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Community Affairs EventsRAISE Texas Action Summit Hosted by�� Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, RAISE Texas and the Alliance for Economic Inclusion 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) Location - ��Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Registration ���������������������� -�� Registration is $75 through April 15, and $100 thereafter. Hotel Information A limited number of rooms have been reserved at: Crowne Plaza (1.5 miles from the Federal Reserve Branch) ���������������������� 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 4:45 PM ��� 5:30 PM�������������������������������� Asset Building Small Groups Initial Campaign Meeting 5:30 PM ��� 7:30 PM�������������������������������� Network Reception/Dinner
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 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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