8th
Occasional
Environmental and Resource Economics
The first California Workshop on Environmental and Resource Economics was held in May 1993 at Centennial House at UCSB and was organized by Bob Deacon and Charlie Kolstad. Since then, every 18-24 months (ie, occasionally), UCSB has hosted the California workshops. This year, the 8th such Occasional Workshop will be held at the UCSB Bren School of Environmental Science & Management -- Bren Hall.
The primary focus of the workshop is on graduate students, young faculty or researchers at universities or public or private institutes or government involved in research in environmental and natural resource economics. The workshop provides researchers the opportunity to share their work and/or ideas in a relaxed, workshop environment.
Although the workshop is open to all,
the target
geographical group is faculty, graduate students and other researchers
in
Western North America, including
There is no charge for attending the
Occasional
Workshop; in fact, local expenses for presenters are covered and some
assistance with travel is available.
Contact information:
envecon@bren.ucsb.edu. Fax: 805.893.7612.
Submission Procedure-Deadline September 1st
Travel and Lodging Financial Assistance
For information on registration,
submission of
papers/abstracts or on meeting arrangements, contact Sofia Franco at envecon@bren.ucsb.edu.
Submission Procedure- Deadline September 1st
The workshop will feature short and long paper presentations. Short paper presentations will be 7 minutes in length and will not feature a discussant. Long paper presentations will be 20 minutes length and feature a discussant.
Those interested in making a short presentation should e-mail a one page abstract to envecon@bren.ucsb.edu no later than Sept. 1, 2005 in PDF or WORD format. The abstract should be no more than 2 pages, 1,5 spaced. The abstract should include: (1) Name(s) of author(s), with the surname of the paper presenter in CAPITALS; (2) e-mail address of presenter; (3) Institutional affiliation and address (including email) of authors; (4) Abstract of paper containing no symbols, references or equations.
Those who wish to contribute
a long presentation should send the entire paper to envecon@bren.ucsb.edu no later
than September 1, 2005 in PDF or WORD
format. The cover page of the paper should include: 1) Name(s) of
author(s), with the surname of the paper presenter in CAPITALS; (2)
e-mail
address of presenter; (3) Institutional affiliation and address
(including
email) of authors; (4) the abstract (half page); (5) keywords.
Long papers will automatically be considered for short paper
presentations should time constraints necessitate).
For presentations, we will have an
overhead
projector for transparencies and an LCD projector and computer for powerpoint
slides. Powerpoint presentations should be on a
Submitters will be notified no later than October 5, 2005 regarding the final status of their submission.
Everyone who wants to come is of course welcome.
The workshop will be held Friday October 28th and Saturday October 29st at Bren Hall on the UCSB campus. The workshop will begin at 12.00 pm on October 28th and run through the evening. On Saturday, the workshop will begin at 8:00 am and run until 6pm. A working dinner will be served on Friday and lunch will be provided on Saturday. Dinner on Saturday will be on your own.
Workshop Transportation and Around
For
those who are
flying into Santa Barbara, or arriving by train (both Goleta and Santa
Barbara
are served by Amtrak (1-800-872-72451), or by bus, you can reach campus
or your
hotel by SuperRide shuttle, the hotel shuttle or taxi (Yellow Cab Co.
805-965-5111).
There
will be a
shuttle van to and from the Best Western South Coast Inn to the meeting
place.
For
other travel
information, view the UCSB
visitors’ page.
Click here to update your registration information. Registration for the workshop is now CLOSED. If your plans change (ie, so that you are not able to attend), PLEASE update your registration to reflect this or simply send us an email.
Travel
and Lodging Assistance Funding
We are able to offer financial
assistance to nearly ALL
participants (not just presenters) in the workshop according to the
below
travel reimbursement guidelines. We therefore encourage PhD students to
attend
the workshop even if they are not making a paper presentation.
One exception is that we may not be able to support participants from
outside Western North America who are not presenting. IMPORTANT: A
week before the workshop, we will send an email to you confirming
arrangments. You must reply to that email with an
acknowledgement. Otherwise your hotel reservations will be
cancelled.
A.
Travel
Assistance to graduate students (whether or not presenting)
(1)
Transportation
assistance will be just for graduate students within
(2)
Lodging
assistance will be to all graduate students attending the
workshop
(whether from within
(3)
Allowed expenses for
transportation by personally owned automobiles are reimbursable at the
current
government established mileage rate, plus toll charges and necessary
parking
fees.
(4)
Lodging for
Friday and Saturday nights will be paid in a two-to-a-room sharing
base. If you wish a private room, we will reimburse 50%.
(5)
Dinner
on Friday and lunch on Friday and Saturday will be provided.
Consequently, no meal expenses will be reimbursed.
(6) All
individual expense items must be supported by original receipts. Hotel
charges
must be supported by an itemized bill with evidence of payment.
Original
documentation is requested in all cases. Expenses not properly
documented will
not be reimbursed.
B.
Travel
Assistance to Faculty or non-student researchers (if presenting)
(1) If
travelling from a location in the Western US or Western Canada, we
will
reimburse the cost of travel by air, rail or automobile, though it
should not
exceed economy air fare rates. You may wish to book directly with
our UC travel agent -- often the prices into Santa Barbara are cheaper
and we can pay for the ticket directly. See
http://www.travel.ucla.edu/new/Res_Request_UCSB.htm.
Travel from outside western North America is generally not covered,
with a few exceptions.
(2) If
renting a
car is necessary, an inexpensive type of rental vehicle such as a compact
or
economy
car is expected to be used. Typically, a car is not needed if you
are flying into Santa Barbara and only attending the workshop.
(3)
Expenses for
transportation by personally owned automobiles are reimbursable at the
current
government established mileage rate, plus toll charges and necessary
parking
fees.
(4)
Lodging for
Friday and Saturday nights at the workshop hotel on a single
room base are reimbursable. For the
most part, lodging at the conference hotel will be direct billed to the
conference.
(5)
Because
most meals are provided, we will not generally reimburse meal expenses.
-Charges
for
airline travel have to be supported by the passenger coupon portion of
the
ticket.
-Taxi
expenditures
(from and to the airport) must be supported by taxi receipts.
Original
documentation is requested in all cases. Expenses not properly
documented will
not be reimbursed.
(7) All
travel
expenses must be submitted for reimbursement within 30 days of the
return
date.
Conference Hotel:
We have
booked
blocks of rooms at the Best Western South Coast Inn. The Best Western
South
Coast Inn is a 3-star hotel just two miles from
Complimentary
shuttle service to and from the
There
will be a
special shuttle service to and from the hotel to the workshop place.
You can check out a slick commercial restaurant guide to Santa Barbara.
Updated 10/17/05