2007 Fall Conference Presentations

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Saturday, October 13, 2007

Optional Skills Workshop: BEA's RIMS II Economic Impact System
Organizers: Zoë Ambargis and Rebecca Bess

Beachside Networking and Nightcap featuring steel drums by RythmTrail

Sunday, October 14, 2007

Keynote Address and Breakfast
Speaker: Richard F. Moody - The U.S. Housing Market: Cheer Up, Things Will Get Better (it may just take a while)

10:15 Concurrent Sessions

Session I: Research Communicating in Pensacola
Organizer: Susan Floyd, Program Director, Bureau of Economic and Business Research, University of Florida
Presenter: Sherryl Barger, formerly from the Center for Business and Economic Research, University of Arkansas

Session II: How to Organize a Successful Research Center
Organizer: Tom Witt, Director, Bureau of Business and Economic Research, West Virginia University
Presenters:
Tom S. Witt, Director, Bureau of Business and Economic Research, West Virginia University
Sean Snaith, Director, Institute for Economic Competitiveness, University of Central Florida - (Re)Starting a Research Center
Marshall Vest, Director, Economic and Business Research Center, University of Arizona - How to Organize a Successful Research Center
Hart Hodges, Director, Center for Economic and Business Research, Western Washington University - Organizing a Successful Research Center
Michael Toma, Director, Center for Regional Analysis, Armstrong Atlantic State University - Small Bureau Management: From Desk-Drawer to Front Office

Session III: Data for Economic Developers and Site Location
Organizer: Sarah G. Breshears, Senior Research Specialist and Director, State Data Center, Institute for Economic Advancement, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Presenters:
Sarah Breshears, Senior Research Specialist and Director, State Data Center, Institute for Economic Advancement, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Kristi Barr, Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce
Economic Developers and the IEDC Data Standards

Keynote Address and Lunch
Speaker: David Altig, FRB Atlanta - Monetary Policy in Uncertain Times; Is This What Frank Knight Had in Mind?

1:15 Concurrent Sessions

Session I: AUBER Unit Outreach: Event Planning (Part I)
Organizer: Sherryl Barger, formerly from the Center for Business and Economic Research, University of Arkansas
Presenters:
Stephanie Barbee, Director of Convention Services at the Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front
Locke Provost, Convention Services Manager, Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front
Alex Curtis, Banquet Manager, Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front
ABC's of Event Planning

Session II: AUBER and Global Challenges: The Search for Solutions
Organizer: Keith Schwer, Director , Center for Business and Economic Research, University of Nevada. Las Vegas
Presenters:
William Dunkelburg, Temple University - GIC and an AUBER Partnership
Michael Drury, McVean Trading Company - Things I Learned That Were Not True
Keith Schwer, Director, Center for Business and Economic Research, University of Nevada, Las Vegas - Globalization and the AUBER Mission

Session III: Special Topics #1
Organizer: Janet Harrah, Director, Center for Economic Development and Business Research, Wichita State University, Wichita Kansas
Presenters:
Janet Harrah, Director, Center for Economic Development and Business Research, Wichita State University, Wichita Kansas - Fiscal and Economic Impact of Casino Gaming in South Central Kansas
Simon Condliffe, Center for Applied Demography and Survey Research, College of Human Services, Education, and Public Policy, University of Delaware - The Fiscal and Economic Impact of Wilmington Riverfront Redevelopment
Doug Woodward and Paulo Guimaraes, Division of Research, University of South Carolina - The Economic Implications of Latino Immigration in South Carolina
James Kurre and Benjamin Schlosser, Economic Institute of Erie, Penn State University Erie; Alexander Kazmierczak, Bureau of Business and Economic Research, West Virginia University - Why Do Some Products' Prices Vary More through Space than Others?

Session IV: Baby Boomers and the New Economic Development Frontier of Retirement Behavior
Organizer: Phyllis W. Isley, Director of Business Research and Economic Development, Georgia Southern University
Presenters:
Phyllis W. Isley, Director of Business Research and Economic Development, Georgia Southern University - Predicting Retirement: Looking Back at Previous Retirement Behavior May Prove to Be a Bad Forecasting Method
Debra Franklin, Regional Labor Force Analyst, Center for Economic Development and Business Research, Wichita State University - Estimating Separation Rates: USD 259
William M. Park, Professor of Agriculture Economics, University of Tennessee - The Long-Term Impacts of Retiree In-Migration on Rural Areas: A Case Study of Cumberland County, Tennessee

2:45 Concurrent Sessions

Session I: AUBER Unit Outreach: Event Planning (Part II) and Speaker's Bureaus
Organizer: Lorena Akioka, Editor, Selig Center for Economic Growth, University of Georgia
Presenters:
Paul Polzin, Director, Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of Montana
Keith Schwer, Director, Center for Business and Economic Research, University of Nevada, Las vegas
Esmael Adibi, Director, A Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research, Chapman University

Session II: Turnkey Projects and the Pacific Northwest
Organizer: Gary W. Smith, PNREAP Director and Economic Director of the Social Data Research Center, Central Washington University
Presenters:
Richard Mack, Professor of Economics, Central Washington University - Act I - Scene I: Here is a Turnkey Project for Your AUBER Center!
Gary W. Smith, PNREAP Director and Economic Director of the Social Data Research Center, Central Washington University Dancing with PNREAP: A Live Demo on the Web
Robert L. Brown, Chief, Regional Economic Measurement Division, BEA - Outreach in BEA's Strategic Plan: How Partnering with PNREAP and AUBER Centers in the Pacific Northwest Filled the Bill
Paul Polzin, Director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of Montana - How do you Deliver Local Area Economic Analysis for 57 Counties In a Small Rural State? or...Why We Enrolled in the Montana Regional Economic Analysis Project
Hart Hodges, Director of the Center for Economic and Business Research, Western Washington University - Local Area Economic Analysis - Improving the Conversation (Benefits of PNREAP to Practitioners and Our Centers)
Richard Mack, Professor of Economics, Central Washington University - Running & Gunning with PNREAP in the Pacific Northwest: A Tale Told by a User
Audience Discussion - Would this Project Be Right for Your AUBER Center?

Session III: Tourism and Rural Economic Development
Organizer: Murat Arik, Middle Tennessee State University - Tourism and Rural Economic Development
Presenters:
Nancy M. Hodur and F. Larry Leistritz, North Dakota State University, Fargo - Assessing the Economic Development Potential of Nature Tourism
Mark Fagan, Jacksonville State University - Retirement Developments as an Economic Development Strategy
Murat Arik and David A. Penn, Middle Tennessee State University - Contribution of a Recurring Camp-Based Music Festival to the Economy of a Rural County

Reception at UWF
Music by Renee Arozqueta

Dinner at UWF
Comedy by In All Seriousness

Monday, October 15, 2007

9:00 Concurrent Sessions

Session I: AUBER Web Site Winners Showcase
Organizer: Lorena Akioka, Editor, Selig Center for Economic Growth, University of Georgia
Presenter: Carol Rogers, Deputy Director & CIO, Indiana Business Research Center, Indiana University (2004 Web Site Award Winner) - Yeah! The AUBER Web Showcase

Session II: Who Moved My Dean?
Organizer: Sean Snaith, Director, Institute for Economic Competitiveness, University of Central Florida
Panelists:
Patrick M. Barkey, Director, Health Care Research Program, Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of Montana
John E. Gnuschke, Director, Sparks Bureau of Business and Economic Research/Center for Manpower Studies, The University of Memphis
Keith Schwer, Director, Center for Business and Economic Research, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Marshall Vest, Director, Economic and Business Research Center, University of Arizona
Rich Wobbekind, Director, Business Research Division, University of Colorado at Boulder

Session III: Panel Discussion on BEA's Plans for Developing R&D Accounts
Organizer: John R. Kort, Chief, Regional Economic Analysis Division, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Presenters:
Carol Robbins, Economist, Industry Accounts Directorate, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis - BEA's R&D Satellite Account and the Capitalization of R&D in the National Accounts
Andy Bernat, Chief, Analysis and Special Studies Branch, Regional Economic Analysis Division, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis - How Treating R&D as Investment Might Affect BEA's Regional Accounts

10:30 Concurrent Sessions

Session I: AUBER Web Sites: Before and After
Organizer: Pia Montoya, Computer Database Specialist, Economic and Business Research Center, University of Arizona
Presenters:
Carol Rogers, Deputy Director & CIO, Indiana Business Research Center, Indiana University
Martin Smith, Systems Developer, Bureau of Economic and Business Research, University of Florida - Web Site Renovations
The Lost Websites of AUBER

Session II: Roundtable on Bureau Financing Strategies
Organizer: Phyllis Isley, Director, Bureau of Business Research and Economic Development, Georgia Southern University
Participants:
Patrick M. Barkey, Director, Health Care Research Program, Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of Montana - Remarks on Bureau Financing
Jeremy R. Hill, Acting Director, Coastal Rivers Water Planning and Policy Center, Georgia Southern University
Phyllis W. Isley, Director, Bureau of Business Research and Economic Development, Georgia Southern University

Session III: Continued Innovations in BEA's Regional Accounts
Organizer: John Sporing, Assistant to the Chief, Regional Economic Analysis Division, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Presenters:
David Lenze, Regional Economic Measurement Division, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis - Pensions and Personal Income
Kathy Albetski, Chief, Regional Economic Information System Branch, Regional Economic Measurement Division, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis - Regional Income Accounts Innovations
Cliff Woodruff, Chief Regional Product Branch, Regional Economic Analysis Division, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis - Improvements to the Regional Product Accounts at BEA

1:00 Concurrent Sessions

Session I: AUBER Virtual Communications and Web Trends
Organizer: Susan Floyd, Program Director, Bureau of Economic and Business Research, University of West Florida
Presenter: Gerald Hammond, CTO, Connect and Join - Internet Collaboration; How To Write A Good Survey; Top Tips for Conducting Effective Online Surveys

Session II: Encouraging Faculty Participation in AUBER-Unit Projects
Organizer: Eric Thompson, Director, Bureau of Business Research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Panelists:
Eric Thompson, Director, Bureau of Business Research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Tom S. Witt, Director, Bureau of Business and Economic Research, West Virginia University - Encouraging Faculty Participation in AUBER-Unit Projects
Jeff Rexhausen, Economic Center for Education and Research, University of Cincinnati

Session III: New Developments in BLS Data Products
Organizer: Richard Clayton, Chief, Division of Administrative Statistics and Labor Turnover, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Presenter: David Talan, Branch Chief, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) Program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

10:00 Concurrent Sessions

Session I: Brainstorming for Bellingham
Organizer: Sherryl Barger, formerly from the Center for Business and Economic Research, University of Arkansas
Presenter: Susan Floyd, Director of Information/Publications Services, Bureau of Economic and Business Research, University of Florida

Session II: Is There a "Data Crisis"? Why We Must Become Stronger Advocates for Regional Data
Organizer: Kenneth E. Poole, Executive Director, Council for Community and Economic Research, (C2ER)
Presenters:
Andrew Reamer, Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program, The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC - Challenges Facing the Federal Statistical System: A Report from Washington
Kenneth E. Poole, Executive Director, Council for Community and Economic Research, (C2ER) - Re-examining the State Role in Supporting Statistical Systems: Can One State's Approach Represent a New Model?

Session III: Special Topics #2
Organizer: Michael J. Hicks, Director, Bureau of Business Research, Ball State University
Presenters:
James W. Kleckley, Director, Bureau of Business Research, College of Business, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC - Choosing Forecasting Software
Michael J. Hicks, Director, Bureau of Business Research, Ball State University - Measuring Wal-Mart's Local Impact
Brian Littler, Major Account Manager, InfoUSA - Government Division, Omaha, NE - The "Who" after Industry Research
Jim Hooton, Director of Solutions for Education, GroupSystems Corporation - Using Group Intelligence Software for Economic Development Planning