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Inside the Vault | Spring 2009

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Little Rock

Pig E. Bank Economics

May 6, 2009 | 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis—Little Rock Branch
Stephens Building | Little Rock, Ark.

25 Cents’ Worth of History teaches Eighth District economics and history using state coins.

To register:

visit www.stlouisfed.org/education/conferences,
call Julie Kerr at 501-324-8296 or
e-mail julie.a.kerr@stls.frb.org.

Little Rock/Louisville

It’s Your Paycheck!

Little Rock, Ark.
March 11, 2009
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis—Little Rock Branch

Bowling Green, Ky.
March 24, 2009
Bowling Green Junior High School

Evansville, Ind.
April 16, 2009
Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center

Learn more about It’s Your Paycheck, a new high school personal finance curriculum from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

For more information, go to www.stlouisfed.org/education/conferences.

Activity-Based Economics: It's Not the Dismal Science

July 13-17, 2009 | 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Pulaski Technical College
Little Rock, Ark.

This workshop features microeconomics, macroeconomics, globalization and technology presentations by award-winning economic educators.

For information about this workshop, go to http://economicsarkansas.org/calendar/.

Louisville/Memphis

Focus on Finance

A personal finance workshop for K-12 educators

April 2–3, 2009 | 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis—Memphis Branch
Memphis, Tenn.

To register, e-mail jeannette.n.bennett@stls.frb.org.

Right Start

An Institute for New and Beginning Teachers of Economics

June 8-11, 2009
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis—Louisville Branch
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Louisville Airport—Kentucky Expo Center
Louisville, Ky.

To register, visit www.econ.org/programs/rightstart.html.

Focus on the Economy

June 23-25, 2009
Millsaps College
Jackson, Miss.

To register, visit www.mscee.org and click on “Focus on the Economy”.

Arkansas History and the Great Depression Curriculum Workshop

A one-day professional development workshop

July 10, 2009 | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Northeast Arkansas Education Cooperative
Walnut Ridge, Ark.

To register, e-mail jeannette.n.bennett@stls.frb.org.

Kids and Money Workshop

A one-day professional development workshop

July 17, 2009 | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Northeast Arkansas
Education Cooperative
Walnut Ridge, Ark.

To register, e-mail jeannette.n.bennett@stls.frb.org.

St. Louis

Summer School at the Fed

June 8-10, 2009
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
St. Louis, Mo.

To register for this two and one-half day program on the role of government through SIUE, contact Mary Anne Pettit at 618-650-2583 or e-mail mpettit@siue.edu. To register through UMSL, contact Sharon Laux at 314-516-5249 or e-mail lauxs@umsl.edu.

Eighth District

Annual Educator Conferences

Fiscal Policy: What Does It Mean for the Economy and Why Does It Matter to You?

Louisville, Ky.
July 21, 2009 (grades 5-12)

Little Rock, Ark.
July 22, 2009 (grades K-12}

Fayetteville, Ark.
July 23, 2009 (grades K-12)

Memphis, Tenn.
Nov. 4, 2009 (elementary)
Nov. 5, 2009 (secondary)

St. Louis, Mo.
Oct. 13, 2009 (grades 5-8)
Oct. 14, 2009 (grades 9-12)

This one-day conference will cover the role of fiscal policy in the economy. Robert Rasche, Senior Vice President of Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, will provide content. For more information, go to www.stlouisfed.org/education/conferences.

Little Rock/Louisville/Memphis

Hot Topics in the News Essay Contest

March 18, 2009, is the deadline for entries to the Little Rock, Louisville and Memphis contests.

Bank Contacts

Little Rock: Billy Britt—501-324-8368 or billy.j.britt@stls.frb.org
Louisville: Dave Ballard—502-568-9257 or david.b.ballard@stls.frb.org
Memphis: Jeannette Bennett—901-579-4104 or jeannette.n.bennett@stls.frb.org
St. Louis: Mary Suiter—314-444-4662 or mary.c.suiter@stls.frb.org or Barb Flowers—314-444-8421 or barbara.flowers@stls.frb.org

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