Food Environment: The Effects of Context on Food Choice
May 30–31, 2012, Tufts University, Boston, MA
| Important Dates |
| November 1, 2011: Abstract Submission Deadline |
| January 15, 2012: Author Notification Paper/Poster Acceptance or Rejection |
| March 15, 2012: Early Registration Deadline |
| March 15, 2012: Full Paper Submission for Accepted Papers |
| May 1, 2012: Registration Deadline |
| May 30-31, 2012: Food Environment: The Effects of Context on Food Choice |
Consumers’ choices and health outcomes are influenced by the other people, farmers, businesses, and communities that surround them. The “food environment”—the set of food choices available to the consumer, where the food came from, and how it got to the consumer—is a subject of increasing attention. The purpose of this conference is to provide a platform for research on the economics related to the role of consumers’ food environments on their choices and health outcomes. The conference is aimed at providing insights into the influence of the food environment on the quality, price, and availability of food, associated health or environmental impacts, and to uncover the impact of policies aimed at influencing the food production and choice.
This is a joint conference of AAEA and EAAE. The conference is graciously sponsored by the USDA-Economic Research Service, the Farm Foundation, and the USDA-AFRI Markets and Trade program.
Registration
The registration fee for this conference is $200 for AAEA and EAAE members. After March 15, 2012, the registration fee increases to $300. The deadline to register for this conference is May 1, 2012. Registration fees include breakfast, lunch, an opening reception, and dinner on the 30th; breakfast and lunch are included on the 31st.
Registration for the Symposium is now closed.
Housing
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Boston – Downtown
821 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111
Rates:
Single/Double Occupancy: $169
Triple Occupancy: $189
Quadruple Occupancy: $209
The AAEA and EAAE Joint Conference room block is sold out.
Schedule of Events
| Wednesday, May 30 | |
| 8:00 – 8:30 am | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 – 8:40 am | Welcome Remarks |
| 8:40 – 9:20 am | Invited Talk (speaker TBA) |
| 9:25 – 10:45 am | Parallel Paper Presentation Sessions |
| 10:45 – 11:10 am | Break |
| 11:10 am – 12:30 pm | Parallel Paper Presentation Sessions |
| 12:30 – 1:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 – 2:20 pm | Invited Talk: Pierre Chandon, INSEAD & Harvard Business School |
| 2:30 – 3:50 pm | Parallel Paper Presentation Sessions |
| 3:50 – 4:15 pm | Break |
| 4:15 – 5:30 pm | Parallel Paper Presentation Sessions |
| 5:30 – 6:30 pm | Poster Session and Reception |
| 7:00 – 9:00 pm | Dinner |
| Thursday, May 31 | |
| 8:00 – 8:30 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 – 9:20 am | Invited Talk: Nathan Nunn, Harvard University, "Economics: A Historical Perspective" |
| 9:20 – 10:40 am | Parallel Paper Presentation Sessions |
| 10:40 – 11:00 am | Break |
| 11:00 am – 12:20 pm | Parallel Paper Presentation Sessions |
| 12:20 – 1:20 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 – 2:40 pm | Invited Talk: Joel Gittelsohn, Johns Hopkins University, "Food Environment and Health" |
| 2:40 – 3:10 pm | Panel and Wrap up |
Call for Abstracts
Abstract submission for this conference is now closed.
Organizers
If you have any questions about this conference, please feel free to contact the chairs of the organizing committee:
- Helen Jensen, Co-Chair
- Jayson Lusk, Co-Chair
- Sean Cash, Tufts University
- Julie Caswell, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Larissa Drescher, Technical University of Munich
- Ellen Goddard, University of Alberta
- Carola Grebitus, University of Bonn
- Monika Hartmann, University of Bonn
- Stephan Marette, INRA
- Will Masters, Tufts University
- Jutta Roosen, Technical University of Munich
- Christiane Schroeter, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
- Parke Wilde, Tufts University
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