Evening at the Fed
Dinner and Discussion for High School Teachers
Dallas, October 12, 2004
San Antonio, October 13, 2004
Houston, October 14, 2004
El Paso, October 21, 2004

Energy Issues and the U.S. Economy Do rising oil and natural gas prices threaten the U.S. economic recovery? How has the U.S. economy responded to higher energy prices in the past? Can we learn from past experiences? Evening at the Fed will address such questions and offer ideas for using energy issues as a means of preparing students for the Fed Challenge competition as well as bringing basic economic concepts to the classroom.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas will host a series of dinner meetings in October for high school teachers. Evening at the Fed is designed to help you bring information to your students on a very timely and important issue—energy. The meetings will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Bank's Dallas office and its branches in El Paso, Houston and San Antonio.

The dinner meetings will feature an energy economist speaking on recent developments in energy markets and their effects on the U.S. and Texas economies. Ideas for classroom activities will be included. The evenings will conclude with information about the Federal Reserve System's academic competition, Fed Challenge, and how to start a team.

Scheduled speakers are Stephen P.A. Brown, director of energy economics and microeconomic policy analysis, and Mine K. Yücel, vice president and head of regional research at the Dallas Fed. Join us for dinner and discussion at a location convenient for you. There is no charge for Evening at the Fed, but space is limited and you must register to attend. Registration deadline is Wednesday, Oct. 6.

Fast Facts

Locations and Dates

Dallas Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004 Speaker: Stephen P.A. Brown Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas 2200 N. Pearl St., Dallas, TX 75201 Directions   San Antonio Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2004 Speaker: Stephen P.A. Brown Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, San Antonio Branch 126 E. Nueva St., San Antonio, TX 78204   Houston Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004 Speaker: Mine K. Yücel Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch 1701 San Jacinto St., Houston, TX 77002 Directions [PDF]   El Paso Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004 Speaker: Mine K. Yücel Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, El Paso Branch 301 E. Main St., El Paso, TX 79901

Time

5:30 to 8 p.m.

Credit

Certificates for professional development credit hours will be awarded.

More information

Tangie Larry Public Affairs Department Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas 214-922-5276 or 800-333-4460, ext. 5276 E-mail

About the Speakers

Stephen P.A. Brown conducts and manages economic research and analysis at the Dallas Fed. His research focuses primarily on energy, environmental and natural resource economics, microeconomic public policy and economic conditions. He holds a B.S. in economics from California Polytechnic State University and an M.A. and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Maryland.

Mine K. Yücel analyzes the regional economy and energy markets at the Dallas Fed and has published numerous articles on energy and regional growth. Yücel is president of the United States Association of Energy Economics (USAEE). She holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in mathematics from Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey, and a Ph.D. in economics from Rice University.