The University of Western Ontario
The Economics Newsletter
  September 24, 2010 Editor: Sharon Phillips  

Upcoming Workshops

Monday
September 27
Feng Liu (Shanghai University in Finance & Economics)
"Alcohol Demand in China"
11:30 a.m., Room 4161 SSC
UWO/CIGI ORF
- A light lunch will
be provided


News and Announcements

Fan Shutdown

Fan 101 will be down Monday morning from 7:00am – 9:00am.

UN High Level Panel on Climate Policy-Mitigation

The Centre for the Study of International Economic Relations (CSIER) is planning a submission of relevant research findings to the UN High Level Panel on Climate Mitigation which is to report by December 2011. Any Faculty who wish to contribute to this effort should feel free to let Kun Peng know of their interest and research.

Faculty Mentor Program 2010-11

The Faculty Mentor Program will sponsor the first session, Preparing Research Grant Proposals: CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC, on Friday, October 1, 2010, 2:00-3:30 p.m. in the Teaching Support Centre, Room 122, the D.B. Weldon Library. The session will start with a meet and greet reception from 1:30-2:00 p.m. Please register online.

2010 ISHPSSB Off-Year Workshop

Integrating Complexity: Environment and History is an interdisciplinary conference consisting to two linked workshops in a 4-day event that will take place October 7-10, 2010 at Western's Spencer-Ivey Centre. One of the plenary speakers is Paul A. David from Stanford University.

Canadian Economics Employment Exchange (CEEE)

The Canadian Economics Employment Exchange will take place on December 10-11, 2010 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto. The purpose of the CEEE is to facilitate the search of Canadian PhD candidates who are seeking employment and of the Canadian organizations who may be interested in hiring these candidates.

2010 Ontario Tax Conference - Early Bird Registration Deadline

The Canadian Tax Foundation's 2010 Ontario Tax Conference will be held October 25-26, 2010 at the Doubletree Hotel, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto. This is the definitive tax planning conference for advisers to owner-managed businesses. The early bird registration deadline is September 24, 2010.

2010 Atlantic Canada Economics Association Meetings - First Call for Papers

The 2010 Atlantic Canada Economics Association Meetings will be held October 22-24, 2010 at Cape Breton University, Sydney, Nova Scotia. The Role of Government in Regional Development in Atlantic Canada is the theme of this year's conference. The deadline for submission of abstracts is October 1, 2010.


Research Notices

*Please submit a hard copy of all research grant applications, internal and external, to Karin for review and subsequent Chair signature prior to electronically submitting your applications.

**The newly enhanced Research On-line Administration (ROLA II) is now available and must be filled out by all grant applicants to obtain institutional approvals for their grant applications. Please see Karin if you need assistance.

Funding Announcements