Denver on Demand Issue 4

Invited Speakers Add Perspective to Joint Annual Meeting

Attendees at the 2010 Joint Annual Meeting will have the opportunity to attend events featuring invited speakers representing some of the most highly accomplished and respected individuals from inside and outside of the Association. These speakers will be featured both as part of plenary sessions (free for all attendees) and Speaker Series Luncheons and Banquets (additional fee required to attend). In Denver, these speakers will include Marc Nerlove, Thomas W. Hertel, Catherine L. Kling, John A. List, and more.

You can learn more about each speaker below. You can register for the Speaker Series event when registering for the Joint Annual Meeting.

Marc Nerlove, University of Maryland
Keynote Address
Sunday, July 25, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

The 2010 Joint Annual Meeting Keynote Lecture will feature Marc Nerlove of the University of Maryland. He will be speaking on "Agricultural Economics and Economics: Convergence and Divergence." Working in the field for over five decades, Marc has an extensive listing of experience and honors including the John Bates Clark Medal of the American Economic Association, and the Mahalanobis Memorial Medal of the Indian Econometric Society. He has been elected Fellow of some of the leading societies in his field including the Econometric Society, the American Statistical Association, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and AAEA.

Thomas W. Hertel, Purdue University
AAEA Presidential Address
Monday, July 26, 9:00 am – 10:00 am

AAEA President-Elect Thomas W. Hertel will deliver the 2010 AAEA Presidential Address, titled "The Global Supply and Demand for Land in 2050: A Perfect Storm?" Hertel is a Distinguished Professor of Agricultural Economics at Purdue University, where his research focuses on the economy-wide impacts of global trade and environmental policies. He is also the founder and Executive Director of the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) which now encompasses 7,500 researchers in 150 countries around the world. His most recent research has focused on the impacts of energy and climate policies on global land use and poverty. Previously, Hertel has conducted research on the impacts of multilateral trade agreements, including the linkages between global trade policies and poverty in developing countries.

Catherine L. Kling, Iowa State University
AAEA Fellows Address
Tuesday, July 27, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm

The Fellows Address at the 2010 Joint Annual Meeting will be delivered by Catherine L. Kling, speaking on the topic of "Economic Incentives to Improve Water Quality in Agricultural Landscapes: Some New Variations on Old Ideas." Kling is Professor of Economics at Iowa State University and the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development. Her research interests include non-market valuation methods, especially revealed preference approaches, and interdisciplinary analyses focusing on policy design and incentives for the provision of ecosystem services from agriculture. She is a Fellow of the AAEA, a member of EPA's Science Advisory Board, and President-Elect of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AERE).

John A. List, University of Chicago
AAEA Galbraith Forum
Tuesday, July 27, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

University of Chicago Professor of Economics John A. List will present the AAEA Galbraith Forum at the 2010 Joint Annual Meeting. He will be discussing "Using Field Experiments in Agricultural and Environmental Economics." List's published research includes theoretical and empirical inquiries into both positive and normative issues in economics, with a special focus on environmental and resource problems. His research has pioneered the use of controlled field experiments in economics, which have provided insights into the valuation of non-market goods and services, public good provisioning, behavioral anomalies, charitable giving, auction theory, and the role of the market in the development of rationality. List has served as Senior Economist on the President's Council of Economic Advisors for Environmental and Resource Economics and has received the BE-Press Arrow Senior Prize for his field experimental work on testing economic theory. John is a NBER Research Associate, a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Tilburg University, and a University Distinguished Scholar at Resources for the Future.

Sherece West, President/CEO of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation
COSBAE/CWAE Speaker Series & Luncheon
Monday, July 26, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
This is a ticketed event. The cost to attend is $45.

The COSBAE/CWAE Speaker Series & Luncheon will feature Sherece West, President/CEO of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation (WRF). Since 1974, the WRF has supported programs and organizations that improve the quality of life for all Arkansans and that promote systemic change. West is nationally known for her leadership in the areas of community development, public policy, and, most recently, disaster recovery. She is passionate about helping others, addressing the issues related to poverty, race, and social justice; education; and community development. In addition to heading WRF, she currently serves on the boards of the Council on Foundations, Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families, the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, and the National Urban Fellows.

Alan D. Barkema, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Extension Section Speaker Series & Luncheon
Monday, July 26, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
This is a ticketed event. The cost to attend is $45.

Alan D. Barkema will be the featured speaker at the Extension Section Speaker Series & Luncheon. Barkema is Senior Vice President and Director of Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City leading the Bank's research activities in macroeconomics and monetary policy, the payments system, banking studies, and regional economics. His extensive tenure with the bank has seen the launch of the bank's Center for the Study of Rural America and later the expansion of its regional research and analysis activities. Serving as a leader of the Regional, Public, and Community Affairs Division, he established research expertise in the bank's Denver, Oklahoma City, and Omaha offices.

Karen Brooks, World Bank
International Section Speaker Series & Banquet
Monday, July 26, 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
This is a ticketed event. The cost to attend is $70.

Karen Brooks, manager of the World Bank's agricultural programs for the Africa Region, will be the featured speaker at the International Section Speaker Series & Banquet. Brooks has served at the World Bank for twenty years focusing not only on the Africa Region, but also spending her early years with the bank on agricultural issues in Eastern Europe and the countries of the former Soviet Union. Prior to joining the World Bank, she was Associate Professor of Applied Economics at The University of Minnesota. Her published work relates to agriculture in centrally planned and transition economies, including productivity, land issues, and the process of reform.

Industry Speaker Series and Banquet
Monday, July 26, 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
This is a ticketed event. The cost to attend is $70.

The speaker for the Industry Speaker Series & Banquet will be announced soon. Be sure to check the Meeting Events page on the Joint Annual Meeting website for more information when it becomes available.

Dive Deeper into Subjects while in Denver

For those looking for a little something more while in Denver, AAEA is offering several Pre and Post-conference Workshops, giving attendees the chance to get a more in-depth look at a particular topic. These workshops include sessions on using behavioral economics in food choice and health; the latest simulations for use in agricultural economics classrooms; recent projects funded by the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative of USDA-NIFA; and two educational tours, one before the meeting (including an overnight stay) and one after the meeting.

More information about each of the workshops is available below. You can register for any of them (for an additional fee) when registering for the 2010 Joint Annual Meeting.

Pre-conference Tour: Energy Development, Environment, and Communities—A Tour of Energy Development in Colorado and Wyoming
Friday, July 23, 7:00 am – Saturday July 24, 9:00 pm
This is a ticketed event. The cost to attend is $150.

This educational tour will highlight the interface among energy development, environment, and communities in the Rocky Mountain West. The tour will cover several spots in the two states that highlight the successes, challenges, and conflicts of energy development. Stops will include areas where the geology presents challenges in economic extraction, wind energy development challenges, where competing uses present conflicts to development, and stops in small communities that experienced the boom and busts associated with these issues. Possible other tour stops include, the Rulison nuclear site where nuclear detonation was used to fracture gas reserve formations to enhance production, and ending with a discussion of "clean coal" technology and geologic sequestration at the University of Wyoming.

The tour cost covers transportation, lodging Friday night in Craig, CO and breakfast and lunch on both Friday and Saturday. Dinner on Friday night will not be provided. Saturday night dinner will be hosted by the University of Wyoming in Laramie. Each attendee is allowed to bring one overnight bag to stow under the bus and a carry-on item. If you have any special circumstances or needs, dietary or otherwise, please contact the AAEA Business Office at info@aaea.org after you register.

Pre-conference Workshop: Behavioral and Experimental Economics, Food, and Health
Saturday, July 24, 8:30 am – 5:30 pm
This is a ticketed event. The cost to attend for professionals is $75 and for students is $50

The workshop aims at developing an understanding of the theory, methods, and tools of using behavioral economics in food choice and health.

Keynote speakers include: Barry Popkin, Professor of Public Health at the University of North Carolina and author of the book The World is Fat; and Brian Wansink, Professor of Consumer Behavior at Cornell University and author of Mindless Eating.

Invited speakers include: Jayson Lusk, Oklahoma State University; David Just, Cornell University; Jay Shogren, University of Wyoming; and Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach University of Chicago.

AAEA is pleased to be able to offer travel support to attend the pre-conference to graduate students through the financial support of the AAEA Foundation. Information on how to apply for this support is available on the web page for this workshop.

The organizers wish to thank the following organizations for their financial support: the AAEA Foundation, USDA-Economic Research Service, Farm Foundation, RTI International, and the Canadian Agricultural and Policy Research Network on Consumer and Market Demand.

The chairs of the organizing committee are Christiane Schroeter (cschroet@calpoly.edu) and Sean Cash (scash@wisc.edu). Please contact them with questions or comments. More information about the workshop is available on the web page for this workshop.

Pre-conference Workshop: 2010 Teaching Academy—The Use of Simulations to Stimulate Student Learning and Engagement
Saturday, July 24, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
This is a ticketed event. TThe cost to attend for professionals is $25 and for students is $10

The 2010 Professionals Teaching Academy will cover the latest simulations for use in agricultural economics classrooms, and provide information about teaching grant opportunities. Speakers will include faculty from the Louisiana State University, Oklahoma State University, and the University of Florida. These individuals have developed these games, and have experience using these simulations in the classroom.

The workshop will introduce participants to the "Internet Agricultural Bank Simulation Game" (originally developed at Oklahoma State University) and the updated "Agribusiness Game" (originally developed at Purdue University). Following an overview of the simulations, attendees will participate in the simulation of their choice. Participants are asked to bring their own laptops to fully engage in the simulations. For participants teaching courses other than agribusiness, finance, and/or strategy, the pedagogy associated with simulations, as well as insights on incorporating such active learning strategies into the classroom, will be discussed, which should prove useful in developing effective learning strategies for all courses.

USDA representatives will also provide information on teaching-related grant opportunities. A wide range of teaching/learning opportunities are funded annually. The simulations discussed above were each funded by a separate USDA teaching grant.

This Pre-conference Workshop is supported by the Higher Education Program of the USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Grant #2006-38411-17028.

Pre-conference Workshop: Agribusiness Markets and Trade—Results of Funded Projects
Saturday, July 24, 12:30 pm – 7:00 pm
This is a ticketed event. The cost to attend is $60.

This Pre-conference Workshop, organized by the USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture, will include nine oral and 15 poster presentations of projects funded by the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) and a networking reception. The topics for the presentations include market structure, conduct and performance; agricultural exports and market development; consumer behavior; etc. The AFRI is USDA's largest competitive grants program and offers several new opportunities for funded research for agricultural economists. This is a good opportunity for past grantees and interested new applicants to learn about what is funded and network.

Post-conference Tour: Extension Agricultural Education Tour
Wednesday, July 28, 7:00 am – 7:00 pm

Since 2002, the Extension Section has organized an agricultural education tour as part of the Annual Meeting. This year the tour will be offered as a post-conference event on Wednesday, July 28. This bus tour, accompanied by area Extension economists, will visit several agricultural attractions in the Denver area. Stops include the modern ConAgra Flour Mill in Commerce City, a visit to large a multi-generational family wheat farm, a stop at an innovative, small, intensively-managed organic vegetable farm near Boulder, and lunch in the Boulder City Park, with a presentation from Boulder officials on their unique Open Space Ag Initiative. We finish the tour with a visit to the MillerCoors Brewery in Golden, CO including a special tour and discussion with procurement staff. Free time will be provided to visit the tasting room and gift shop. Don't miss this opportunity to learn more about the food and agricultural production in the Denver area. Space is limited, so register for this tour soon!

Presenter, AgEcon Search Deadlines Fast Approaching

Several deadlines for Joint Annual Meeting presentations are coming up soon. First, all AAEA presenters at the Joint Annual Meeting need to make sure they are a 2010 AAEA member and registered for the Joint Annual Meeting. Also, all Selected Papers and Posters need to be submitted to AgEcon Search. The deadline for both of these requirements is May 3, 2010. If you miss this deadline, unfortunately, your submission will need to be withdrawn.

Presenters
All presenters, speakers, and panelists at the Joint Annual Meeting will need to be a 2010 AAEA member and registered for the meeting by May 3. This requirement is stipulated by the AAEA Executive Board in the AAEA Operating Policies. If you are a presenter and have any questions about this, or are having someone else present in your place, please contact Ande Rowe at Ande@aaea.org.

AgEcon Search
AAEA has a partnership with AgEcon Search allowing content from the Joint Annual Meeting to be posted online for those who are interested in learning more about a presentation at the Joint Annual Meeting. For Selected Papers, a full version of each paper (PDF) should be uploaded; for Posters, a PDF of the Poster (PDF) should be uploaded. You can visit the Information for Presenters page to learn more.