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 | The Subprime Housing Crisis:
Interdisciplinary Policy Perspectives
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA |
This Forkenbrock Series Symposium will focus on the urgent need for well-formulated
policy responses to address the housing foreclosure crisis. The event seeks to increase
awareness about policy responses among citizens, academics and policy makers within Iowa and beyond. Invited speakers will include leading scholars from diverse fields such as business, economics,
government affairs and urban planning, as well as leaders of government
agencies, financial institutions and non-profit agencies.
Symposium focus
This symposium will include discussions about:
- The scope and scale of the foreclosure crisis
- Factors that contributed to and precipitated the crisis
- Ameliorative and preventive policy responses
- Lessons learned from past foreclosure crises
The sessions are geared towards providing a deeper and comprehensive understanding of the causes and
consequences of the crisis with information from multiple
perspectives, increasing awareness about "best practices," and critiquing past policy interventions, and new measures
that have been recently adopted or are being seriously considered for
implementation.
Intended audience
Researchers from diverse fields such as law, business and urban planning, as well as local, state and national policy makers dealing with the negative consequences of this crisis. The program will also hold interest for leaders from the banking, insurance and construction industries, and for representatives of non-profit agencies involved in helping families affected by this crisis. Representatives of the media and citizens are also welcome. Application is pending for 8 hours of Iowa Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit through the Iowa Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Legal Education.
Date: October 10-11, 2008
Location: hotel Vetro
Iowa City, IA
Symposium fee: $150
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