NEW! Attend the 2010 NABE Professional Development Seminar and earn NABE's Certificate in Economic Measurement
2010 NABE Professional Development Seminar
Making Sense of the Economic Puzzle
April 12-14, 2010
Sheraton Crystal City
Arlington, VA
NOTE: Onsite registration is now closed. Click here to register for the Live Webcast.
Now in its 7th year, the NABE Professional Development Seminar (PDS) is a convenient, cost-effective program designed to strengthen your knowledge of economic statistics and analytical techniques, enhancing your ability to add value in your workplace. All PDS attendees earn NABE's Certificate in Economic Measurement.
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Have you attended the PDS before? Not this PDS!
The 2010 NABE Professional Development Seminar has been expanded and is now jam-packed with new content including sessions on:
- Private sector data sources
- The Fed Beige Book
- The American Communities Survey
- The Federal Reserve's balance sheet
- The Economic Census
The 2010 Professional Development Seminar will feature a dual-track format:
New to the PDS? Stick to Track A to learn about central statistical concepts like measuring employment, GDP and the national accounts, and inflation indexes.
PDS veteran? Focus on Track B to develop a deeper understanding of the Fed Beige Book, the balance sheet of the Federal Reserve, the economic census, and measures of regional economic performance.
Both tracks A and B will feature sessions which pair data producers with prominent data users to provide you with an insightful view of how data are compiled and how these same data are utilized by leading analysts. For the full program, click here.
PDS attendees earn NABE's new Certificate in Economic Measurement and will gain:
- a comprehensive knowledge of all major measures of U.S. economic performance including employment, prices, GDP, housing and home prices, and corporate profits;
- insight into how economic statistics are collected and compiled by Federal agencies and private sector data providers;
- familiarity with analytical techniques employed by top practitioners to evaluate economic data.
Optional Skills Session |
NOTE: All attendees are encouraged to bring their laptops. Presentations will be distributed on complimentary USB drives. Free WiFi access will be available in all meeting rooms.
CFA CHARTERHOLDERS: Did you know that NABE is a CFA Approved Provider? CFA Charterholders will earn 14 hours of CE credit for attending the 2010 NABE Economic Policy Conference. To claim your CE credit, simply register for the conference, provide your CFA member number at the conference registration desk, and the CE credit for your participation in this program will be automatically recorded in your CE Diary.
Registration
PDS Registration Fees*
NABE Member: $395
Non-member: $625
PDS Registration Fees plus Monday Skills Session
NABE Member: $445
Non-member: $775
* Fees increase by $50 after March 19
Cutoff for NABE Rate at the Sheraton Crystal City is March 19, for more information, click here.
Are you a student, professor, or young professional? Click here to apply for a full PDS scholarship throught The NABE Foundation
Comments from 2009 PDS Attendees
"The Professional Development Seminar provided a great opportunity for me to enhance my technical understanding of data sources and macro models as well as network with top-level economists.”
– George Raitu, Economist, National Association of Realtors®
“Two of my team members and I attended the PDS expecting an impersonal, classroom-style event. What we discovered was a very informal, highly interactive and dialogue-based seminar. The small group ‘feel’ of this seminar made all the difference. I would highly recommend this seminar to any professional economist.”
– Chris Crafton, Ph.D., Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton