You may register for a pre- or post-conference workshop while registering for the annual meeting or by calling the AAEA Business Office at (414) 918-3190. If you are registering only for a pre- or post-conference workshop or would like to add a workshop or luncheon after you register, please download the registration form and submit with payment to info@aaea.org or fax the form to the AAEA Business Office (414) 276-3349.
Registration fees and other details are subject to change.
(PC11) Local Craft Industry Tour (BEER)
Registration Fee: SOLD OUT
Saturday, July 30
Departs 11:30 am - Returns 5:00 pm
This year’s BEER craft industry engagement tour will take place around the historic Anaheim Packing District. The tour starts at Modern Times’ Leisuretown, http://www.moderntimesbeer.com/tasting-room/anaheim. Modern Times is an employee-owned brewery headquartered in San Diego. Second, we will walk to the Anaheim Packing District, https://www.anaheimpackingdistrict.com. Originally an orange and lemon packing house owned and operated by Sunkist, the packing house and surrounding facilities have been converted to a market hall exhibiting several craft food vendors and shops. Following a discussion and some tastings, we will head to our third stop at Radiant Beer Company, https://www.radiantbeer.com/about/. Radiant launched in 2020 during the pandemic and has been crafting award winning beers since.
(PC12) Leadership Development for Agricultural and Applied Economists
Registration Fee: $85
Saturday, July 30
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Sponsors: AAEA Senior Section and National Association of Agricultural Economics Administrators
| Saturday, July 30, 2022 | |
| Time | Event |
| 7:45 am | Breakfast available |
| 8:30 am | Welcome and opening comments & mentoring plan introduction Moderator: Joe Parcell, NAAEA Chair, University of Missouri Setting the Stage: Opportunities for Agricultural and Applied Economists to Lead
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| 9:00 am | Moderator: Anne Effland, Senior Section Chair, Economic Research Service Successful Leadership in Good Times and Bad
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| 10:00 am | Break |
| 10:30 am | Panel: Important Issues for Leaders in Agricultural and Applied Economics Moderator: Richard Sexton, University of California, Davis Increasing Raising Funds from All Sources
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| 12:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm | Panel: Needed Skills and Experience for Staffing Leadership Moderator: Spiro Stefanou, Administrator, Economic Research Service, USDA
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| 2:30 pm | Looking Forward to Facing Future Challenges and Leadership Needs Moderator: Walt Armbruster, Director Emeritus Farm Foundation The transition from leadership to faculty, do you ever stop leading?
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| 3:45 pm | Open discussion and next steps for mentor-mentee relationships
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| 4:20 pm | Adjourn |
(PC13) Contribution of the Bioeconomy to the SDGs: Challenges for Monitoring, Measurement and Modelling
Registration Fee: $20
Saturday, July 30
2:00 pm -5:00 pm
The workshop will provide an up-to-date overview of the bioeconomy and its contributions to the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Measurement and monitoring issues will be discussed together with the recent progress in this respect achieved by an EU Horizon 2020 project BioMonitor. The AAEA members will gain insights into the details of the EU bioeconomy policies and will discuss their relevance to the United States and other regions. The workshop will consist of a set of presentations followed by a panel discussion. Further information about the speakers and their presentations can be found here.
BioMonitor project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and Innovation program under grant agreement N°773297. You can find more information about the project at www.biomonitor.eu
| Program Saturday, July 30, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
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| Time | Activity |
| 2:00 pm - 2:10 pm | Opening of the workshop and the introduction to the BioMonitor project (Justus Wesseler, 10’) |
| 2:10 pm - 2:35 pm | The Bioeconomy and the Future of Agriculture (David Zilberman, 20’ + 5’) |
| 2:35 pm - 3:00 pm | Framework for Assessing the Development of a Circular Bioeconomy (Maximilian Kardung, 20’ + 5’) |
| 3:00 pm - 3:25 pm | Bioeconomy Real Options and Sustainability (Kutay Cingiz, 20’ + 5’) |
| 3:25 pm - 3:35 pm | Coffee break |
| 3:35 pm - 4:00 pm | European Bioeconomy: Empirical Challenges and Opportunities from Case Studies (Claudio Soregaroli, 20’ + 5’) |
| 4:00 pm - 4:25 pm | Tracing Flows of lost or Discarded Food Biomass along Global Food Supply Chains (Alessandro Gatto [on behalf of Hans van Meijl], 20’ + 5’) |
| 4:25 pm - 4:50 pm | Advances in Measuring the Bioeconomy (George Frisvold, 20’ + 5’) |
| 4:50 pm - 5:00 pm | Panel Discussion |
(PC51) Extension Tour
Registration Fee: SOLD OUT
Wednesday, August 3
7:30 am - 5:00 pm
OC 1 Meeting Room
(Bus will depart the Marriott promptly at 8:30 am)
Location: Off-Site Tour
Tour Itinerary |
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| Time | Activity |
| 7:30 AM | Presentation and Discussion at Anaheim Marriott Hotel Plenty, Inc. (indoor, vertical agriculture) Discussion of Plenty’s operations, technology, company development, consumer demand, and market outlook |
| 8:30 AM | Depart hotel |
| 9:00 AM | Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County 8014 Marine Way, Irvine, CA 92618 Tour Host - Bre Martinez Tour and discussion of food security, food safety, procurement and distribution, supply chain, labor, and finance issues |
| 10:30 AM | Depart |
| 10:45 AM | University of California South Coast Research and Extension Center 7601 Irvine Boulevard, Irvine, CA 92618 Tour Hosts – Darren Haver, Center Director and A.G. Kawamura, Owner, Orange County Produce Tour and discussion of California agriculture, agricultural research and extension activities, and collaboration between the center, Orange County Produce, and Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County |
| 12:15 PM | Lunch |
| 1:45 PM | Depart |
| 2:00 PM | Potential stop at Tanaka Farms 5380 3/4 University Drive, Irvine, CA 92612 |
| 3:00 PM | Depart |
| 3:15 PM | Potential stop at University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA 92697 |
| 4:15 PM | Depart for Hotel |
| 4:45 PM | Return to Hotel |