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Calendar of Events
January 8
January 15
March 10
March 19
April 30
May 5
May 11-13
May 14-June 8
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Spring classes begin
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Spring Break begins
Spring Break ends
Final Exams begin
Semester Ends
Commencements
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Congratulations and Names in the News:
Congratulations to the following December 2000 graduates:
Mbene Faye (MSN)
Allan Hallman (MS)
Michael Johnson (PhD)
Rabih Karaky (MSN)
Matthew Kurtz (MS)
Suzanna Martin (MS)
Dawn Miller (MS)
Atsushi Muramoto (MSN)
Mamadou Sidibe (PhD)
Christina Welch Stair (MS)
Joe Troyer (MSN)
Shylea Van Fleet (MS)
Wusheng Yu (PhD)
Thomas Hertel has been appointed to the Editorial Advisory
Council, Journal of Economic Integration, 2000-03.
Thought You Would Like To Know
For information on the Purdue Agricultural Economics Report
see our web site or contact harrisog@purdue.edu.
The December 2000 PAER (as well as issues for recent years)
on the Internet at http://www.agecon.purdue.edu/extension/pubs/.
Center for Food and Agricultural Business
Seats for the upcoming National Conference for Agribusiness,
January 29-30, 2001, are starting to fill as prospects learn
of the timely, Selling Redefined - Innovative sales strategies
for a virtual world. The National Conference page on the
Center's Website is kept current with the agenda overview,
registration information and a growing list of speakers.
The Center for Agricultural Business recently hosted a
group of about 25 people representing the Polish seed industry
for a program that included time in the classroom, visits
to farms and seed companies in the Midwest, plus plenty
of Purdue, Indiana and U.S. hospitality.
Job Posting: The Indiana Council for Economic Education
(ICEE) has a position opening - Assistant Director. The
nature of the position is Community/External Support. This
Assistant Director is responsible for working with volunteers
at the state and local level to support and strengthen the
fund-raising efforts of the ICEE. An undergraduate degree
is required, and at least three years of experience in this
field is preferred. Qualifications include excellent proposal
writing, organizational, interpersonal and public relations
skills. Salary commensurate with training and experience.
Applications maybe initiated by writing Wally Tyner, Head,
Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University,
W. Lafayette, IN 47907.
In December, Otto Doering was working in Australia and
gave talks at the University of Melbourne, The Murray Darling
Basin Commission, The Victoria Department of Resources and
Environment, and the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and
Resource Economics. While at ABARE, Otto had a visit with
Gill Rodriquez (Ph.D. 1978) who claimed he was indoctrinating
the new staff at ABARE in the AGEC 602 research methods
tradition. "Forget the models, first identify the problem!"
Gil's e-mail address is: grodriquez@abare.gov.au.
Sabbatic Leave Opportunity: Mount Holyoke College - one
or two year visiting position as instructor in economics,
economic development, econometrics.
USDA invites currently enrolled college students to apply
for the Summer 2001 Intern Program. The deadline to apply
is March 1, 2001. See Lou Ann for details or www.usda.gov/da/employ/intern.htm
For more information: www.agecon.purdue.edu/cab
Travel, Speeches and Presented Papers
Hertel, Thomas W., 2000. "Current and Future Developments
in Global Economic Analysis Using GTAP", presented
at the Mitsubishi Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan, December
15, 2000.
Hertel, Thomas W., Terrie Walmsley and Ken Itakura, 2000.
"Analysis of Japan's Potential Free Trade Agreements",
paper presented to the Ministry of International Trade and
Industry (MITI), Tokyo, Japan, December 14, 2000.
Publications
Drescher, Klaus and Kevin T. McNamara. "Are-Naming
Regional Journals: Successful Strategy for Expanding from
a Niche Market" Review of Agricultural Economics, 22(2):533-546,
2000.
George Patrick, "Tax Planning and Management Considerations
for Farmers in 2000," CES Paper No. 326, Purdue University
Cooperative Extension Service, December 2000.
George Patrick, Alan Baquet, Keith Coble and Thomas Knight,
"Hog Risk Management Survey: Summary and Initial Analysis,"
Staff Paper #00-9, Department of Agricultural Economics,
Purdue University.
Job Announcements
Purdue University - Ag Econ Dept: Assistant Director of the
Indiana Council for Economic Education
Virginia Seafood Ag Research and Extension Center: Business
Seafood Specialist
University of California-Davis: Assist prof - economics of
agriculture
University of Nevada-Reno: Assist/Assoc/Full - production
economics or economics of agricultural systems
University of Wisconsin-Madison: Three positions in Entrepreneurship/Technology
Ohio Department of Agriculture: International Trade Specialist
and Domestic Marketing Specialist
Pioneer Hi-Bred International: Research Equipment Specialist
University of Arkansas: Assist Prof of Ag Econ and Agribusiness
- Agribusiness Marketing Trade
University of Arkansas: Assist Prof of Ag Econ and Agribusiness
- Farm Management
Kansas State University: Extension Program - 2 positions
Career and Job Sites on the Internet
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