May 2024, Issue 9
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AAEA News 2024 AAEA Elections Are Now Open The AAEA elections will end on May 15, 2024, at 11:59 pm CDT. Please log into the My Account section to access the ballot: https://aaea.execinc.com/edibo/2024Elections If you have any questions or trouble accessing the online ballot, please contact the AAEA Office at (414) 918-3190 or at Info@aaea.org. 2024 AAEA Executive Board Election Candidates Director Section Elections President-Elect Seeks Volunteers for AAEA Committees Members interested in shaping the future of the AAEA can play an essential role by serving on an association committee. Committee service also offers an excellent opportunity for developing contacts and increasing professional networking. Beatty will make appointments to the following 2024-2025 committees in June 2024:
For information about these committees and a list of their current members, please visit http://www.aaea.org/about-aaea/aaea-committees. Any AAEA member interested and willing to serve on a committee should contact Kristen McGuire at kmcguire@aaea.org or (414) 918-3190 by May 3, 2024. 2024 AAEA Accept/Reject Notifications Notifications for the 2024 AAEA Annual Meeting were sent on March 26. Please check your email (and spam/junk folders) or log into the abstract management system to view your standing. Presenter Requirements by May 15, 2024
**If your institution will be registering you for the Annual Meeting or renewing your membership it is your responsibility to ensure that they have done so prior to the May 15 deadline. Presentations are subject to withdrawal from the program if requirements are not completed by May 15 at 11:59 pm CST. If you would like to withdraw your paper, you must notify the AAEA business office of your intentions at (414) 918-3190 or info@aaea.org. 2024 Annual Meeting Information
The 2024 AAEA Room Block is OPEN Guest Rooms for Single/Double $179 per room per night 2024 Registration Rates You may register for a Pre- and Post-conference Workshop while registering for the annual meeting or by calling the AAEA Business Office at (414) 918-3190.
*Guests include any interested party not professionally in or a student of the fields of agricultural or applied economics, or a related discipline. Guest fees include the welcome reception, plenary sessions, and all concurrent sessions (Guests under the age of 16 are free, and don’t need to register). *Cancellation: Cancellations of meeting registrations are subject to a $50 processing fee. After July 5, no refunds will be given for meeting registrations or special event tickets. To cancel your Annual Meeting registration and/or special event tickets, contact the AAEA Business Office at (414) 918-3190 or info@aaea.org. Website: www.aaea.org. If AAEA cancels the meeting any paid meeting registration fees will be fully refunded. Accepted Presenters must register for the Annual Meeting by May 15, 2024 2024 AAEA Annual Meeting Open Calls May 24, 2024 Preview of AAEA 2024 Annual Meeting Workshops & Luncheons Pre-registration for Pre- and Post-conference Workshops and Luncheons are required before the annual meeting. You may register for a Pre- and Post-conference Workshop while registering for the annual meeting or by calling the AAEA Business Office at (414) 918-3190. Pre-Conference Workshops
Post-Conference Workshops
Luncheons are a ticketed event and will occur on Monday, July 29th. Additional details available here
Announcing 2024 AAEA Annual Meeting – Invited Paper Sessions
Announcing 2024 AAEA Annual Meeting – Organized Symposia Sessions
Announcing the 2024 Extension Competition for Graduate Students at the 2024 AAEA Annual Meeting The AAEA Extension Competition for Graduate Students provides an opportunity to develop and/or get feedback on programs that communicate research and practical information to Extension (usually non-economist) audiences. Entries can be based upon graduate student research for a thesis, dissertation, or other academic work. The competition is sponsored by the Extension and Graduate Student Sections. Undergraduate Student Section 2024 Competitions
Read more about each competition here: https://www.aaea.org/membership/sections/ss-aaea/aaea-annual-meeting Register for the 2024 Academic Bowl Each year, SS-AAEA sponsors an academic bowl competition for undergraduate students at the AAEA Annual Meeting. Students compete on teams of three, which are affiliated with their school. The finals of the competition are held immediately preceding the AAEA Awards Ceremony, with an audience of all meeting attendees. The winning team receives $500. The Academic Bowl Competition will be held on Monday, July 29 at 8:00 am – 2:00 pm followed by The Finals at 5:30 pm to 6:00 pm prior to the Awards Ceremony at the 2024 AAEA Annual Meeting. 2024 Local Food Economics Data Visualization Challenge We are excited to announce a second year of the Local Food Economics Data Visualization Challenge! What is the challenge? Intended for graduate students in agricultural and applied economics, this challenge is an opportunity to practice your coding and data visualization skills, build your network, connect with mentors, learn about USDA AMS’ local food data tools and Regional Food Business Centers, and potentially receive travel support to attend the 2024 AAEA Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA! New for 2024 FAMPS Section Poster Competition Read more here: https://www.aaea.org/membership/sections/famps/aaea-annual-meeting Call for submissions: AAEA invited paper sessions at the 2025 ASSA Annual Meeting President-Elect Tim Beatty is soliciting proposals and suggestions for AAEA invited paper sessions at the 2025 Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA, January 3-5, 2025. The objective of AAEA sessions at the ASSA Annual Meeting is to share new knowledge of interest to economists. The AAEA encourages sessions that will draw widely from ASSA attendees, including sessions jointly sponsored with other ASSA member associations. NARSC at ASSA/AEA Meetings January 3-5, 2025, Drs. Sandy Dall’erba (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Dawn Thilmany (Colorado State University) are inviting submissions for the 2025 NARSC session at the AEA meeting (American Economic Association). The AEA meeting is one of the world’s largest meetings for Economists and in 2025 it will take place in San Francisco, CA: https://www.aeaweb.org/conference/future-annual-meetings The theme of the 2025 NARSC-AEA session will be “Preparing today’s agrifood supply chain to the challenges of tomorrow”. All sectors, issues, techniques and applications related to this theme are welcome. If interested, please submit your paper or long abstract (1-2 pages) including authors’ name, affiliation and contact information to Sandy Dall’erba at dallerba@illinois.edu by May 10, 2025. There is no fee for submission. A fee is to be paid to AEA once your paper is selected. With best regards, Special Issue: Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics Use in the Classroom and Academy Deadline: June 30, 2024 Call for Papers Deadline: June 30, 2024 Government Relations & Washington Update May 2024 AAEA Meets with NASS Leadership to Discuss Program Changes Other News NBER Conference on Competition in the US Agricultural Sector To promote research on competition in the agricultural sector and the consequences of the industrial organization of this sector for consumers as well as input suppliers, the National Bureau of Economic Research, with support from the Economic Research Service of the US Department of Agriculture, will convene a research conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on December 12, 2024. The conference will be organized by James MacDonald (University of Maryland) and Fiona Scott Morton (Yale University and NBER). More details on the conference may be found at this link: https://www.nber.org/calls-papers-and-proposals/competition-us-agricultural-sector. The deadline for submissions is September 3, 2024, and submissions should be of complete, or nearly complete, papers. VIII Beeronomics Conference The 2024 Beeronomics Conference will take place at University of Milan Bicocca, Italy, 19-22 June. Main panels and sessions will be held at the University of Bicocca main campus located in the heart of the city. The Conference Organising Committee, led by Christian Garavaglia, welcomes all high-quality research on the economics of beer and brewing. Please find the official Conference Flyer/Call for Paper attached. Additional information about abstract submission and event details can be found on the conference's webpage: https://beeronomics2024.unimib.it/ |
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