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• Department Seminars / Workshops
• External Seminars / Workshops
• Conferences and Calls for Papers
• Job Opportunities

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Announcements

EGSA Spring Gathering

Legend's Skybox, Friday, April 3, 5-6:45 p.m.
All Economics faculty, staff, graduate students and visitors are invited. Everyone is responsible for their own tab.

Department Seminars / Workshops

Department Seminar

David Figlio, University of Florida and Northwestern University, "Selection and Performance in Means-Tested School Vouchers," Friday, March 27, 3:40 pm, 368A Heady

Department Seminar

Jay Bhattacharya, Stanford University School of Medicine, "The Economics of Obesity," Monday, March 30, 3:40 pm, 368A Heady

External Seminars / Workshops

Canadian Studies in the United States: AWorkshop on Career and Professional Development Opportunities for Doctoral Candidates

Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 8, 2009
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/CanadianStudiesWorkshop.pdf

Conferences and Calls for Papers

19th Annual World Forum and Symposium: Global Challenges, Local Solutions

Budapest, Hungary, June 20-23, 2009
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/Budapest.pdf

4th International Symposium on Economic Theory, Policy and Applications

Athens, Greece, August 3-6, 2009
Abstract deadline: March 30, 2009
http://www.atiner.gr/docs/Economics.htm

CESifo Venice Summer Institute 2009

Venice, Italy, July 6-11, 2009
http://www.cesifo-group.de/portal/page/portal/ifoHome/c-event/c2conf/30confvsi

IABE-2009 Las Vegas Annual Conference

"Research/Teaching Excellence in Business and Economics"
Las Vegas, Nevada, October 18-21, 2009
Submission deadline: May 31, 2009
http://www.iabe.org/domains/iabeX/Default.aspx

Job Opportunities

Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels (C2B2)

Postdoctoral Fellow
Application deadline: May 1, 2009
http://www.c2b2web.org/7JobsFellow.php

International Food Policy Research Institute

Research Fellow
http://careers.ifpri.org/DetailIFPRI.asp?ifpri09-105

National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS)

Agricultural Risk Management Analyst
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/NCISAnalyst.pdf

University of Hawaii, Manoa

Economist
Deadline: April 9, 2009
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/HawaiiEconomist.pdf