AAEA Membership Benefits

• Networking Opportunities abound in AAEA! AAEA offers its popular Annual Meeting, special interest sections, listserves, and our bi-monthly newsletter (The Exchange). These opportunities allow you to keep abreast of issues and people in the profession.

• Learning and Knowledge are important at AAEA. The American Journal of Agricultural Economics (AJAE) and the Review of Agricultural Economics (RAE) are both highly respected journals of the profession. An AAEA membership gives you both print and electronic versions of these two journals.

• Credentialing – AAEA is dedicated to helping you as you progress in your career through publishing in the journals, presenting research findings at the AAEA meetings and opportunities to serve on committees, in section leadership and boards.

• Awards - AAEA provides opportunities to give and receive prestigious awards created to recognize and enhance professional excellence in the agricultural economics profession.

• Service - By placing its own dedicated members at the forefront of the Association as decisionmakers, AAEA provides abundant opportunities to change the status quo within the Association and the profession. Leadership of the Association through the Boards, committees or sections, is a rewarding experience bound to advance your career in the profession.

• Sounding Board - Through discussion lists, Annual Meetings (feedback from presentation and review process), workshops and peer review processes, AAEA provides a solid sounding board for your research in agricultural economics and related fields.

• Employment Services - At AAEA, there are plenty of avenues for your search, whether you are looking for an employee or an employer. The Employment Center at our Annual Meetings is the perfect place for employers and job seekers to connect face-to-face. Throughout the year, the Career Central area of the Web site and The Exchange newsletter will provide access to numerous employment opportunities.

Some of the products/services offered by AAEA, include:

• AJAE (The American Journal of Agricultural Economics)
• RAE (The Review of Agricultural Economics)
• Choices (quarterly on-line news magazine)
• The Exchange (bi-monthly newsletter)

• Join one of the many special interest sections of the AAEA and take advantage of the section list serve, designated interest sessions at the annual meeting, continuing education opportunities and more.

• The AAEA Annual Meeting is the largest networking event for agricultural economists. Held in late July or early August each year, the annual meeting provides opportunities for economists from all facets of the profession to expand their professional knowledge, present new research information, and recognize the outstanding achievements of their peers through the awards and Fellows programs.

• AAEA members have a chance to secure research funding through a grant from the AAEA Foundation, the arm of the AAEA devoted to advancing professional development activities and education.

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