ANNOUNCEMENT

 AND SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS

 EAERE 2000

Tenth Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists  


CONFERENCE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Anastasios Xepapadeas
Emmanuel Petrakis
Vassilis Pesmazoglou
Joan Stefan
Periklis Drakos
Nektaria Liodaki

fax: +30 831 77728, +30 831 77860
e-mail: eaere2000@econ.soc.uoc.gr


Deadlines

Submission of papers: January 15, 2000

Notification of acceptance of papers: February 15, 2000

Registration/hotel deposit: March 15, 2000

 

 

Programme                                                                                     

The three-day programme will consist of plenary sessions with keynote speakers, a panel discussion about climate change in Mediterranean environments, and parallel sessions with contributed papers in areas of interest to the EAERE. The topics can be in all fields of environmental and resource economics. Both theoretically and empirically oriented papers are welcome. Selection of contributed papers will be based solely on quality.          

Programme Committee

A complete list of all members of the Programme Committee can be found on the conference website. The Programme Committee is coordinated by:

Emmanuel Petrakis, University of Crete

Anastasios Xepapadeas, University of Crete

Eftichis Sartzetakis, University of Macedonia and University College of the Cariboo

Yannis Katsoulacos, Athens University of Economics and Business

Climis Davos, University of California at Los Angeles

Plenary Speakers

Partha Dasgupta, University of Cambridge, Faculty of Economics and Politics, England

Anthony Fisher, University of California at Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, U.S.A.

Karl-Goran MAler, The Beijer Institute, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Sweden

Social Programme

The social programme will begin with registration and a welcome reception on Thursday evening, June 29. On Friday evening,  June 30, there will be an opportunity to visit the Venetian Fortezza overlooking the city. Following a brief tour of the very well-preserved and extensive fortress area,  an informal buffet dinner will be served. The conference dinner will take place on Saturday, July 1 at an outdoor taverna in a traditional Cretan village. In addition to many Cretan specialties, the dinner will include Greek folk dancing and music.

Several optional excursions to sites of historical and archaeological significance have been organized for those who are interested.

Call for Papers

Those who wish to contribute a paper to the conference should send  four copies of the paper and a one-page abstract, together with a diskette containing the paper and the abstract in separate files, to the Programme Committee at the address below  before January 15, 2000.

Programme Committee
c/o Anastasios Xepapadeas
University of Crete
Department of Economics
University Campus
74100 Rethymnon
Crete, GREECE

Please note that because of the necessity of booking hotels early, the deadline for paper submission will be strictly observed. Those submitting papers should take into account Christmas holiday mail delays when submitting papers (or use courier).

The abstract should be no more than one page, single 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 of authors; (4) Abstract of paper containing no symbols, references or equations; (5) Suggested Subject Area of the paper, selected by the author(s) from the list below:

Environmental Regulation                              Environment and Development
Urban Environmental Problems                     Environment and Technology
Natural Resource Studies                              International Environmental Issues
Valuation and Cost-Benefit  Analysis             Economic Theory and the Environment
Environment Politics and Law                        Empirical Modelling of the Economy and the Environment
Regional and Country Studies                        Other  


For further  description of the Subject Areas, see the conference website.

Notification of acceptance or rejection of the paper for presentation at the conference will be sent by February 15, 2000. Authors of accepted papers should register as soon as possible following notification.

Accommodation

Accommodation will be provided in a large number of hotels in a variety of categories and locations (see registration form). The selections range from hotels within the city of Rethymnon (approximately 6 kilometres north of the University Campus) and extend eastward along the beach for about 8 kilometres. A brief description of hotels can be found on the conference website. Transportation to and from the University Campus will be provided from all hotel locations.

Registration Fees (prices in Greek drachmas per person)

   

before March 15   

 after March 15

EAERE member   

 100.000

 125.000

Non-member*   

 115.000 

 140.000

Accompanying person(s)   

 65.000

 80.000

*Non-members can pay the EAERE member fee if they first complete the EAERE membership form (available on http://www.soc.uoc.gr/eaere2000/join/) and return it, with payment, to Annemieke Dees, CentER, Tilburg University, P.O. Box 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands (e-mail address: A.S.Dees@kub.nl)

Registration and Payment

Those who wish to attend the conference are requested to submit the registration form with payment before March 15, 2000. The registration fee covers conference materials, transportation, all coffee breaks and lunches during the conference, as well as the complete social programme including all dinners. Accompanying persons can take part  in the Social Programme by paying the Accompanying Persons fee.

 Hotel reservations, along with payment of the first night, can also be made on the registration form. Please note that hotel accommodations are expected to be tight after March, and that early registration increases participants= chances of securing a room in a hotel of their preference. The Conference Secretariat cannot guarantee hotel accommodation after March 15.

 Payment can be made by credit card (Visa, Amex) or bank cheque (payable to EAERE 2000, along with  participant=s name). Payment can be refunded in full (minus bank costs) if cancellation is made before April 1, 2000 (contact e-mail address creta-connection@ret.forthnet.gr or fax  +30 831 25663).

Venue

Crete stands at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and Africa. Evidence of its rich history, mythology and culture is reflected in its many well-preserved structures from earlier civilizations including Minoan, Greco-Roman, Byzantine, Venetian and Ottoman periods. Rethymnon, a city of about 20,000 inhabitants, is located on the northern coast of Crete, between Chania and Heraklion. Its rich history dates back to the prehistoric period (1350-1250 B.C.) when  the name of the town was Rithimna.

The temperature in the summer months averages 28°C making it ideal for swimming and other water sports at its many sandy beaches, as well as hiking and exploring of its varied terrain of mountains and gorges.

The University of Crete, with campuses in both Rethymnon and Heraklion,  was established in 1973 and started functioning in the academic year 1977-78. The seat of the University is in Rethymnon. The University has about 6000 undergraduate students and 700 postgraduate students, more than 400 Faculty members and researchers, and about 240 administrative staff.

The School of Philosophy, the School of Social Sciences, and the School of Education are located in Rethymnon, while the School of Sciences and the School of Health Sciences, as well as the University Hospital, are located in Heraklion.

The Department of Economics is one of the newest economics departments in Greece, having begun operation in 1987. The department gives high priority to research and the creation of international links.

The city of Rethymnon can be reached via either plane or ship. Air travel is routed through the airports in the cities of Chania (60 km) or Heraklion (80 km). Direct flights to these airports are available from some European cities. Ship travel is by ferryboat from Athens (the port of Piraeus). Further information about how to reach Rethymnon can be found on the conference website.

Conference participants who wish to do so can book air travel, ship travel from Athens, additional excursions, car rentals or other related travel services through the conference travel agent at e-mail address creta-connection@ret.forthnet.gr or fax  +30 831 25663.