International Conference of Agricultural Economists
Call For Submissions
Will Martin, IAAE President Elect, invites submissions for the International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE) 2015 to be held in Milan, Italy August 9-14, 2015. These submissions may include Contributed Papers, Organized Symposia, Innovative Proposals, and Pre and Post-Conference Workshops.
The deadline for all submissions is November 5, 2014.
15, 2015. Before submitting your contribution, please create a user account using this link to the conference web site
CONTRIBUTED PAPERS
Donald MacLaren will manage the contributed papers process. The contributed papers will be reviewed on a double-blind basis. The submitting author must indicate whether she/he would prefer to make an Oral or a Visual presentation, or is willing to accept either of these formats.
Please indicate whether you would like your paper(s) to be considered for the Uma Lele prize on Gender, and/or for the TW Schultz / Nils Westermarck prizes for Best Contributed Oral / Visual Papers. Details of these prizes are given in the Appendix.
ORGANIZED SYMPOSIA
The Organized Symposia provide more flexibility than is available with Contributed Papers. We envisage that most of these proposals will include presentations that explore different, complementary aspects of a particular topic. Proposals that involve discussants with different points of view will be of particular interest. Each Symposium organizer should complete the online form and enter the information requested. In addition she/he should prepare and upload a pdf file summarizing the content of the proposal including: session title, session rationale, names and contact information for the organizer(s) and key participants, and a description of the symposium format that includes: the question to be examined; the approaches used to analyze this question; the format to be used; and plans for discussion.
INNOVATIVE PROPOSALS
Innovative proposals will also be welcomed. Potential formats for such sessions might include “Hard Talk” interviews modeled on the BBC show in which interviewees are subjected to penetrating questions by an interviewer and/or the audience; Wikithons in which a group writes content for a Wiki on a particular topic; a focused Master Class on a specific topic; Frontier Sessions in which a presenter introduces a relatively new topic, allowing at least 30 minutes for discussion from the audience; or establishment of a Genius Bar modeled on the technical support service at many Apple retail stores. For Innovative Proposals, the organizer should complete the online form and enter the information requested. Please prepare and upload a pdf file summarizing the content and format of the Innovative Proposal, including the information on key participants (First and Last Name, Organization, and email); the issues/questions to be examined; and the rationale for the approach to be used.
PRE AND POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
Pre-Conference Workshops have traditionally played a very important role in opening the conference. Because they may be scheduled over a full day, they tend to provide greater opportunities than other session formats either to address an issue in greater depth, or to allow a wide range of perspectives to be considered. The Pre-Conference Workshops for ICAE 2015 will be held on Saturday, 8 August 2015. There will also be opportunities for half-day Post-Conference Workshops to be held on the afternoon of Friday, August 14. While these have traditionally been less widely-used than the pre-Conference format, they provide an opportunity to discuss issues in more depth than a traditional session during the conference, and allow their organizers to take advantage of the fact that many participants will be in Milan until their flights depart on Saturday, August 15. Proposals for these Workshops should complete the online form and prepare a pdf file summarizing the content and format of their proposed session; including information on key participants (First and Last Name, Organization, and email); the issues/questions to be examined; and the rationale for the approach to be used.
Appendix: The International Conference of Agricultural Economists Best Contributed Paper Awards
Each of these prizes provides both a certificate of achievement to be presented at the International Conference of Economists in Milan 2015 and a cash prize of $US 1000.
Nils Westermarck Prize for Best Visual Contributed Paper. This prize is named after Nils Westermarck, who was an outstanding contributor to the IAAE and the agricultural economics profession. This prize is awarded for the best contributed paper presented visually by a young professional in the triennial International Conference of Agricultural Economists. Please note that to be considered for the Nils Westermarck Prize, the lead author should be under 40 years of age at the time of presentation.
T.W. Schultz Prize for Best Oral Contributed Paper. This prize is named after Theodore W. Schultz, who was an outstanding contributor to the IAAE and the agricultural economics profession. This award is given for the best contributed paper presented orally by a young professional in the triennial International Conference of Agricultural Economists. Please note that for the paper to be considered for the TW Schultz Prize, the lead author should be under 40 years of age at the time of presentation.
President Elect IAAE
Johan Swinnen, President;
Keijiro Otsuka, Past President
William J. Martin, President-Elect;
Walter J. Armbruster, Secretary-Treasurer
Kym Anderson; Stephan von Cramon-Taubadel; Nick Vink
Gerald E. Shively, Agricultural Economics Editor-in-Chief