2011 ASSA Paper Submissions

President-Elect Thomas Hertel is soliciting proposals for AAEA invited paper sessions at the 2011 Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) Annual Meeting in Denver, January 7–9, 2011. Preference will be given to those proposals that add to knowledge on public issues of national and international importance or expand capabilities and tools for economic research.

The objective of AAEA sessions at the ASSA Annual Meeting is to share new knowledge with members of other economics associations as well as with AAEA members. Sessions may be jointly sponsored with other ASSA member associations. AAEA encourages sessions that will draw widely from ASSA attendees. Therefore, preference will be given to proposals that jointly serve the interests of the AAEA and other economists more broadly.

Proceedings of ASSA invited paper sessions will be published in the proceedings issue of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics (AJAE). Regular page charges will apply.

Proposals should be submitted to the AAEA Business Office (submissions@aaea.org). They should include the proposed session title and paper titles, as well as the names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of the session organizer, moderator, paper presenters, and discussants. A brief (approximately two pages) justification of the session, and one paragraph abstract describing the objective of, and new knowledge generated by, each paper, should also be included.

Proposed session formats with three papers and one discussant are encouraged, although sessions with two papers and two discussants will be considered. Sessions with four papers will not be considered because they allow limited participant interaction. It is the responsibility of the organizer to assure that all individuals identified in the proposal are willing to participate.

All presenters/speakers/discussants must be members of AAEA. A membership waiver request can be included in the proposal in the case of extenuating circumstances. In addition, participants need to register for the ASSA meeting. AAEA cannot grant registration waivers for the meeting.

Please send proposals by April 26, 2010, in Word or PDF format, to submissions@aaea.org.