be found at
>http://www.nber.org/~confer/2007/MMFFR/program.pdf. If you would like to
>attend and have not already registered, please complete and return the
>reply form
>(www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/research/risk/federal/MMFFR_Registration.htm)
> by January 31. The goal is to bring together a diverse group of
>academics in the areas of finance, economics, public policy, and
>accounting, as well as a select group of policymakers, to discuss new
>research directed at improving the measurement and management of these
>costs and risks, with an emphasis on budget implications. The papers and
>discussions will be published as an NBER book.
>
>Unfortunately, due to a limited budget, only authors and discussants will
>be reimbursed for expenses. However, hotel reservation assistance is
>available. Reservations will be made at the Allen Center, the Kellogg
>executive education center where the conference will be held, space
>permitting. The rate is $125.00 plus tax per night. Additional rooms
>will be available at the nearby Orrington Hotel at a similar
>rate. Arrangements are being made, as requested, through the Zell Center
>at Kellogg. Please contact Deborah Brauer at (840) 491-2752 or by e-mail
>at d-brauer@kellogg.northwestern.edu if you have questions about lodging
>or other logistics.
>
>Papers for the conference can be found at
>http://www.nber.org/~confer/2007/MMFFR/program.pdf as they become available.
>
>If you have any questions or need additional information please contact me
>at 617/588-0384 or by e-mail to rshannon@nber.org.
>
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