10th Annual Economic Outlook Conference--Tuesday, October 28, 2008--Register Now!

This is the 10th annual Economic Outlook Conference presented by the Central Washington University College of Business. It is designed to address key issues that are important to the economic vitality of the central region of Washington.

We face a wide variety of business and economic news headlines:

• Subprime mortgage impact on the housing market
• Foreclosure notices at new high levels
• Devastating developments in financial markets and with financial institutions
• Government response to the financial crisis
• Rising oil prices and impact on agriculture, manufacturing and retail gasoline prices
• Stock market volatility in the US and globally
• Decline in the value of the dollar and effect on international balance of trade
• Developments with labor costs and productivity
• Long-term work force math skills improvement

This year's conference will bring together a group of experts who will share their expertise and perspective:

• Mr. Don Meseck will examine the most current regional labor market trends.
• Dr. Desmond O’Rourke will review the performance of the agriculture sector in the recently-concluded season and comment on market prospects.
• Dr. John Mitchell will focus on regional, national, and global economic trends.
• Dr. R. James Milgram will cover:
  • Mathematics instruction in high-achieving countries and promising new developments in this country
  • The new NCTM Focus Topics
  • Appropriate standards and texts
  • Improving Mathematics Instruction: The Mathematics Teachers Need to Know
  • The Achieve Algebra II Test and what it tells us about what we need to do

For Speaker Bios and additional Registration information, click HERE!