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Announcements for Friday, December 9, 2011

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Conferences and Calls for Papers

  • Conference on Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth

    Papers for the conference should be submitted to the following email address: editjems@kellogg.northwestern.edu.

    Potential attendees should indicate their interest in receiving an invitation at d-gundersen@law.northwestern.edu.

    The Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth at Northwestern University School of Law was established in 2006 to research how government regulation and interpretation of laws and regulations by the courts affect business and economic growth. Information on the Searle Center’s activities may be found at: www.law.northwestern.edu/searlecenter.

Funding Opportunities

  • The Center for International Security and Cooperation 2012-2013 Fellowship

    Applications due February 1, 2012. More information available at:cisac.stanford.edu/fellowships

  • 2012 Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program

    All information regarding this program has been posted on the unclassified IC Acquisition Research Center (ARC) located at: https://arc.westfields.net

  • Funding Opportunity - Extension Risk Management Education

    The North Central Risk Management Education Center, www.ncrme.org, is seeking proposals for educational projects designed to help agricultural producers succeed through targeted risk management strategies. Grant awards will fund 12-month projects to be conducted between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013.

    Projects must be producer-focused and address at least one of the five areas of risk management, which are: production, marketing, financial, legal, and human resources.

    Eligibility: Applications are sought from qualified public and private groups, organizations, and institutions with a demonstrated capacity to develop and manage educational projects that create risk management results for agricultural producers and their families. All organizations serving agricultural producers, especially those working with the special emphasis audiences identified on page 1 of the RFA, are strongly encouraged to apply.

    Application Process: The application process consists of two stages, which are each conducted using an online application form. Pre-proposals are due by December 8, 2011 at 5:00 PM CST. Please visit the North Central Center’s website (www.ncrme.org) for more specific information and to view the complete Request for Applications. For RFA information, click on the Competitive Grants link on the left. The RFA includes specific application instructions, topic categories for this year’s proposals, and the evaluation criteria.

Job Opportunities

Papers and Presentations

  • Recent presentation by Wallace Huffman

    Wallace E. Huffman presented “Socio-Economic Impacts of Genetically Modified Crops: Adoption and Impacts at Farm Level in the USA,” at the International Workshop on Socio-Economic Impacts of Genetically Modified Crops, EU Institute for Prospective Technological Studies and FAO, Seville, Spain, Nov 23-24, 2011.