Speaker at Ventura College, Feb. 27
February 7, 2007
VENTURA COLLEGE PRESENTS DR. WILLIAM WATKINS SPEAKING ON
“The 2007 Ventura County Economic Forecast”
VENTURA: The Ventura College Counseling Department, Financial Aid Office, Educational Assistance Center and Division of Criminal Justice, Music and Technology will present Dr. William Watkins, speaking on “The 2007 Ventura County Economic Forecast” in the Ventura College Theatre, on Tuesday, February 27 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. There is no charge for admission to this program, and the parking cost on the campus has been waived for those parking in the W lot off Loma Vista Road by the College Theatre.
Bill Watkins, Ph.D. is the Executive Director of the Economic Forecast Project at the University of California, Santa Barbara, a position he has held since January 2000. Immediately prior to joining the Staff at the Economic Forecast Project, Dr. Watkins was an economist at the worked and performed research in the Monetary Affairs Division. He has been published in academic journals and in the popular press.
Under Bill Watkins, the UCSB Economic Forecast Project has expanded the geographic scope of its core regional forecasting activities, and it has developed extensive expertise in ancillary issues. These issues include demographic trends, economic development, workforce issues, equity, and California economics. He is especially proud of the partnerships created with other researchers to perform timely applied research on current issues.
Dr. Watkins had approximately 19 years of lending experience, mostly in Southern California banks, when he returned to graduate school in the early 1990s. He earned his Ph.D. in Economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1998.
For additional information, please call 805-654-6462 or 805-654-6400 ext. 3217.
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