From our friends at RI Jump$tart and the RI Council for Economic Education:
DATE: Sat, November 17, 2018, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM EST
LOCATION: Rhode Island College, 600 Mount Pleasant Ave, Student Union Ballroom, Providence, RI
COST: free
Registration: Eventbrite
Do you want to help build a brighter financial future for our students and communities? Please join us at this engaging annual conference to expand your financial awareness, knowledge, and capability.
Teachers, social-service providers, veterans, librarians, parents and any adults who are passionate about educating others about financial literacy are invited to attend the 5th Annual Financial Capability Conference – Saturday November 17, 2018. Join distinguished education, government, and industry leaders, including RI General Treasurer Seth Magaziner, for great information and networking.
Join us at the conference to experience relevant workshops, interactive exhibits, and informative panel sessions designed to meet the unique Personal Finance educational needs of K-16 student and adult populations. In addition to general-interest topic sessions, there will be free professional development workshop opportunities for educators scheduled throughout the day. Build your Personal Financial capacity, alongside your library of instructional resources at this FREE, day-long conference.
Letters will be provided to conference participants who attend the full-day program. In addition, CEU’s (undergraduate and graduate) will be available to participants through Rhode Island College for a nominal fee.
This conference is being hosted by Rhode Island College, and organized by the Rhode Island Jump$tart Coalition and the Rhode Island Council for Economic Education. We greatly appreciate the generous support of Fidelity Investments and Pawtucket Credit Union as Platinum Sponsors for the conference; Rhode Island Student Loan Association, Next Gen Personal Finance, Rhode Island College, and Bridgewater State University as Gold Sponsors; and the University of Rhode Island and Junior Achievement Rhode Island as Bronze Sponsors.
Please sign up today to reserve your place at the 5th Annual Financial Capability Conference, and be sure to share this announcement with your colleagues and friends! The Conference program will be forthcoming.