The ARRC is hosting the first in a series of webinars that it will convene, The SOFR Symposium: The Final Year. The first Symposium will focus on progress in transitioning away from LIBOR, and on areas such as the loan market where progress has been slower.

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The ARRC hosted a SOFR Summer Series, a webinar series designed to educate the public on the history of LIBOR; the development and strengths of the SOFR; progress made in the transition away from LIBOR to date; and how to ensure organizations are ready for the end of LIBOR.

The dates and topics are below, and detailed information is available at this page.

• July 13: Libor: Entering the Endgame (webcast recording)
• July 15: SOFR Explained (webcast recording and presentation)
• July 22: Preparing to move from LIBOR Derivatives (webcast recording and presentation)
• July 29: Accounting/Tax/Regulation (webcast recording and presentation)
• August 3: Approaching the Transition (webcast recording and presentation)
• August 7: Office Hours Live (webcast recording and presentation)

ARRC representatives hosted a webcast on Monday, June 1, 2020. A recording of the webcast can be viewed via this link and a follow-up message can be found here.

ARRC representatives hosted a webcast on Monday, February 10, 2020 to answer vendors' questions. A recording of the webcast can be viewed via this link.

The Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) will host a vendor workshop on Friday, June 28, from 9:30 AM to noon at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The workshop will provide a forum for members of the ARRC's Operations/Infrastructure Working Group to collaborate with key vendors of software and technology that are critical to operationalizing the transition to SOFR. Vendors that are interested in participating in the workshop and learning more about the LIBOR transition should email arrc@ny.frb.org to register. Please note that while the ARRC will try to accommodate all vendors that are interested in participating, space is limited and attendance is at the ARRC's discretion.

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• Presentation slides by David Bowman, Federal Reserve Board of Governors

The Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) and the NYU Stern School of Business and its Salomon Center for the Study of Financial Institutions co-hosted a half-day forum on Monday, June 3, 2019. The forum featured remarks by Vice Chair for Supervision Randal K. Quarles and ARRC Chair Tom Wipf, as well as presentations and panel discussions about how market participants can use SOFR in cash products, about the ARRC's recommended fallback language, and about steps that some firms are taking to transition away from LIBOR.

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• Webcast
• Remarks by Vice Chair for Supervision Randal K. Quarles, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
• Presentation slides by ARRC Chair Tom Wipf
• Presentation slides by David Bowman, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
• Presentation slides for panel discussion on "Creating Safer Fallbacks"