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Line 38: In January 1970, the National Industrial Conference Board officially changed its name to The Conference Board. This followed the launch in 1967 of the [[Consumer Confidence Index\|U.S. Consumer Confidence Index]], a monthly survey of households that remains its flagship economic indicator.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Consumer Confidence Index {{!}} Definition & Examples \|url=https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-the-consumer-confidence-index-definition-function.html \|access-date=2024-06-24 \|website=study.com}}</ref> In 1976, it added the Measure of CEO Confidence, which tracks the attitudes of chief executives regarding economic conditions overall and within their industry (in conjunction with [[The Business Council]]).<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Ahasan \|first=Nazmul \|title=CEOs Turn Positive on US Economy for First Time in Two Years \|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/tosv2.html?vid=&uuid=20a9c63d-3282-11ef-a8cf-2952eb9bc9b5&url=L25ld3MvYXJ0aWNsZXMvMjAyNC0wMi0wOC9jZW9zLXR1cm4tcG9zaXRpdmUtb24tdXMtZWNvbm9teS1mb3ItZmlyc3QtdGltZS1pbi10d28teWVhcnM= \|access-date=2024-06-24 \|website=Bloomberg}}</ref> In 1996, the [[United States Department of Commerce\|USU.S. Department of Commerce]] selected The Conference Board to produce and distribute the US leading economic indicator series.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Looking Ahead: Leading Indexes for Pennsylvania and New Jersey \|url=https://www.philadelphiafed.org/-/media/frbp/assets/economy/articles/business-review/1996/may-june/brmj96tckb.pdf}}</ref> In 2002, after an epidemic of business scandals, The Conference Board Commission on Public Trust and Private Enterprise was convened. Composed of leaders from both the private and the public sectors, the Commission published a report with recommendations for best practices in corporate governance.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The Conference Board Commission on Public Trust and Private Enterprise \|url=https://www.sec.gov/pdf/confboardcptpe.pdf}}</ref> In 2006, The Conference Board established its China Center for Economic and Business in Beijing as a resource for senior executives of multinational companies.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The Conference Board Launches China Center in 2006 \|url=https://www.conference-board.org/timeline}}</ref> Line 49 ⟶ 47: == Regional Centers == The Conference Board produces research, convenes conferences, and organizes executive peer-learning councils through ~~topical~~regional ~~Centers based in business hubs around the globe~~centers. In the United States, it currently operates five Centers from New York City: * Economy, Strategy & Finance - including global economy, innovation and [[digital transformation]], labor markets, consumer dynamics Line 102 ⟶ 100: ==Awards== The Conference Board has received multiple awards.: * Foreign Policy Association [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-conference-board-receives-award-for-insights-on-geopolitics-302181941.html Medal] * Best Companies for Career Growth [https://www.comparably.com/companies/the-conference-board/awards 2024] * Best Leadership Teams [https://www.comparably.com/companies/the-conference-board/awards 2024] * Best Companies to Work for in New York State 2024<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Board \|first=The Conference \|title=The Conference Board Named a Best Company to Work for in New York \|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-conference-board-named-a-best-company-to-work-for-in-new-york-302120528.html \|access-date=2024-04-19 \|website=www.prnewswire.com \|language=en}}</ref> * Crain's Best Places to Work in NYC 2023<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Crain's Best Places to work in NYC 2023\|url=https://www.crainsnewyork.com/awards/best-places-work-2023\|access-date=2022-03-22\|website=Crain's New York}}</ref>