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** Online Calendar of Events: Click HERE for the full calendar of events
** Previous Annual Meetings: Click HERE for information about past meetings
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2008 Annual Meeting - March 27 & 28, 2008.
2008 Annual Meeting: The 35th Annual Meeting of the VAE will take place in Lexington, Virginia, on March 27 and 28, 2008. Our Annual Meetings feature presentations on the Virginia and national economies, as well as papers by economists and analysts from across the Commonwealth. Please see the "Event Program"
below for details about the material being presented this year.
Each year, the highlight of the conference is the William A. Sandridge Lecture andthe accompanying dinner banquet. The 2008 Sandridge Lecturer will be Dr. Frederic S. Mishkin, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. (Click HERE for Dr. Mishkin's bio.) The title of Dr. Mishkin's presentation will be "Comfort Zones."
Annual Meeting Details
* Event Program: Word format PDF format
(Please print and bring with you. Final version - 3/22/08)
* Registration Form: Word format PDF format
(Advance registration has ended. Onsite registration is available; please read
the registration form, above, for details and fees.)
* Event Location:
Lexington, Virginia, on the campuses of Virginia Military Institute
and Washington and Lee University.
* Parking Directions: Word format PDF format
(Please print and bring with you. )
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Important: This year's Annual Meeting will take place in a few different locations on the VMI and W&L campuses. All meeting rooms are indicated on the Event Program above. We recommend that you print the "Event Program" and "Parking Directions" and bring them with you.
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* Hotel: We recommend the Best
Western Inn at Hunt Ridge. To reserve a room, please call 1-800-WESTERN
or (540) 464-1500.
(A block of 30 rooms had been guaranteed at the Best
Western Inn at Hunt Ridge with
a nightly rate of $99.95 plus tax.
However, the cut-off date for these rooms was March 5. You may still be able to reserve a room at this rate if you mention our group name, “Virginia Association of
Economists” Otherwise, rooms may be available at their regular rates.)
For information on alternate hotels, please visit the "Lodging"
section of the Lexington Area Visitor Information website.
Click HERE to go directly to that information.
* What Else is There To Do in Lexington?
Visitor information is available from the Lexington, VA Visitors Center
* 2008 Conference Announcement Letter:
Word format PDF Format
2008 Event Sponsors:
Break Sponsor (Thursday afternoon)
 Richmond Association for Business Economics (RABE)
Break Sponsor (Friday morning)
still available
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