October 2020 Issue 21
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AAEA Deadlines October 15, 2020
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AAEA News Upcoming Organized Symposiums Read more about the Organized Symposiums here and Workshops by clicking here
Previously Recorded Virtual Meeting Sessions Congratulations to the 2020 Extension Graduate Student Competition Winners! The winners:
Honorable mention:
Congratulations to the 2020 AEM-GSS Graduate Student Case Study Competition Winners!
2020 AAEA Mentoring Research Workshop The objective of this workshop is mentor junior faculty (less than 5 years) to transition to agricultural and applied economic departments by providing an orientation to expectations for research, teaching and outreach and develop effective strategies for success. The workshop will focus on constructively criticizing research in progress. Mentoring will include networking, information about the profession, and discussion of current research trends and topic areas. Hearing the Diverse Voices of AAEA webinar We invite you to join us for the very first Hearing the Diverse Voices of AAEA webinar. Our selected panelists will be sharing their unique stories about their professional journeys including their career path and experiences. Our purpose with this webinar is to provide mentees a chance to connect with potential mentors and highlight the importance of being prepared for opportunities and seizing opportunities to learn. We encourage you or anybody you know to join us for this interactive webinar via Zoom. Please note that in order to access the Zoom meeting, it is required to enter the passcode provided below. To call into the Zoom meeting via phone, you may find your local number here: https://ncat.zoom.us/u/acTixb8mCW. When: Monday, October 19, 3:30 - 5:00 pm (EDT)
AAEA Trust Call for Proposals The AAEA Trust supports the work of agricultural and applied economists by funding programs, initiatives, activities or other creative endeavors designed to advance the profession. Proposals are chosen to receive funding based on their ability to accomplish at least one of the following goals:
Deadline: October 15, 2020 Call for Applications The AAEA Trust is now accepting applications for the Anthony Grano Scholarship Award. Two scholarships of $1,250 will be awarded to academically successful, highly motivated students in agricultural economics or a closely related discipline with an interest in agricultural policy and the policy formation process. The scholarship will support recipients to travel to Washington, DC to meet with senior staff from USDA, Congressional offices, and agricultural trade associations and commodity organizations. Deadline: October 15, 2020 Uma Lele AERA India/AAEA Mentorship Program The AERA along with one representative from AAEA will play a facilitating role in the selection of Indian students/young professionals to participate in the mentorship program. The offer and themes for each year will be published in one of the issues of Agricultural Economics Research Review (AERR) and recommendation of the Association shall be sent to AAEA for Award of the grant. The following criteria were agreed for screening and recommendation of the candidate(s). Deadline: October 15, 2020 Sylvia Lane Mentor Fellowship Call for Applications The Sylvia Lane Mentor Fellowship provides an opportunity for early career women scholars working on food, agricultural, or resource issues to collaborate with an established expert at another university, institution, or firm. Deadline: October 15, 2020 Uma Lele Mentor Fellowship Award Call For Applications The Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Trust is now accepting applications for the Uma Lele Mentor Fellowship Award. The Uma Lele Mentor Fellowship Award supports a mentorship relationship with a view to promote high quality research of a policy/problem solving nature in countries with food insecurity and environmental pressures. It is meant to promote collaboration between an early career scholar who is a citizen of and resides in a developing country and a distinguished mentor. Deadline: October 15, 2020 Call for Applications Editorship appointments for the American Journal of Agricultural Economics are staggered such that two new appointments are made every two years. The AAEA Board now seeks a diverse group of applicants for two editors to be appointed for a four-year term, beginning in January 2022. Each editor handles approximately one-fourth of the submitted manuscripts and makes independent editorial decisions on these submissions. The degree to which candidate’s expertise complements that of the continuing editors, Amy Ando and Marc Bellemare, will be considered in the selection process. Call for Proposals The AAEA Executive Board invites proposals for Pre- and Post-conference Workshops at the 2021 AAEA Annual Meeting in Austin, TX. The deadline for proposals is Thursday, December 3. Selections will be finalized at the AAEA Executive Board meeting in early January and organizers will be notified soon thereafter by the AAEA President. AEPP Working Collection of Articles on COVID-19 These articles will appear in an upcoming special issue on COVID-19. Articles will be added to the collection as they publish online ahead of the special issue publication in early 2021. View the collection here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1002/(ISSN)2040-5804.special-collection-on-covid-19 Call for Papers An important quality characteristic of scientific research is that it is falsifiable and replicable. If findings from scientific articles are not replicable or are not attempted to be falsified, this renders conclusions less reliable. This is especially relevant in the field of agricultural economics research, where scientific results are frequently used to design or modify policies. Replication studies offer the potential to gain new insights from answering previously answered research questions by (1) applying the same or similar methods to other data sets or (2) applying alternative or more appropriate (new) methods to existing data sets or modeling frameworks. This contributes to the assessment of the robustness of earlier research findings. AAEA at ASSA 2021 2021 AEA/ASSA Annual Meeting will be VIRTUAL Given recent events, continued uncertainties, current meeting/travel restrictions related to the potential spread of COVID-19, and the rising number of cases, we regret to announce that the Association's leadership has made the difficult decision not to hold the 2021 ASSA Annual Meeting in person. The safety risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic has made it impossible to plan, prepare for, and hold an in-person event as expected. AAEA Sessions Sunday, January 3 The COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from Agricultural Economists (A1)12:15 PM - 2:15 PM (EST) Contracting in Agriculture (A1)3:45 PM - 5:45 PM (EST) Monday, January 4 Big Data and Near-Real-Time Monitoring of Food Emergencies (A1)10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST) Food Quality Inspection, Certification, and Disclosure (A1)3:45 PM - 5:45 PM (EST) Tuesday, January 5 The Impact of COVID-19 on Rural Economies (A1)12:15 PM - 2:15 PM (EST) People Section
Obituary William Martin Professor Emeritus of Agricultural and Resource Economics at The University of Arizona, died Friday, September 18, 2020. Bill's professional acclaim was an important factor in his UA department's development to national prominence. Bill was born on April 12, 1933, in Modesto, California to Marion Augustus Martin and Dorothy Garnett Martin. In 1942 the family moved to a small peach and, later, dairy farm near Modesto. Bill entered the University of California-Davis in 1950, majoring in agricultural economics. He graduated in 1954, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and joined the U.S. Naval Reserve in August later that year... Other News NCCC-134 CALL for 2021 PAPER PROPOSALS The NCCC-134 Committee on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management will host its 2021 Conference on April 19-20, 2021. Due to the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 conference will be held virtually. CALL FOR PAPERS In mid-March, all of us in K-12 and higher education had to retool our courses under the intense emergency circumstances of a global pandemic due to COVID-19. As we look ahead to the 2020/21 academic year, we begin to imagine how to successfully adapt courses for online delivery, while continuing to offer learning experiences for our students that are as high quality as possible. Similar challenges are also facing those of us working in extension. Building on the success of the 2020 NSE special issue, the 2021 special issue of “Natural Sciences Education in a COVID-19 World” will explore our collective experiences with adapting to COVID-19. 2020 Scholarship Awards for Richardson-Applebaum Outstanding Graduate Research on Food Distribution The Food Distribution Research Society (FDRS) is pleased to accept applications for the Richardson-Applebaum Outstanding Graduate Research on Food Distribution and Marketing. Broadly defined, this area encompasses all economic functions that occur between the farm gate and final consumer. 2021 Scholarship Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research on Food Distribution and Marketing The Food Distribution Research Society (FDRS) is pleased to accept applications for the 2021 Scholarship Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research on Food Distribution and Marketing. Broadly defined, this area encompasses all economic functions that occur between the farm gate and final consumer. 2020 FDRS Virtual Conference The Food Distribution Research Society annual conference is going virtual! |
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