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

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Current News

Department Seminars / Workshops

Department Seminar

Vijayendra Rao, Development Research Group, The World Bank, "Is Deliberation Equitable? Evidence from Transcripts of Village Meetings in South India," Monday, September 15, 3:40 pm, 368A Heady Hall
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/calendar/papers/public_meetings_final1.pdf

Environmental and Resources Workshop

Erin Mansur, Yale University, "Evaluating Emissions Trading Using a Nearest (Polluting) Neighbor Estimator," Wednesday, September 17, 4:00 pm, 368A Heady Hall

Human Resources Workshop

Ariun Ishdorj, Iowa State University, "Bayesian Estimates of a Censored AIDS Model for Whole Grain Products," Thursday, September 18, 4:00 pm, 468D Heady Hall

External Seminars / Workshops

Brian Niles, CEO and Founder of TargetX

"Recruiting the Next Generation of Graduate Students: Interactive Web Approaches," and "Recruiting the Next Generation of Graduate Students: Social Networking Tools," Wednesday, September 17, 9-10:50 am, Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall
http://www.grad-college.iastate.edu/smart/day3.php

Conferences and Calls for Papers

16th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences

Las Vegas, Nevada, February 19-22, 2009
Registration deadline: December 10, 2008
http://www.asbbs.org/call__us.html

27th Annual Conference of the NCCC-134 Committee on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management

St. Louis, Missouri, April 20-21, 2009
Submission deadline: October 1, 2008
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/NCCC134Call.pdf

89th Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association

"Investing in the Social Sciences: A Hidden Gem in Higher Education"
Denver, Colorado, April 8-11, 2009
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/SSSACall2009.pdf

In Search of Relevant Environmental Economics: Designing Practical, Just and Sustainable Policy

Washington, DC, January 7-9, 2009
Deadline: October 20, 2008
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/EconomicsforEquity.pdf

Funding Opportunities

Higher Education for Development

South Africa: Building Capacity for Tourism and Transportation Management
Deadline: October 28, 2008
http://www.hedprogram.org/tabid/96/itemid/169/South-Africa-Building-Capacity-for-Tourism-and-Tr.aspx
Request for Applications (RFA): TIES U.S. - Mexico University Partnerships
Deadline: November 3, 2008
http://www.hedprogram.org/tabid/66/itemid/171/Higher-Education-Support-for-Legal-Reforms-in-Mexi.aspx

National Pork Board

Special Request for Proposals: PCVAD
Deadline: September 30, 2008
http://view.exacttarget.com/?j=fe9612727467057b73&m=fefc1076776601&ls=fe0217707461067d7014747c&l=fe90157977660d7c72&s=fe291572756d0378721073&ju=fe551076726205747111

Job Opportunities

Purdue University

Department Head, Agricultural Economics
Deadline: November 10, 2008
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/PurdueHead.pdf

Sam Houston State University

Assistant Professor (two positions), Agribusiness/Agricultural Economics
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/SamHouston.pdf

University of Alberta

Assistant Professor, Public Economics
Deadline: November 30, 2008
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/UofAlbertaAsstProf.pdf