2012 AAEA Annual Meeting in Seattle

The 2012 AAEA Annual Meeting in Seattle will offer AAEA members and other applied economists a chance to interact and learn over the course of the three day meeting on August 12-14. This year's meeting features a large amount of educational content including:

• more than 150 educational sessions
• 200 posters on display, with opportunities to interact with their authors
• multiple plenary sessions each day, featuring high-profile speakers

Common research topics include:

• international development
• climate change
• biofuels
• linkages between food and health
• the Farm Bill
• land use and water resource issues
• regional economics
• business economics
• behavioral economics

The meeting will also feature a number of chances for attendees to connect and network at the welcome and closing receptions, receptions for specific Sections of AAEA, and evening gatherings organized by universities and government agencies.