Department of Economics

Announcements for Friday, May 22, 2009

Announcements

Offices Closed Monday
University offices will be closed and classes recessed Monday, May 25, in observance of the national Memorial Day holiday.

Roster Updates

Left ISU
Simla Tokgoz
Office Change
Amelia Fischer, 78 Heady, 4-1082

Conferences and Calls for Papers

Confronting Food Price Inflation: Implications for Agricultural Trade and Policies
Seattle, Washington, June 22-23, 2009_x000d_
Registration deadline: May 29, 2009_x000d_
http://www.iatrcweb.org/
3rd Annual All China Economics International Conference
Hong Kong, December 14-16, 2009_x000d_
Abstract submission deadline: July 31, 2009_x000d_
http://www.cb.cityu.edu.hk/research/apec/ace/content.cfm?section=papers
Transition to a Bioeconomy: The Role of Extension in Energy
Little Rock, Arkansas, June 30-July 1, 2009_x000d_
Registration deadline: May 27, 2009_x000d_
http://www.farmfoundation.org/webcontent/Transition-to-a-Bioeconomy-The-...

Funding Opportunities

USDA Foreign Agriculture Service
2010 Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops (TASC) Program_x000d_
Deadline: May 29, 2009_x000d_
http://www.fas.usda.gov/info/fr/2009/042909TASC.asp
World Trade Organization
WTO Essay Award for Young Economists_x000d_
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news09_e/rese_27apr09_e.htm

Job Opportunities

University of Alberta
Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics/Agricultural Business Management_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/UofAlbertaAsstProfAg.pdf_x000d_
Bocock Chair in Agriculture and Environment_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/UofAlbertaBocockChair.pdf