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RAISE Texas Action Summit
April 29-30, 2008
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Houston Branch
1801 Allen Parkway
Houston, Texas 77019

Hosted by�� Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, RAISE Texas and the Alliance for Economic Inclusion
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In Cooperation with Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

The Summit

This year���s RAISE Texas Action Summit encapsulates the information and experience of Texas stakeholders from the previous summits and moves this process forward through four action campaigns in 2008:�� Matched savings accounts, community tax centers and EITC, alternative small dollar consumer loan products and home mortgage foreclosure prevention.�� Click here for more information on the four campaigns: [link to RAISE Texas website���summaries of the four campaigns]

The Purpose:

This summit will bring Texas asset-building stakeholders together in order to design action plans for the four campaigns.

 

 

Who Should Attend

Asset-building stakeholders from across the state of Texas including representatives of financial institutions; community development organizations and local governments; EITC/VITA site tax coalitions; IDA program administrators; financial and homebuyer education practitioners, credit counselors; and anyone interested in expanding asset-building opportunities for low- to moderate-income Texans.

Conference Details

Date and Time

���������������������� -�� April 29, 1 p.m. ��� 7:30 p.m. (networking reception and dinner 5:30-7:30 pm)
-�� April 30, 8 a.m. ��� 3:30 pm.�� (includes continental breakfast and lunch)

Location

- ��Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Houston Branch
1801 Allen Parkway
Houston, Texas 77019
- [link to driving directions/map]

Registration

���������������������� -�� Registration is $75 through April 15, and $100 thereafter.
-�� [link to online registration]

Hotel Information

A limited number of rooms have been reserved at:

Crowne Plaza (1.5 miles from the Federal Reserve Branch)
Houston�� - Downtown
1700 Smith Street
Houston, TX 77002

���������������������� http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/cp/1/en/hotel/houcc

 

Conference rate is $ 109.00/night plus tax.�� Reservations may be made by calling the hotel at 800-864-8165 and mentioning ���Federal Reserve Bank.����� The Crowne Plaza offers free shuttle service for guests within a three mile radius of the Hotel. ����

 

More Information

For more information regarding the RAISE Texas Action Summit, contact Woody Widrow, woody@covenantcapital.org, or Deidra Taylor, deidra.taylor@dal.frb.org.

 

Tentative Agenda

April 29, 2008 (Tuesday)

 

1:00 PM ��� 2:00 PM�������������������������������� Registration

2:00 PM ��� 2:30 PM�������������������������������� Welcome and Opening Remarks

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM���������������������������������� Plenary
Overview of the Four Asset Building Actions Campaigns

4:45 PM ��� 5:30 PM�������������������������������� Asset Building Small Groups Initial Campaign Meeting

5:30 PM ��� 7:30 PM�������������������������������� Network Reception/Dinner
Keynote speaker:
The Honorable Mayor Bill White
Houston, Texas����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������

 

April 30, 2008 (Wednesday)

8:00 AM ��� 8:30 AM������������������������������ Continental Breakfast

8:30 AM ��� 9:00 AM ���������������������������� Summary of Day 1 and Plan of Action for Day 2

9:15 AM ��� 11:45 AM ������������������������ Asset Building Small Groups Design Their Campaigns��

12:00 PM ��� 1:30 PM���������������������������� Lunch
Keynote speaker:
Ms. Winwell Herron
Vice President, Public Affairs and Diversity
H.E. Butt Grocery Company
Houston, TX

1:30 PM ��� 2:30 PM�������������������������������� Asset Building Small Groups Present Action Campaigns

2:45 PM ��� 3:30 PM�������������������������������� Next Steps: Plan for Each Action Campaign in 2008

 

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