Texas Economic & Demographic Association
2011-2012 Program Calendar


Except Where Noted, All Meetings Are Held at the
Federal Reserve Bank – 1801 Allen Parkway
Regular Meetings: Members Free – Guests $16
Annual Membership: $55 ($27.50 for Students)
Fees for workshops and symposiums vary.
Reception begins 30 minutes before each meeting.

Meeting Topic & Date

The Cure for What Ails Us?
The Impact of Healthcare Reform on
Houston and Texas
Thursday
September 15, 2011
Symposium
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon
$45 Members $50 non-Members $20 Students
BioScience Research Collaborative
Texas Medical Center
2nd Floor Lecture Hall (Room 280)
6500 Main St.
Houston, TX 77030

Parking underground, enter off of Dryden.

Speaker(s) and Affiliation (s)

  • Katrina Daniel, Senior Associate Commissioner for Life, Health & Licensing Program, Texas Dept. of Insurance
  • Charles Begley, Ph.D., Professor of Management, Policy & Community Health, U.T. School of Public Health
  • Travis Brashear, Health & Group Benefits Practice Leader, Towers Watson
  • Jeffrey Brownawell, Chief Revenue Officer, Memorial Hermann Hospital System
  • Spencer Berthelsen, M.D., Chairman of the Board and Managing Director, Kelsey-Sebold Clinic
  • Ken Janda, President and CEO, Community Health Choice, Inc. (CHC)
Protecting Houston's Shield, 
the Katy Prairie
Thursday
October 20, 2011
Regular Meeting
5:30-6:30
  • Jaime Gonzalez, Community Education Manager, Katy Prairie Conservancy
From Brawn to Brains:
How Immigration Works for America
Wednesday
November 16, 2011
Regular Meeting
5:30-6:30
  • Pia Orrenius, Ph.D., Research Officer and Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Using Available Data Sources
to Answer Our Questions
Houston Community College-South
1990 Airport Blvd
Wednesday
January 11, 2012
Workshop
8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
  • Paula Wright, Partnership Information Specialist, U.S. Census Bureau-Dallas Regional Office
  • Ruben Garcia, Automated and Follow-up Manager, Texas Workforce Commission
  • Janet Beinke, Director of Planning, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
The Houston Health Survey
Wednesday
February 15, 2012
Regular Meeting
5:30-6:30
  • Stephen Linder, Ph.D., Director 
  • Dritana Marko, M.D., Tom Reynolds, Ph.D. and Jessica Tullar, Ph.D., Institute for Health Policy, U.T. School of Public Health
The Changing Face of the
Texas Labor Market
Wednesday
March 21, 2012
Regular Meeting
5:30-6:30
  • Mick Normington
     Business Specialist 
     Texas Workforce Commission - Labor Market 
     and Career Information Department          
Results of the 31st Annual
Houston Area Survey
Wednesday
April 25, 2012
Regular Meeting
5:30-6:30
  • Steve Klineberg, Ph.D., Co-Director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University
The Impact of Education
Legislation of 2011
Wednesday
May 16, 2012
Symposium
8:30-noon
  • Speakers TBA
Demographic Change and
Houston Real Estate Development
Wednesday
June 20, 2012
Regular Meeting
5:30-6:30
  • Speaker TBA