TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Online reservations for the 2012 Economic Outlook Conference, presented by The University of Alabama’s Center for Business and Economic Research, can be made through Friday, Jan. 6.
The conference will be Thursday, Jan. 12, at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel in Montgomery. UA’s Center for Business and Economic Research, or CBER, is part of the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration.
The conference keynote address, “The Economy: View from the Fed,” will be delivered by David Altig, senior vice president and director of research, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
The Alabama Outlook, a state forecast and review of metro areas, will be presented by Ahmad Ijaz, CBER’s director of economic forecasting, and Carolyn Trent, socioeconomic analyst at CBER.
Dr. Samuel Addy, associate dean for research and outreach at the Culverhouse College of Commerce, will present the luncheon address, “Critical Issues for U.S. Economic Recovery and Growth.”
The 2012 conference sponsors are the Alabama Council on Economic Education; the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs; Alabama Power; Alabama SBDC network; Alabama-Mississippi Intermodal Complex; BBVA Compass; BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama; Boeing Co.; Hyundai Motor Manufacturing; Kuykendall and Associates, LLC; Mercedes-Benz U.S. International; Riley and Jackson; ServisFirst Bank; Sterne Agee; and Vulcan Materials Co.
The registration fee of $150 includes a copy of the “Alabama Economic Outlook 2012,” conference materials and lunch.
Registration may be made online at cber.cba.ua.edu
Contact
Bill Gerdes, UA media relations, 205/348-8318, bgerdes@cba.ua.edu
Source
Deborah Hamilton, CBER, 205/348-2952, dhamilto@cba.ua.edu