Strengthening New England's Rural Economies Community Development Advisory Council's 2013 Regional Convening 
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Meetings will be held three times a year. While most meetings will be held at the Federal Reserve Bank, reasonable efforts will be made to hold at least one meeting annually out in a District area site. Agendas will be developed jointly by the Council members and Reserve Bank staff.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's New England Community Development Advisory Council (CDAC), in partnership with Newport City Renaissance, cordially invites you to the New England Community Development Advisory Council's Strengthening New England's Rural Economies 2013 Regional Convening.
The 2013 Regional Convening brings together Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Senior Leadership, Community Development Advisory Council members from across New England, Newport City Renaissance Staff and members of Vermont's state government and community development sectors to discuss the implications of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program as a tool for New England's rural communities and their respective economic development efforts.
Strengthening New England's Rural Economies is intended to be interactive and thought-provoking.
Additional Information on the EB-5 Visa Program
- US Citizenship and Immigration Services: EB-5 Visa Program Homepage
- "Charles Lane: EB-5 Visa Immigration Program is Flawed"
Washington Post, April 2013 - "Chinese Investors Get Picky Over U.S. Visa-for-Cash Deal"
Wall Street Journal, March 2013 - "Visas-for-Dollars Program a Boon to Hotel Developers"
New York Times, September 2012
Agenda
Registration & Networking
Welcome & Acknowledgements
Richard Walker
Senior Vice President, New England Community Development Advisory Council Chairperson
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
The Federal Reserve & Its Regional & Community Outreach Department
Ken Montgomery
First Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Regional Economic Update
Robert Clifford
Policy Analyst, New England Public Policy Center
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Presentation
Break
Moderated Discussion
Prabal Chakrabarti
Vice President, Regional & Community Outreach
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Panel - The implications of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program for New England's rural LMI communities and their respective community economic development efforts.
- Merten Bangemann-Johnson
Rural Edge (formally Gilman Housing Trust) - David Dangler
NeighborWorks America Rural Initiative - Jon Freeman
Northern Community Investment Corporation
Presentation - Brent Raymond
International Trade & Vermont's EB-5 Regional Center - Patricia Sears
Newport City Renaissance
Presentation - William (Bill) Stenger
Jay Peak Resorts
Presentation - John Ward
City of Newport
Lunch/Close
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