As BerkShares Board of Directors considers the future evolution of the program, the American Institute for Economic Research, a Great Barrington economic research organization founded in 1933, has called a mini-conference entitled “Prospects for the Acceptance of Competitive Local Currencies: The Future of BerkShares.” Several eminent monetary scholars will join BerkShares board and staff on Friday July 18th from 3 to 5 pm on the AIER campus to imagine growth to a more independent currency.