These national conferences organised, supported and attended by members of the ECRC share the aim of promoting responsible credit by improving the dialogue and exchanges between all stakeholders of financial services' markets. We encourage partners to try and lead the same initiatives in their country.

Washington DC, USA, 18-21 April 2012: The NCRC 2012 Annual Conference

• Organizer: National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) with the Global Fair Banking Coalition and Global Responsible Credit Coalition (www.ncrc.org)
• Programme: see website above
• News on ECRC website: (to be updated)

Dublin, 19 April 2012: “Legislating for Personal Insolvency in Ireland - International Developments & Domestic Issues"

• Organizer: FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) (www.flac.ie)
• Programme: see website above
• News on ECRC website:

Hamburg, 10-11 May 2012: "Konferenz zu Finanzdienstleistungen - 7th German national stakeholder conference"

• Organizer: Institute for financial services e.V. (iff)
• Programme: (www.iff-hamburg.de)

Natal RN (Brazil), 22-25 May 2012: "XI Brazilian Congress on Consumer Law"

• Organizer: Brasilcon (Brazilian Institute of Policy and Consumers Law) (www.brasilcon.org.br)
• Programme: t.b.c.

Brussels, 25 May 2012: "Financial Inclusion Priorities in Europe"

• Organiser: EFIN (European Financial Inclusion network) (www.fininc.eu)
• Programme: see website

Honolulu, Hawaii (USA), 5-8 June 2012: International Conference on Law and Society

• Organiser: The Law and Society Association (and International Research Collaborative (IRC) on Household Debt for Law & Society) (iff)
• Programme: t.b.c.

Bari, Italy, 19-21 July 2012, "ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRISIS AND EUROPEAN CITIZENS: HOUSEHOLD CREDIT, OVERINDEBTEDNESS AND INSOLVENCY"

• Organiser: University of Bari (Italy) together with researchers from University of Zaragoza (Spain)
• Programme: t.b.c.

Trento, Italy, Autumn 2012

• Organiser: University of Trento
• Programme: t.b.c.

London, week commencing 26th September 2012: CfRC annual conference “Responding to the financial crisis in our communities”

• Organiser: Centre for Responsible Credit (www.responsible-credit.org.uk)
• ECRC news about the event:
• Registration open here: (www.cesi.org.uk/events/cfrc2012)
• Programme: t.b.c.
• Venue: CBI Conference Centre, London

Warsaw, November 2012

• Organizer: Microfinance Centre (MFC)(www.mfc.org.pl)
• Programme: t.b.c.

Washington DC, USA, March 2013: The NCRC 2013 Annual Conference and Global Financial Inclusion conference

• Organizer: Global Fair Banking Coalition and Global Responsible Credit Coalition
• Programme: t.b.c.