Events
2011 - 2012 Meeting Schedule
The Atlanta Economics Club meets for a luncheon each month from September through May. The meetings begin at noon and end at 1:30pm . We have a speaker at each meeting as well as ample time for networking. Below is our meeting schedule for the 2011 - 2012 year.
- View the event agenda, summary and speaker bio
- To register for an upcoming meeting, please fill out our reservation form
- To cancel a reservation, please submit a cancellation form
2011 - 2012 AEC Speakers
| Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Kenneth Heaghney State Fiscal Economist Fiscal Research Center, Georgia State University The State of Georgia Economic Outlook |
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| Tuesday, October 18, 2011 Mike Ryan Executive Director Cushman & Wakefield Inc. Debt and Equity Markets: The State of Commercial and Industrial Loans in Atlanta and the Nation |
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| Wednesday, November 9, 2011 Kathryn Lawler External Affairs Manager Atlanta Regional Commission Georgia's Transportation Investment Act: What Do We Need to Know |
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| Tuesday, December 13, 2011 Don Sabbarese Economics Professor & Director of the Econometric Center Kennesaw State University Overview of the Economic Impacts Derived from the Georgia Purchasing Managers Survey |
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| Tuesday, January 17, 2012 Rajeev Dhawan Economics Professor & Director of the Economics Forecasting Center Georgia State University 2012: 2011 Redux or Something Else? |
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| Tuesday, February 21, 2012 TBA |
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| Tuesday, March 20, 2012 TBA |
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| Tuesday, April 17, 2012 TBA |
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| Tuesday, May 15, 2012 TBA |
Location
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
1000 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Directions
From Interstate 75 South
Take exit #250 (10th/14th/16th Streets). Follow exit lane to second traffic light (10th Street), and take a left onto 10th Street. Turn left at the third traffic light onto West Peachtree Street (after crossing Williams Street and Spring Street). Take a right at the first light, onto 11th Street. Follow 11th Street up a slight incline and look for the marble “Reserved Parking” sign and guard station on your right. Turn right into the Bank garage.
From Interstate 85 South
Take exit #84 (10th/14th Streets). Stay in far left exit lane to traffic light at 10th Street and turn left onto 10th Street. Take another left at the third traffic light onto West Peachtree Street (after crossing Williams Street and Spring Street). Turn right at the first light, onto 11th Street. Follow 11th Street up a slight incline and look for the marble “Reserved Parking” sign and guard station on your right. Turn right into the Bank garage.
From Interstate 75 / 85 North
Take exit #250 (14th/10th Streets), and turn right onto 10th Street, heading east (toward Peachtree Street). Cross Spring Street, and turn left at the next traffic light, onto West Peachtree Street. Take a right at the first light, onto 11th Street. Follow 11th Street up a slight incline and look for the marble “Reserved Parking” sign and guard station on your right. Turn right into the Bank garage.
From Interstate 20, East or West
Exit onto Interstate 75/85 North, drive approximately 3.3 miles, and take exit #250 (14th/10th Streets). Turn right onto 10th Street, heading east (toward Peachtree Street). Cross Spring Street, and turn left at the next traffic light, onto West Peachtree Street. Take a right at the first light, onto 11th Street. Follow 11th Street up a slight incline and look for the marble “Reserve Parking” sign and guard post on your right. Turn right into the Bank garage.
From Peachtree Street, North or South bound:
The Bank is located at 1000 Peachtree Street, in the block between 10th and 11th Streets in Midtown. From Peachtree Street, turn onto 11th Street (which runs perpendicular between Peachtree and West Peachtree Streets), heading west, and look for the second entrance into the Bank on your left, with the marble “Reserved Parking” sign and guard post. Turn left into the Bank garage.
MARTA:
Depart MARTA at the Midtown Station. Exit using the Federal Reserve Bank access at the north end of the station, taking the stairs or elevator to street level. Turn left onto 10th Street and walk east toward Peachtree Street. The Bank is across from the Margaret Mitchell House at the intersection of 10th and Peachtree Streets. Visitors may enter through the front entrance facing Peachtree Street (under the eagle).
A NOTE ABOUT BANK SECURITY PROCEDURES
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta security procedures provide that visitors entering the Bank garage driving a personal automobile may be subjected to random car searches (depending on the national alert status), including space in the trunk, under the hood, and inside the vehicle.
All visitors must pass through a metal detector and have any bags, purses, or briefcases examined by x-ray machine when entering either the front or rear lobby. Hand searches of bags or purses are left to the discretion of the Law Enforcement officers on duty.
No firearms or cameras are allowed inside the building. Taking photographs inside the Bank is strictly prohibited. Cell phones are permitted, but they may not be used to capture still or video photographic images.

