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SEPTEMBER 21-23, 2004
SHERATON NEW ORLEANS HOTEL
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION DEADLINE
August 20, 2004
Space is limited so sign up early!
HOTEL RESERVATION DEADLINE:
August 20, 2004
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Schedule
The following schedule is designed to help you create your own agenda for the conference. Workshop sessions are identified by track and experience level.
| Tuesday, September 21, 2004 |
7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Registration (Breakfast Available) |
9:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Pre-conference Sessions |
| Introduction to IDAs |
| Winning Communication Strategies to Advance IDAs |
| Developing, Growing, and Sustaining Regional Collaboratives |
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Plenary Session 1 with Lunch (Opening Session)
Sharing our Visions |
2:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Concurrent Workshop Sessions I |
| I.1 |
Assets: What’s the Budget Got to Do with It?
Assets Policy: Federal/Intermediate or Advanced |
| I.2 |
Overview of State IDA Policy: 1993 – 2004
Assets Policy: State/Beginner |
| I.3 |
IDAs and Housing
IDA Initiatives and Operations: Asset Building by Type and Use/Beginner |
| I.4 |
Increasing Accessibility: How to Develop and Fund IDA Programs for People with Disabilities
IDA Initiatives and Operations: Asset Building by Population/Intermediate |
| I.5 |
Learning from Abroad: International Innovations in Savings and Microfinance
IDA Initiatives and Operations: International Asset Building/Beginner |
| I.6 |
Managing Collaboratives
IDA Initiatives and Operations: Emerging Issues and Approaches/Advanced |
| I.7 |
Assets for Independence Act Demonstration Program
IDA Initiatives and Operations: Emerging Issues and Approaches/Intermediate |
| I.8 |
Program Design and Sustainability
IDA Initiatives and Operations: Emerging Issues and Approaches/Intermediate |
| I.9 |
Financial Products of the Future: The Next Generation of IDAs
New Technologies, Products, and Markets: Financial Institutions/Intermediate or Advanced |
| I.10 |
Special Considerations for Youth Savings Programs
New Technologies, Products, and Markets: Children and Youth/Beginner |
| I.11 |
Enhancing IDAs with Existing Financial Products and Services
New Technologies, Products, and Markets: Tools and Products/Intermediate |
| I.12 |
Evaluating Your IDA Program: Developing Goals and Measuring Outcomes
Research and Evaluation/Beginner |
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Time-to-Talk Roundtables |
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception
"A Taste of New Orleans" |
| Wednesday, September 22, 2004 |
8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Plenary Session 2 with Breakfast
Poverty in America: Putting Assets in the Solution
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10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Concurrent Workshop Sessions II |
| II.1 |
Fighting Poverty: The Role of Asset Building in Public Policy
Assets Policy: Federal/Beginner |
| II.2 |
Getting the Most out of the State Asset Development Report Card
Assets Policy: State/Intermediate or Advanced |
| II.3 |
IDAs and Microenterprise
IDA Initiatives and Operations: Asset Building by Type and Use/Beginner |
| II.4 |
Asset Building for Refugees and Recent Immigrants
IDA Initiatives and Operations: Asset Building by Population/Advanced |
| II.5 |
Lessons Learned from Canada’s Largest IDA Initiative
IDA Initiatives and Operations: International Asset Building/Intermediate |
| II.6 |
Reaching the Numbers: Maximizing Design to Deliver More IDAs
IDA Initiatives and Operations: Emerging Issues and Approaches/Advanced |
| II.7 |
Self-sustaining IDA Initiatives
IDA Initiatives and Operations: Emerging Issues and Approaches/Intermediate |
| II.8 |
Employer-based Accounts: Examining Key Issues of the Emerging Field
New Technologies, Products, and Markets: Employers/Intermediate |
| II.9 |
Financial Institutions and IDAs: Experiences and Attitudes
New Technologies, Products, and Markets: Financial Institutions/Intermediate |
| II.10 |
Sowing SEEDs: Universal Asset Building from Birth
New Technologies, Products, and Markets: Children and Youth/All |
| II.11 |
Using Technology to Enhance IDA Delivery
New Technologies, Products, and Markets: Tools and Products/Intermediate |
| II.12 |
Quantitative and Qualitative Findings from the American Dream Demonstration
Research and Evaluation/Beginner |
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Plenary Session 3 with Lunch
Celebrating How Far We Have Come and Where We are Going |
2:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Concurrent Workshop Sessions III |
| III.1 |
Financial Institutions and IDA Policy
Assets Policy: Federal/Beginner |
III.2 |
Asset Limits: A Look at Savings Barriers
Assets Policy: State/Beginner |
III.3 |
IDAs and Post-secondary Education
IDA Initiatives and Operations: Asset Building by Type and Use/Beginner |
III.4 |
Increasing Access to IDAs in Rural and Native Communities
IDA Initiatives and Operations: Asset Building by Population/Beginner |
III.5 |
Faith-based IDA Initiatives
IDA Initiatives and Operations: Emerging Issues and Approaches/Beginner |
III.6 |
The More You Know: Tips on Identifying and Securing the Right Technical Assistance
IDA Initiatives and Operations: Emerging Issues and Approaches/Beginner |
III.7 |
Funding Sources and Strategies
IDA Initiatives and Operations: Emerging Issues and Approaches/Beginner |
III.8 |
The Employer Experience
New Technologies, Products, and Markets: Employers/All |
III.9 |
Getting to the "Back of the Bank"
New Technologies, Products, and Markets: Financial Institutions/Advanced |
III.10 |
Children's Savings Accounts: An International Perspective
New Technologies, Products, and Markets: Children and Youth/Beginner |
III.11 |
Integrating Savings and Credit
New Technologies, Products, and Markets: Tools and Products/Beginner |
III.12 |
Research Findings from Federal IDA Initiatives
Research and Evaluation/Beginner |
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Time-to-Talk Roundtables |
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Assets Alliance Reception
"Puttin Salt on the Beans" |
| Thursday, September 23, 2004 |
8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Plenary Session 4 with Breakfast |
| Success Stories |
10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Concurrent Workshop Sessions IV |
| IV.1 |
Keeping What You've Got: Asset Protection Policy
Assets Policy: Federal/Intermediate |
| IV.2 |
Building Momentum: Navigating State Asset Building Policy Obstacles
Assets Policy: State/Intermediate |
| IV.3 |
Reaching the Poorest of the Poor
IDA Initiatives and Operations: Asset Building by Population/Beginner |
| IV.4 |
Serving Multi-cultural Markets
IDA Initiatives and Operations: Asset Building by Population/Intermediate |
| IV.5 |
Strengthening Families through Asset Building
IDA Initiatives and Operations: Emerging Issues and Approaches/Beginner |
| IV.6 |
Asset Purchase Effective Practices
IDA Initiatives and Operations: Emerging Issues and Approaches/Advanced |
| IV.7 |
High Impact Financial Education
IDA Initiatives and Operations: Emerging Issues and Approaches/Beginner |
| IV.8 |
Forging the Way: Lifelong Learning Accounts
New Technologies, Products, and Markets: Employers/Intermediate |
| IV.9 |
Managing Partnerships between Nonprofits and Financial Institutions
New Technologies, Products, and Markets: Financial Institutions/Beginner |
| IV.10 |
Policy Proposals, Opportunities, and Barriers for Youth Savings
New Technologies, Products, and Markets: Children and Youth/Beginner |
| IV.11 |
State College Savings Plans as Part of a Progressive Asset-building System
New Technologies, Products, and Markets: Tools and Products/Intermediate |
| IV.12 |
Results from Statewide IDA Initiatives
Research and Evaluation/Beginner |
12:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Plenary Session 5 with Lunch (Closing Session)
Forging our Paths: The Road to Sustainability |
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