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  ** Previous Annual Meetings:  Click HERE for information about past meetings
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2009 Annual Meeting - March 12 - 13, 2009

     2009 Annual Meeting:  The 36th Annual Meeting of the VAE took place in Richmond, Virginia, on March 12 and 13, 2009.  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 presented in 2009.  

     Each year, the highlight of the conference is the William A. Sandridge Lecture andthe accompanying dinner banquet.  The 2009 Sandridge Lecturer will be Dr. James W. Pease, professor in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at Virginia Tech.  Dr. Pease's research focuses on agricultural business management, environmental economics, and rural economic development.  (Click  HERE  for Dr. Pease's bio.) The title of his presentation will be "Virginia Biofuels Production:  Policy, Potential, and Economics."
 

   
2009 Annual Meeting Details

    Event Program:    (Preliminary - updated 2/27/09)

                  Word format       PDF Format 


    Fees:    (Pay by mail or at the door)

         * Registration with banquet = $100
         * Registration without banquet = $60
         * Student registration with banquet = $40
         * Student registration without banquet = $0
         * Banquet only = $40

         ++ Fees are $10 extra if you do not register in advance.
              Banquet tickets are not likely to be available at the door.

{ If you mail a check, please make it payable to "Virginia Association of Economists" and send it to: Dr. Anthony Carilli,  VAE treasurer; Department of Economics;
Hampden-Sydney College; Hampden-Sydney, VA  23943. }


    Registration:    

    * Advance registration has ended.  You now need to register at the
        door.  See above for details about fees and the availability of
        Banquet registrations.*

    Event Location:  
         Richmond, Virginia at the VCU School of Business, on the
         Monroe Park Campus of Virginia Commonwealth University

         School of Business, "Snead Hall,"
         301 W. Main Street; Richmond, VA;  23284-4000
          
 
    Parking & Directions:    www.business.vcu.edu/directions
                                                             

    Lodging:  Hotels near the meeting location are listed below.
         This list is arranged by approximate walking distance from the hotel.

** This year, we do not have a negotiated rate with any hotel.
    Please make your reservations directly with the hotel of your choice.

DoubleTree Hotel - Downtown Richmond   (about 0.1 miles, 1 minute walk)
301 W. Franklin Street;  Richmond, VA  23220
Phone:  (804) 644-9871
Website:  Click HERE for this hotel's website


The Jefferson Hotel   (about 0.2 miles, 3 minute walk)
"Richmond's premiere luxury hotel"
101 W. Franklin Street;  Richmond, VA  23220
Phone:  (804) 788-8000  or  (800) 424-8014
Website:  www.jeffersonhotel.com


Holiday Inn Express - Richmond Downtown   (about 0.4 miles, 7 minute walk)
201 E. Cary Street;  Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 788-1600  or  1-888-Holiday (465-4329)
Website:  www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ex/1/en/hotel/ricec


Crowne Plaza Richmond – Downtown   (about 0.7 miles, 13 minute walk)
555 E. Canal Street;  Richmond, VA  23219
Phone:  (804) 788-0900
Website:  www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/cp/1/en/hotel/riccs


Omni Richmond Hotel    (about 1.0 miles, 18 minute walk)
"In Historic Shockoe Slip"
100 South 12th Street;  Richmond, VA  23219
Phone: (804) 344-7000
Website:  www.omnihotels.com/FindAHotel/Richmond.aspx


The Berkeley Hotel   (about 1.0 miles, 18 minute walk)
"In Historic Shockoe Slip"
1200 E. Cary Street, Richmond, VA 23219
Phone:  (804) 780-1300  or  (888) 780-4422
Website:  www.berkeleyhotel.com

     What Else is There To Do in Richmond?   A LOT!

       --> Visitor information is available from the
                Richmond Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau

       --> Valentine Richmond History Center

       --> American Civil War Center  at Historic Tredegar
                "Lincoln and the South Conference,"   March 12 - 14
                 http://www.tredegar.org/visit/v_lincoln_conference_2009%201.html


    2009 Conference Announcement Letter:
           (This information was mailed to members in late 2008.)   
                Word format       PDF Format 


    2009 Event Sponsors:

         Break Sponsor  (Thursday afternoon)
          Richmond Association for Business Economics (RABE)

         Break Sponsor  (Friday morning)
              still available