To: Members of the American Economic Association
From: Peter L. Rousseau, Secretary-Treasurer
Subject: Submission deadlines for AEA 2021 meetings approaching; new links to online resources and research seminars

Call for Sessions and Papers for the 2021 AEA Meeting. The deadline for submissions to be considered for the January 2021 AEA Meeting program in Chicago is April 1, 2020 for individual papers and April 15, 2020 for complete sessions. The submission portal is open at https://www.aeaweb.org/conference/submissions.

Committee on Economic Statistics (AEAStat) will sponsor three sessions on economic measurement at the January 2021 ASSA Meetings in Chicago. The Committee solicits both individual papers and proposals for sessions of three or four papers, with preference given to full session proposals. The Committee is interested in receiving submissions in any area of economic data and statistics. One of the three sessions organized by the Committee will be published in the AEA Papers and Proceedings. For more information or a list of papers selected for past AEAStat sponsored sessions go to https://www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/committees/economic-statistics/annual-meeting. Abstracts are due by April 15, 2020 to John Haltiwanger, Chair, Committee on Economic Statistics, at aeastat@aeapubs.org. Submissions should be PDF files and include name, institutional affiliation, and email address of all participants.

The AEA Committee on Economic Education will sponsor a poster session at the 2021 ASSA Meetings in Chicago devoted to active learning strategies across the economics curriculum. Instead of papers, session presenters will prepare large visual poster summaries of their work, which will be mounted in an exhibition room to allow presenters to talk directly with session participants. Although we encourage presenters to include evidence that their strategy enhances learning, we do not require quantifiable evidence. Presenters should emphasize the originality of their strategy and provide sufficient information so that session participants may apply the technique in their own classrooms. Proposals should describe the teaching strategy and explain how it will be displayed on the poster. Posters marketing textbooks, commercial software, or similar materials will not be considered for the session.  Proposals are limited to two pages and are due by April 30, 2020.  Proposals should include full contact information for all authors.  Please send proposals to Bill Goffe, Penn State University, at bill.goffe@psu.edu.  

New links to online resources and research seminars.  As colleges and universities transition to online instruction, the AEA has compiled a set of links to resources including teaching tips, advice, and free online economic courses at https://www.aeaweb.org/resources/teachers/online-ed.  Many universities and consortia also hold online research seminars that are open to interested economists, and a partial list is now available at https://www.aeaweb.org/resources/online-seminars.  If you know of other resources or seminars that may be valuable additions to these lists, please bring them to the AEA's attention at notify@aeaweb.org.