Participate with LERA in 2013 ASSA/AEA Annual Meeting
"New Economic Realities: Risk, Inequality and Workplace Relations"
The 2013 ASSA/AEA (American Economics Association) Annual Meeting will be held in San Diego, CA, January 4-6, 2013; LERA will again participate by organizing LERA sessions.
The Program Commitee, chaired by Eileen Appelbaum of the Center for Economic Policy and Research, is Session Proposals (and single paper submission) through February 28, 2012. See the Call for Session Proposals for complete details and to make your submission online.
Registration and hotel accommodations will be addressed online at the ASSA/AEA website, and they typically open registration the second week of September 2012. The most up-to-date information about registration and housing can always be found at the ASSA/AEA Annual Meeting Webpage, which you can find here: http://www.aeaweb.org/Annual_Meeting/index.php.
Basic steps to attend conference - Beginning September 15th, 2012
1. Register - https://gmhost1.gomembers.com/clients/t-aea/etrakWebApp/Login.aspx
Regular earlybird registration is $65 before December 1, and be sure to mark "LERA" on your registration form. Note: you must register before you will be able to take advantage of the deeply discounted hotel room rates (of about $99 per night) at the LERA Hotel and you must complete the LERA Packet Pickup Form if you want to pick up your badge and registration packet at the Palmer House.
2. Reserve your hotel room (if needed) - http://registration3.experient-inc.com/showALL121/Default.aspx
As soon as you register, you will receive an email from assa@vanderbilt.edu that will contain a 5-digit housing code. Once you receive this code, proceed to the housing form listed here and reserve your room. The LERA hotel is the Palmer House Hilton.
3. Please review program and get more information - You can find information about the 27 LERA sessions online and and the other meeting pages listed at the right for complete details on steps 1 - 3 above.
Notable events -
| Friday January 4, 2013 |
Saturday January 5, 2013 |
Sunday January 6, 2013 |
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Sessions til Noon on Sunday — 8 am to 12:15 pm |
| ASSA Welcome Reception — 6 to 7:30 pm Those who pre-register are invited to attend the Annual ASSA Welcome Reception at the Marriott. Heavy hors d’oeuvres, live entertainment, and door prizes. |
Don't book your ticket to leave until you have reviewed the strong programs offered on Sunday morning. You can leave by noon and still catch a plane home. |
LERA Meeting Program Committee - LERA Sessions at the 2013 ASSA/AEA Annual Meeting
Chair: Eileen Appelbaum, Center for Economic and Policyi Research, LERA Past President
Members: Randy Albelda, University of Massachusetts-Boston; Peter Berg, Economist Econ Policy Institute; Lonnie Golden, Penn State University-Abington; Sandy Jacoby, UCLA; Bill Rodgers, Rutgers University; and Jeannette Wicks-Lim, University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
Ex Officio: David Lewin, UCLA and LERA President; Lisa Lynch, Brandeis University, and LERA President Elect; Gordon Pavy, AFL-CIO (ret.), LERA Past President; William Canak, Middle Tennessee State University, NCAC Chair; Françoise Carré, University of Massachusetts-Boston, LERA Co-Editor-in-Chief; Peter Feuille, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, LERA Secretary/Treasurer; Bob Hoell, Georgia Southern University, Chair, LERA Poster Session.
