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PeopleTalk Speaker Series with Dean Lisa Servon
December 10, 2009
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PeopleTalk Speaker Series discussion on "The Role of Micro-Lending in the U.S." PeopleFund is delighted to welcome Lisa Servon, Dean of Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy, who will be leading the presentation with an interactive discussion to follow. We hope to see you there!
PeopleFund and Bank of America are delighted to welcome Lisa Servon,Dean of The New School for Management and Urban Policy in NYC, and author of several books, including Gender and Planning: A Reader (Rutgers 2006), Bridging the Digital Divide: Technology, Community, and Public Policy (Blackwell 2002), and Bootstrap Capital: Microenterprises and the American Poor Brookings 1999).
An expert on urban poverty and community development, Dean Servon will be discussing microcredit models in the United States and developing countries with emphasis on opportunities for innovative lending in underserved communities.
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PeopleTalk is a quarterly lunch event with our nation's most prolific and provocative thinkers in the fields of economic opportunity, social equity, and regional development. Speakers discuss new ideas and new models for addressing the future of our region.
Special Thanks to Our Underwriter Bank of America!
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Alamo Drafthouse - South Lamar
1120 South Lamar
Austin, TX 78704 -
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Tickets: $20 at door/$15 advance/$10 Non-Profit/Student Rate
Info Phone: 512-472-8087
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December 10, 2009Times:
11:30am - 1 pm -
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