Conference Dedicated to the Late R. Keith Schwer, UNLV Center for Business and Economic Research Director and Local Authority on Economic Analysis

WHAT: Local and national economists will discuss the recession, the status of the Southern Nevada economy and predicted economic trends at the UNLV Center for Business and Economic Research semi-annual economic outlook conference. The family of the late R. Keith Schwer, Ph.D., UNLV professor and long-time director of the center, will provide opening remarks.

WHO: Among the scheduled presenters:

o Mary Riddel, UNLV associate professor of economics

o James Smith, director of the Center for Business Forecasting at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill/chief economist for Parsec Financial Management

o Marshall J. Vest, director of the Economic and Business Research Center at the University of Arizona

o Esmael Adibi, director of the A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research at Chapman University

WHEN: Dec. 16 from 7:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

WHERE: The M Resort in the Milan Ballroom, 12300 Las Vegas Blvd. S.

DETAILS: Register at http://cber.unlv.edu, or call (702) 895-3191 or e-mail cber@unlv.nevada.edu.

MEDIA: Media must register for a credential prior to the conference by calling (702) 895-3191.