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Calendar of Events
October 6-10
November 20
November 26
December 10
December 15
December 16
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October break
Thanksgiving Vacation begins
Thanksgiving Vacation ends
Final exams begin 8 a.m.
Semester ends
Commencement 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
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Congratulations and Names in the News:
Marshall Martin participated in the August 1-2, 2001 meeting
of the USDA Advisory Committee on Agricultural Biotechnology
in Washington, DC. He was originally appointed by Secretary
of Agriculture Dan Glickman, and recently reappointed by
Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman.
Tom Hertel was been selected to participate in the 23rd
Leadership Program on Japan, sponsored by the Ministry of
Economy, Trade and Industry, Sept. 2-8, 2001. In this capacity,
he meet with leaders of business and industry in Japan,
as well as presented a seminar at METI.
The ICEE held its Annual Awards for Excellence Program
on September 21. Teachers, administrators, and community
leaders were honored for their commitment to economic education.
Superintendent of Public Instruction, Suellen Reed, addressed
the audience on the importance of economic education. She
also thanked the many program sponsors and supporters that
have given so much to Indiana Council.
Thought You Would Like To Know
For information on the Purdue Agricultural Economics Report
see our web site or contact harrisog@purdue.edu.
The second edition of Life, Love and Economics, the text/novel
by Gavin Sinclair, Robert W. Taylor, Dee E. Cottrell and
Larry DeBoer came off the press just in time for the fall
semester. The first edition made the front page of the Wall
Street Journal and was the basis of articles in Newsweek
and The Chronicle of Higher Education. Improvements include
great new chapters by Larry DeBoer and web sites substituting
for data tables.
Ag Econ launches a new Study Abroad web site:
The start of the fall semester was marked by the introduction
of a new destination on the world wide web. The site, designed
by Associate Professor Gerald Shivery and department web
specialist Matt Mooney, aims to promote and facilitate study
abroad among Ag Econ undergraduates. The site includes basic
information on study abroad, video clips from students who
have recently studied abroad, and a ‘location finder'
designed to help students locate study abroad programs that
match their interests. The site, which is located at www.agecon.purdue.edu/study_abroad
also contains special information for parents of study abroad
students as well as information for individuals and institutions
interested in sponsoring undergraduate study aborad.
Will Master's article "Climate and Scale in Economic
Growth", in the current issue of the Journal of Economic
Growth, has received media coverage in The New Scientist,
the Times of London, the Toronto Star and others thanks
to a press release from the Purdue News Service.
Center for Food and Agricultural Business
Upcoming Programs:
October 22-26
November 27-28
December 17-19
March 4-8, 2002
May 6-7, 2002
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Strategic Agri Marketing (SAM)
National Conference for Agribusiness
Sales Management Workshop
American Seed Trade Association Management Academy
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Strategic Customer Relationship Management Seminar
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For more information: www.agecon.purdue.edu/cab
Travel, Speeches and Presented Papers
John M. Connor will addressed the First International Agricultural
Trade and Policy Conference on "Multinationals in a
Global Environment". The conference will be held Oct.
31-Nov. 2 in Gainesville, FL.
Marshall A. Martin presented an invited lecture on trends
in technological change and world agriculture to the Argentine
Association of Agricultural Experimention Consortium, Mar
del Plata, Argentina, September 11, 2001.
Robert Taylor will give a presentation on how to farm together
with family and still be friends to the following groups:
Florida Farm Bureau, Annual Meeting held October 27th; the
Nevada Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers on November
10th; and the South Dakota Young Farmers and Ranchers on
January 26th.
Publications
Conner, John M., Global Price Fixing, Our Customers are
the Enemy - Studies in Industrial Organization, Kluwer Academic
Publishers, 2001.
Masters, William A., "Climate and Scale in Economic
Growth", Journal of Economic Growth, No. 6, 167-186,
2001. Kluwer Academic Press.
Job Announcements
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The University of Georgia: |
Assistant Professor, Agricultural Finance |
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Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.: |
Demand Planning Coordinator http://www.pioneer.com/ |
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University of Minnesota-Crookston: |
Program Manager, Agricultural Business |
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North Caroline State University: |
Lecturer - Agribusiness Management |
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Iowa Farm Bureau Federation: |
Research Specialist alundeen@fbfs.com |
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ERS/RED: |
Economic
Information Specialist (http://www.ers.usda.gov/AboutERS/Employment/) |
Career and Job Sites on the Internet
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