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“Not that ‘70s’ show: The Outlook for UK Inflation and Growth

University of Aberdeen Business School Distinguished Speaker Event

Dr Adam S. Posen

Bank of England, Monetary Policy Committee Member

27th June, 2011

I am delighted to extend this invitation for you to join us for a distinguished speaker event by Adam S. Posen, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee. The event will be opened with a welcome from the Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen at 5.45pm in the King’s College Conference Centre at the University of Aberdeen on 27th June, 2011. This is preceded by light refreshments from 5.15pm in James Mackay Hall.

Adam Posen joined the Monetary Policy Committee on 1 September 2009. He is also a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. His research focuses on macroeconomic policy and performance, European and Japanese political economy, central banking issues, and the resolution of the financial crisis. He was previously a visiting scholar at central banks including the Federal Reserve Board, the European Central Bank, and the Deutsche Bundesbank. He has also been a consultant on economic and foreign policy issues to several US government agencies (including the Departments of State and Treasury, the Council of Economic Advisers and the National Intelligence Council), the European Commission, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the UK Cabinet Office, and to the IMF. He is in his second two-year term as a member of the Panel of Economic Advisers to the US Congressional Budget Office.

You are also very welcome to join us for a drinks reception after the speech (from 6.45pm to 7.30pm). If you can accept this invitation please contact Mrs Kate Ellis (k.ellis@abdn.ac.uk) or phone 01224 273316 by 23rd June, 2011.

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