The year's agenda will address a number of important and critical issues which face the short-term capital markets today, such as the recent announcement of the Department of Education's Student Loan Conduit adding another $719 million of commercial paper. Other topics to be discussed include:

 --  Will It Really Reinvigorate the Student Loan Backed CP Market? --  What Makes It Attractive to CP Investors? --  How Does the Liquidity Work? --  Are There Obstacles in Obtaining U.S. Government Support Outside the     Scope of TARP? --  Are Issuers Finding the Vehicle Effective and Efficient?      

With over 150+ in attendance, industry participants include representatives from such firms and organizations as: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Barclays Capital; BlackRock; BMO Capital Markets BNP Paribas; BNY Mellon Cash Investment Strategies; Calyon DCM Securitization, Americas; Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.; Citigroup Global Markets; Columbia Management; Cooperative Association of Tractor Dealers, Inc.; Credit Suisse; DB Advisors; Federal Reserve Bank of New York; Federal Reserve Board; Fidelity Investments; Fitch Ratings; Freddie Mac; Goldman Sachs; HSBC Securities, Inc.; J.P. Morgan; Janus Capital Group; Lloyds TSB; Mayer Brown LLP; Morgan Stanley; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; Oregon State Treasury; PNC Bank; Putnam Investments; Rabobank International; RBS Global Banking & Markets; Regents of the University of California; Rhode Island Student Loan Authority; Russell Investments; Sallie Mae; Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking; SunTrust Robinson Humphrey; Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company; The Bank of New York Mellon; UBS Global Asset Management; Wachovia Global Securities Lending; Wells Capital Management and many more.

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