2018 Election Results: President-Elect and Board of Directors

President-Elect
Keith Coble, Mississippi State University

Board of Directors
Marc Bellemare, University of Minnesota
Rodolfo Nayga, University of Arkansas

Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all of the candidates for running.

Earl O. Heady Decision Sciences Spreadsheet Competition

The Undergraduate Student Section of the AAEA (SS-AAEA) would like to announce the new Earl O. Heady Decision Sciences Spreadsheet Competition. It will debut at the 2015 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting in San Francisco. The purpose of the new competition is to provide a forum for undergraduate students to showcase their ability to address real world problems in agricultural and applied economics using a spreadsheet, as well as celebrate their success as experiential learners.

We thank Dr. Julie Caswell, the other members of the AAEA Trust Committee, and the AAEA Executive Board for their gracious support of this new experiential learning initiative through their AAEA Trust Grant program. Consequently, the award structure will be:

·         1st place - $400 to the student, a plaque, and recognition at the AAEA Annual Awards Ceremony

·         2nd place - $200 to the student

·         3rd place - $100 to the student

In the past, the Paper Competition was the only competition of the SS-AAEA to address undergraduate student research. With this second competition offering, we can now segment that market much better. The following highlights some major differences between the two research competitions:

The EOHDS Spreadsheet Competition

·         Using sound economic principles as operationalized with a spreadsheet, students will solve a real world problem important to agricultural and applied economists.

·         One student per project.

·         Students submit a spreadsheet and a poster for evaluation.

·         Students make a 5-minute presentation at the Annual Meeting.

The Paper Competition

·         Historically, students have done a literature review, collected data on an economic phenomenon, and tested hypotheses. The papers resemble a shorter version of a senior thesis.

·         One student per paper.

·         Students submit a paper for evaluation.

·         Students make a 12-minute presentation at the Annual Meeting.

Please visit http://www.aaea.org/membership/sections/ss-aaea/aaea-annual-meeting to access the new EOHDS Spreadsheet Competition Guidelines and forms. If further clarification is needed please contact Steven Vickner at 614-551-1916 or steven_vickner@wilmington.edu.

Call for Proposals: Track Sessions

Sponsored by AAEA Sections

The AAEA Executive Board invites Track Session proposals for the 2015 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Initial proposals need to be submitted by Thursday, December 4, 2014, to Sarah Kenner at skenner@aaea.org. Final, detailed submissions associated with each session are due by March 16, 2015. The AAEA Business Office will work with each Section that submits proposals on their final submission.

Tracks are a set of multiple sessions submitted by AAEA Sections, scheduled throughout the meeting and devoted to a common interest area or topic. The AAEA President determines the number of sessions allocated to each section. All Section leaders will be notified of their allocations in October 2014.
Section leaders are responsible for managing and submitting Track Session proposals. If you are interested in submitting a proposal for a Track Session, please contact the chair of the Section for more information about the session topics that they are seeking. Proposals submitted to the AAEA Business Office by an individual will be referred back to the Section for approval and official submission.

AAEA has created a Track Session Outline form for Section Leaders to use when submitting their initial outlines in December. This form should be submitted for each session, by the leader of the sponsoring section.

Specific Track Sessions can also be considered as Invited Paper sessions. These sessions need to be submitted through the online Abstract Management System as an Invited Paper session (see the call for Invited Paper Sessions for more information), and included with the initial Track Session proposals due in December, with an indication that it has also been submitted as an Invited Paper Session. If the proposed Invited Paper session is not accepted, it will still be included as a traditional Track Session.

Please contact Sarah Kenner at skenner@aaea.org or (414) 918-3190 if you have any other questions about submitting or participating in a Track Session.

Read the complete call on our website

Call for Proposals: Pre/Post-conference Workshops

ATTENTION: GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

The AAEA Executive Board invites proposals for Pre- and Post-conference Workshops at the 2015 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting in San Francisco. The deadline for proposals is Thursday, December 4, 2014. Selections will be finalized at the AAEA Executive Board meeting in early January and organizers will be notified soon thereafter by the AAEA President.

Submissions will be judged on the merits of the proposal and the space and time available at the Joint Annual Meeting. Organizers will work with the AAEA Business Office to develop a budget for final approval at the January Board meeting.

Please fill out the Pre- and Post-conference Workshop Proposal form to submit a proposal. Finished forms should be sent to Kristen Wright at kwright@aaea.org. The form asks the proposers for the following information:

1. Title of proposed session and the proposed date and time that the workshop would take place (potential dates include Saturday, July 25 and Wednesday, July 29).
2. Objectives of the workshop, as well as the timeliness of the subject and why the content of the workshop is relevant to AAEA members/meeting attendees.
3. Potential speakers, presenters, or panel members, and the total time required for these presentations.
4. Intended audience and expected attendance at the workshop.
5. Contact information for organizers in charge of overall development and coordination (complete addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses).
6. Complete budget information, which includes: financial support expected, speakers’ fees, stipends, and honoraria, catering needs, administrative fees, and other income and costs. Detailed information will be needed, including any catering requests (e.g. boxed lunches, buffet, coffee breaks, etc.), so that a registration fee for the workshop can be determined.
7. Any requests for membership and/or registration fee waivers that may be required in order to properly conduct the workshop.
8. Any special software or electronic needs, including if the attendees will be required to bring a laptop.

Incomplete proposals cannot be considered. Please include as much information as needed when submitting; there is no minimum or maximum length for the proposal.

Pre- and Post-conference Workshop Proposal forms should be sent to kwright@aaea.org by Thursday, December 4, 2014. For more information, contact the AAEA Business Office at (414) 918-3190.

http://www.aaea.org/meetings/annual-meeting/2015-aaea--waea-joint-annual-meeting/prepost-conference-workshops

Track Sessions

Call for Proposals: Track Sessions sponsored by AAEA Sections

The AAEA Executive Board invites Track Session proposals for the 2015 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Initial proposals need to be submitted by Thursday, December 4, 2014, to Sarah Kenner at skenner@aaea.org. Final, detailed submissions associated with each session are due by March 16, 2015. The AAEA Business Office will work with each Section that submits proposals on their final submission.

Tracks are a set of multiple sessions submitted by AAEA Sections, scheduled throughout the meeting and devoted to a common interest area or topic. The AAEA President determines the number of sessions allocated to each section. All Section leaders will be notified of their allocations in October 2014.
Section leaders are responsible for managing and submitting Track Session proposals. If you are interested in submitting a proposal for a Track Session, please contact the chair of the Section for more information about the session topics that they are seeking. Proposals submitted to the AAEA Business Office by an individual will be referred back to the Section for approval and official submission.

AAEA has created a Track Session Outline form for Section Leaders to use when submitting their initial outlines in December. This form should be submitted for each session, by the leader of the sponsoring section.

Specific Track Sessions can also be considered as Invited Paper sessions. These sessions need to be submitted through the abstract submission system as an Invited Paper session (see the call for Invited Paper Sessions for more information), and included with the initial Track Session proposals due in December, with an indication that it has also been submitted as an Invited Paper Session. If the proposed Invited Paper session is not accepted, it will still be included as a traditional Track Session.

Please contact Sarah Kenner at skenner@aaea.org or (414) 918-3190 if you have any other questions about submitting or participating in a Track Session.

Expect to See More of The Exchange!

The Exchange is changing to bi-weekly distribution beginning this month. The increased frequency will keep our members up to date with the latest AAEA news, updates, announcements, and job opportunities while features such as the President’s Column and the People Section will continue to be published on an approximately bi-monthly schedule. AAEA Staff is coordinating with the Executive Board, committees, Sections and all of our publication editors to provide content that is both timely and relevant. If you would like to submit information for The Exchange, please email the AAEA Business Office at info@aaea.org.

A New Focus on Mentorship for AAEA

AAEA has recently made engaging younger members a priority in an effort to ensure the long-term stability of the association. This has resulted in initiatives including cheaper membership rates for graduate students, a new member type for young professionals, and the young professionals networking reception in Pittsburgh, which received quite a bit of positive feedback.

Your Chance to Nominate Someone for the AAEA Board

Have you ever wanted to see a colleague or friend serve as one of the leaders of AAEA? We're now accepting nominations for the positions on the AAEA Executive Board. Nominations can be for the position of President-Elect or Director (where there are two open positions).