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Description & Goals Agenda

Speakers

Alvin Williams Gary Smith Rob Brown William Gunther

Presentations

"An Overview of the Mississippi Regional Economic Analysis Project""Income Side of the Coin""An Overview of the BEA Regional Accounts"

Who Should Attend & Why Sponsors Registration Location

Data & Tools for Understanding
Our State & Local Economies

Mississippi Regional Economic Analysis Project Training

April 3, 2008

Jackson, Mississippi

Agenda

Time	Topics(s)	Speaker(s)
8:15 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.	Registration & Coffee
8:45 a.m. - 9 a.m.	"Welcome and Introductions"	Alvin Williams, College of Business, University of Southern Mississipppi Bill Gunther, Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of Southern Mississipppi
9 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.	Where Does All this Data Come From? "An Overview of BEA's Regional Accounts"	Rob Brown, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Measurement Division
9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.	What Has MS-REAP Done with the BEA Data....and Why? "An Overview of the Mississippi Regional Economic Analysis Project (MS-REAP)"	Gary Smith, Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Analysis Project
10:30 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.	Break
10:50 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.	"Tracking Changes in the Local Economy: The Importance of Looking at the Income Side of the Coin"	Gary Smith, Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Analysis Project
11:50 a.m. - 1 p.m.	Lunch
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.	Tracking Changes in Your Local Economy "Hands On....Using MS-REAP On Your Laptop!" Part I - Graphic and Comparative Trends Analysis Part II - Major Component Analysis Part III - Analysis of Industry Structure and Performance
3 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.	Closing and an Evaluation...Online
3:20 p.m. - 4 p.m.	Networking & Refreshments