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Upcoming Conferences and Events

• GATA Conference
  January 17 and 18, 2010
  Vancouver, Canada
  
  The conference itself will be held Sunday and Monday, January 17 and 18, at both the Fairmont Vancouver and the Hyatt Regency Vancouver hotel around the corner at 655 Burrard St. and its speakers will include many GATA favorites, including Thom Calandra of the Ticker Trax letter, Sprott Asset Management Chief Investment Strategist John Embry, Frank Holmes of U.S. Global Investors, Al Korelin of the Korelin Economics Report, Jay Taylor of J. Taylor's Gold and Technology Stocks letter, John Lee of Mau Capital, and Peter Spina of GoldSeek.com and SilverSeek.com. Also speaking will be GATA Chairman Bill Murphy; GATA board member Ed Steer, whose daily gold and silver market commentary is distributed by Casey Research; and your secretary/treasurer.
  
  Fee: Admission to the conference is $40 but you can get a $20 discount by registering at the conference's Internet site and using the promotion code "GATA."
  
  Location: Fairmont Vancouver and the Hyatt Regency Vancouver Hotel, 655 Burrard St., Vancouver, Canada.  GATA will hold a public reception at the conclusion of the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference, from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, January 18, in the rooftop lounge of one of the two conference hotels, the Fairmont Vancouver at 900 West Georgia St. There will be free snacks and a cash bar.  You can learn about the Vancouver conference and register for it here.

• The Failure of the Keynesian State (Mises Circle, Houston, sponsored by Jeremy Davis)
  January 23, 2010
  Houston, Texas, Hilton Houston Post Oak
  
  The New Deal began before John Maynard Keynes propagated his theories. But the state was pleased to have a scientific gloss for its looting, inflating, and controlling ways. The question then and the question now is: does this approach actually stimulate the economy. The Great Depression lasted long past the New Deal. In Japan, the Keynesian way has turned a marvelously productive economy into a stagnant and seemingly permanent mess. What will the same path mean for the U.S.?

   

  Our speakers will address the failures of macroeconomic planning then and now, and urge another path called free enterprise, words that Obama seems to have difficultly uttering to say nothing of practicing.

  Registration fee is $75 per person, which includes lunch and refreshment breaks. (There is a non-refundable registration processing fee of $25 for cancellations.)

  Location: This event will take place in the Ballroom of Hilton Houston Post Oak, 2001 Post Oak Blvd., Houston, Texas. For accommodations at the Hilton Post Oak, call 713-961-9300 before December 29 and mention the Mises Institute for a special rate of $119 per night, plus tax.

• The Birth and Death of the Fed
  February 26-27, 2010
  Jekyll Island, Georgia
  
  The Federal Reserve has had long enough to demonstrate its use to the American economy. The latest economic crisis alone is enough to discredit its claims as the great stabilizer. There is the long history of devastating inflation, the government spending it funds, the wars and welfare that are made possible by its printing presses, and also the conflicts of interest and corruptions it introduces into public life. We can do without the central bank. We don't need the Fed. Our money and our future would be more assured without it.
  
  In this conference, the Mises Institute returns to the founding home of the Fed, cobbled together in secret at the Jekyll Island Resort in Georgia, under the guise of a "duck hunting expedition."
  
  The conference opens on Friday at 9:00 a.m. and ends Saturday evening.   Registration fee is $390 per person for Mises Institute Members ($480 for Non-Members) and $585 per couple for Members ($670 per couple for Non-Members). Registration includes all sessions, refreshment breaks, Ron Paul Book Signing Reception Friday evening, Luncheon in honor of Ron Paul on Saturday, and a Morgan-Rockefeller Oyster Roast on the beach Saturday evening followed by a lively Rothbard Late Night Reception. (Call 800-636-4737 to check the status of your Membership to qualify for Member prices.) 
  
  For accommodations at the stunning Jekyll Island Club Hotel, call 800-535-9547 or 912-635-2600 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it before January 26 and mention the Mises Institute for a special rate of $129 per night plus tax and fee.