Multi-Level Lending in China Conference co-organized by PERC and the Peking University ACOM Financial Information Research Center. Click here to read the tentative schedule of events and register!

PERC's Patrick Walker will be speaking November 13 at 1:00pm at the National Credit Reporting Association's 2009 National Conference in Charleston, South Carolina. For more information, visit the NCRA's website here.

PERC's Dr. Robin Varghese will present "Using the Credit Reporting System to Expand Financial Inclusion" at the 1st Arab Credit Reporting Initiative (ACRI) Workshop in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

PERC will sponsor the American Gas Association's Uncollectibles Workshop and host an informational table. More information is available here.

PERC's Dr. Robin Varghese sat on the panel of experts at the 5th SEACEN/ABAC/ABA/PECC Public Private Dialogue for the Asia-Pacific Region in Bangkok, Thailand.

Dr. Michael Turner will be presenting at the National Association of Credit Management's Credit Congress 2009. He will focus on the positive effects of utilities reporting customer payment information to credit reporting agencies. For more information, or to attend, please see NACM's conference website at creditcongress.nacm.org.

Dr. Michael Turner will be presenting on credit reporting standards in the Asia-Pacific region on behalf of the Asia-Pacific Credit Coalition at the Second APEC Business Advisory Council meeting in Brunei Darussalam.

Dr. Michael Turner will be presenting on cross-border data access for lenders and third-party credit providers at FairIsaac's InterACT 09 Conference. Dr. Turner will review current legislation to create better credit markets through data sharing, as well stress the importance of positive data.

InterACT 09 is FairIsaac's annual risk conference. To register for the event, or to view the latest agenda, please go to the InterAct 09 home page.

PERC President Dr. Michael Turner will be attending the next meeting on the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) held in Wellington, New Zealand. Dr. Turner will be participating in dicussions about financial identity and credit reporting systems as part of a larger, APEC-wide financial inclusion agenda. For more information, please visit the ABAC website at www.abaconline.org.

PERC President Dr. Michael Turner will be speaking at the NMSDC Petrochemical & Energy Industry Group Procurement Connections Forum. He will discuss Recovering But Not Recovered, PERC's latest research publication on small business recovery in the Gulf Coast. The Forum seeks to introduce minority and women business enterprises to the benefits of certification, identify high potential MWBEs to support the energy industry, and to provide capacity building opportunities for MWBEs.