Life on the Tenure-Track: Keys to Strategic Choices Early in your Career

You are cordially invited to participate in a survey that explores differences in often loosely defined performance criteria and how agricultural and applied economists navigate the maze of the promotion/tenure process. The survey has been developed by Christiane Schroeter (Cal Poly- San Luis Obispo) and Sven Anders (U of Alberta) as part of the joint FSN/GSS track session ‘Life on the Tenure-Track: Keys to Strategic Choices Early in your Career.’ 

We greatly appreciate your help with the survey. We will present the survey results during the joint FSN/GSS track session at the AAEA meetings in Boston. We look forward to contributing to a lively debate about how to master ‘Life on the Tenure Track." Stop by on Monday, August 1 between 2:45 PM and 4:15 PM in Clarendon to attend our session on "Life on the Tenure-Track: Keys to Strategic Choices Early in your Career."

To participate please go to: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AAEA_tenure

To make participation more fun, your completed surveys will be entered into a random drawing for one of two $100 Amazon gift cards. Please take the survey by June 29. Thanks for your help!

Call for Judges: SS-AAEA Academic Bowl

The Student Section seeks judges for the 2016 SS-AAEA Academic Bowl.  The Academic Bowl is held during the AAEA annual meeting; this year’s event runs from July 31-August 2 in Boston, MA.  The actual competition will run from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Monday, August, 1.  The highest demand for judges takes place early in the day when we are operating in three rooms for the competition. Depending on the number of teams competing, we should require just two rooms from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Please email timothy.meyer@sdstate.edu if you are able to judge and list your time preferences/availability in the following time slots:

• 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
• 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
• 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
• 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

If your university is also bringing a registered team or two to compete, please let me know how many students you intend to bring.  Finally, if you cannot judge, but know someone who can who is not a recipient of this email, please pass on the information.

Please consider making this small time commitment; it is a great investment in the future of Applied and Agricultural Economics. Email Timothy Meyer at timothy.meyer@sdstate.edu with your availability at the 2016 AAEA Annual Meeting in Boston, MA.

2016 Pre-conference and Post-conference Workshops

Pre-conference Workshops

PC12: Big Data in Applied Economics: Knowledge and Applications

Sponsored by CFARE, USDA-Economic Research Service, AAEA Trust, Farm Foundation, FAMPS, Senior Section, FSN Section, and the United Soybean Board.

Pre-conference Workshop: Saturday, July 30, 2016
7:30 am - 4:30 pm
Professionals: $40
Students: $20
Last day to register: July 8, 2016

PC13: Brewing Industry Tour

Pre-conference Workshop: Saturday, July 30, 2016
11:00 AM – 4:45 PM   
$100
Last day to register:  July 8, 2016
Must be 21 or older to attend

PC14: The "How-To" of Experimental Economics in Agricultural, Environmental and Applied Research

Pre-conference Workshop: Saturday, July 30, 2016
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
$25
Last day to register: July 8, 2016

Post-conference Workshops

PC51: Applied Computational Economics

Post-conference Workshop: Wednesday, August 3, 2016
8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Lunch on your own from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
$74
Last day to register: July 8, 2016

PC52: USDA-NIFA AFRI Project Directors Workshop - Economics, Markets, & Trade and Environmental & Natural Resource Economics Projects

Post-conference Workshop: Wednesday, August 3, 2016
8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Lunch on your own from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
$29
Last day to register: July 8, 2016

PC53: Extension Tour

Post-conference Workshop: Wednesday, August 3, 2016
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
$100
Last day to register:  July 8, 2016

Visit the AAEA Annual Meeting Website for other Pre-conference and Post conference Workshops or for luncheons or international speaker reception.

These are ticketed events and must be purchased by July 8, 2016 (space is limited and tickets will not be sold onsite).  If you would like to add an event to your registration or register only for one of these events, download the registration form and fax to  (414) 276-3349 or scan & email the form to mannen@aaea.org .