BOSTON – A daylong conference titled The New England Economy Amid Global Uncertainty will be held Thursday, June 5, at the Wyndham Westborough Hotel, Westborough, Mass.
The conference will provide a comprehensive analysis of current and future economic conditions locally, regionally and nationally. It will feature:
• New economic forecasts for the United States, the New England region and each of the six New England states.
• An analysis of the current U.S. economic outlook by Mark Zandi, chief economist of Economy.com.
• A keynote address by Michael S. Dukakis, former governor of Massachusetts and distinguished professor at Northeastern University.
• A panel discussion of how New England is faring – and will fare – in an age of uncertainty with: Karl (Chip) Case, Wellesley College professor of economics, on housing; Andrew Sum, director of Northeastern University’s Center for Labor Market Studies, on labor issues; and Bruce Blakey, corporate economist at Northeast Utilities Service Co., on energy.
The conference, sponsored by Northeast Utilities System, will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Contact: Andrew Cranin, arcranin@aol.com, (978) 263-6631, phone and fax.
Law school offers patent program
AUGUSTA – A seminar hosted by the Maine Patent Program of the University of Maine School of Law will be held Friday, June 6, at the Senator Inn on Western Avenue.
Building a Technology-Based Business: Patents, Business Planning & Product Commercialization will run from 9 a.m. to noon.
The seminar will feature Elizabeth Worley, patent attorney and fellow with the Maine Patent Program; Meriby Sweet, business counselor with the Maine Small Business Development Center; and John Karp, program manager with the Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership.
The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required by June 4. Contact Carla Yount, administrative manager at the Maine Patent Program, at 207-874-6521 or e-mail: cyount@usm.maine.edu.
For more information and directions, visit www.mainepatent.org.
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