Committee & Section Activities

A number of AAEA sections have organized series of sessions highlighting important issues for members. These sessions will offer a targeted look at some of the most current issues facing the profession. Look for special symbols (in parentheses below) in the meeting program marking sessions sponsored as part of a special interest track.

• Agribusiness Economics and Management (AEM)
• Community Economics (CENET)
• Committee on the Opportunities and Status of Blacks in Agricultural Economics (COSBAE)
• Committee on Women in Agricultural Economics (CWAE)
• Extension (EXT)
• Food and Agricultural Marketing Policy (FAMPS)
• Food Safety and Nutrition (FSN)
• Graduate Student Section (GSS)
• Institutional and Behavioral Economics (IBES)
• International Section (INTL)
• Senior Section (SEN)
• Teaching, Learning and Communication (TLC)

All committee & section activities are listed below. Click on a section or committee listed below. Locations will be assigned closer to the meeting dates. Schedules subject to change, please check back for updated information. For information about track sessions, please click here.

Agribusiness Economics and Management (AEM)

AEM Business Meeting
Sunday, July 29
1:30 pm - 3 pm
OCC

Industry/International Reception
Monday, July 30
6:30 pm - 7 pm
Doubletree

Industry Speaker Series & Banquet
Monday, July 30
7 pm - 9 pm
Bill Chambers, President
Karla Champers, Vice President
Stahlbush Island Farms
"Managing 20 Years of Double-Digit Growth"
Registration Fee: $55/person
Doubletree
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Association of Christian Economists (ACE)

ACE Service
Sunday, July 29
10 am - 11:30 am
OCC

ACE Meeting
Tuesday, July 31
7:30 am - 9 am
OCC

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Community Economics (CENET)

Fundamentals of Spatial Economics
Pre-Conference Workshop
Saturday, July 28
8 am - 5 pm; lunch provided.

Registration Fee:

$95, Professionals $75, Students

OCC

CENET Section Meeting
Sunday, July 29
3 pm - 5 pm
OCC

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Committee on the Opportunities and Status of Blacks in Agricultural Economics (COSBAE)

COSBAE Section Meeting
Sunday, July 29
4 pm - 6 pm
OCC

COSBAE Speaker Series & Luncheon
Tuesday, July 31
Noon - 1:30 pm
Speaker TBD
Registration Fee: $50/person
Doubletree
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COSBAE Reception
Tuesday, July 31
7 pm - 9 pm
Doubletree

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Committee on Women in Agricultural Economics (CWAE)

CWAE Business Meeting
Sunday, July 29
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
OCC

CWAE Reception
Sunday, July 29
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
OCC

CWAE Speaker Series & Luncheon
Tuesday, July 31
Noon - 1:30 pm
Speaker TBA
Registration Fee: $50/person
Doubletree
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Economics, Statistics and Information Resources Committee (ESIRC)

ESIRC Meeting
Sunday, July 29
2 pm - 4 pm
OCC

Discrete Choice Methods
Post-Conference Workshop
Wednesday, August 1
8 am - 12:30 pm

Registration Fee:

$80, Professionals $60, Students

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Employment Services Committee (EMP)

Employment Services Committee Meeting
Sunday, July 29
4:00 pm 5:00 pm
OCC

AAEA Employment Services Networking Reception
Sunday, July 29
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
OCC
Cash bar only

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Extension (EXT)

Extension Agricultural Education Tour
Pre-Conference Workshop
Saturday, July 28
7:30 am - 5:30 pm; lunch, refreshments and bus provided.
Registration Fee: $65/person
Bus will leave from OCC

EXT Graduate Student Competition
Sunday, July 29
10:00 am - 3:30 pm
OCC

EXT Committee Meeting
Sunday, July 29
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
OCC

EXT Section Reception
Sunday, July 29
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
OCC

Extension Speaker Series & Luncheon
Tuesday, July 31
Noon - 1:30 pm
Bob Stacey, Executive Director
1000 Friends of Oregon
"Land Use Planning and Regulation in the Pacific Northwest: A Comparison of Two Counties"
Registration Fee: $50/person
Doubletree Menu

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Food and Agricultural Marketing Policy (FAMPS)

FAMPS Conference & Current Topics
Sunday, July 29
7:30 am - 9 am
OCC

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Food Safety and Nutrition (FSN)

FSN Section Business Meeting & Breakfast
Monday, July 30
7:15 am - 8:45 am
OCC

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Graduate Student Section (GSS)

The 2007 Young Professionals Teaching Academy
Pre-Conference Workshop
Sunday, July 29
11:30 am - 4 pm; lunch provided.
Registration Fee: $80
OCC

GSS Case Study Competition
Sunday, July 29
7 am - 5 pm
Registration Fee: $10
OCC

GSS Business Meeting & Awards
Sunday, July 29
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Registration Fee: $10
OCC

GSS Case Study Competition Finals
Monday, July 30
5 pm - 6:30 pm
OCC

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Institutional and Behavioral Economics (IBES)

IBES Section Meeting
Sunday, July 29
10:30 am - Noon
OCC

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International Section (INTL)

International Board Meeting
Monday, July 30
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Doubletree

Industry/International Reception
Monday, July 30
6:30 pm - 7 pm
Doubletree

International Speaker Series & Banquet
Monday, July 30
7 pm - 9 pm
Rajiv Shah, Director of Agricultural Development
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Registration Fee: $55/person
Doubletree
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Membership Committee (MEM)

Membership Committee Meeting
Sunday, July 29
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
OCC

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National Association of Agricultural Economics Administrators (NAAEA)

NAAEA/Farm Foundation Reception & Meeting
Monday, July 30
5:30 pm - 7 pm
Doubletree

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Professional Activities Committee (PROF)

Professional Activities Committee Meeting
Sunday, July 29
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
OCC

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Publication/Communication Committee (PUB/COMM)

AJAE Editors Meeting
Sunday, July 29
11:00 am 1:00 pm
OCC

AJAE Associate Editors Meeting
Sunday, July 29
1:00 pm 2:00 pm
OCC

Editors of Agricultural Economics-Related Journals Meeting
Sunday, July 29
2:00 pm 3:00 pm
OCC

Publication/Communication Committee Meeting
Sunday, July 29
3 pm - 4:30 pm
OCC

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Senior Section (SEN)

SEN Section Business Meeting & Breakfast
Monday, July 30
7:30 am - 9 am
OCC
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SEN Section Newsletter
This newsletter highlights events at the Portland Joint Annual Meeting organized by the AAEA Senior Section.
Newsletter

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Student Section (SS-AAEA)

SS-AAEA Academic Bowl Set-Up
Sunday, July 29
4 pm - 6 pm
Doubletree

SS-AAEA Academic Bowl Orientation
Sunday, July 29
6 pm - 7 pm
Doubletree

SS-AAEA Academic Bowl
Monday, July 30
8 am - 6 pm
Doubletree

SS-AAEA Undergraduate Paper Competition
Monday, July 30
8 am - 6 pm
Doubletree

SS-AAEA Business Meeting & Dinner
Monday, July 30
6 pm - 9 pm
Doubletree

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Teaching, Learning and Communication (TLC)

The 2007 Young Professionals Teaching Academy
Pre-Conference Workshop
Sunday, July 29
11:30 am - 4 pm; lunch provided.
Registration Fee: $80
OCC

TLC Section Meeting
Sunday, July 29
4 pm - 5 pm
OCC

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