The Econometric Society's North American Summer Meetings 2012

Thursday-Sunday, June 28-July 1, 2012
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

The program will include submitted papers as well as the Walras-Bowley Lecture by Ernst Fehr (University of Zurich), the Cowles Lecture, the inaugural Samuelson Lecture by Jonathan Levin (Stanford University), and semi-plenary sessions of invited papers.

Call for Papers

The Econometric Society now welcomes submissions via Conference Maker:

editorialexpress.com/conference/NASM2012/

The program committee invites submissions of papers (either complete or work in progress). Each person may submit only one paper and present only one paper. However, each person is allowed to be the co-author of several papers submitted to the conference. The submitting author must be a member of the Society or must join prior to submission. You may join the Econometric Society at www.econometricsociety.org .

The deadline for submissions is March 1, 2012.

Registration

Information forthcoming.

Program

Information forthcoming.

Accommodations

Hilton Orrington 1710 Orrington Avenue	Distance: 0.5 miles (10 minutes walk) Rate: $139 + 13.5% tax per night Rooms with king-sized or two queen beds available (Extra person charge of $10 beyond 2 persons per room) Complimentary internet access in guest rooms Reservations: On-line - enter group code "NASM" on the second screen By phone at 847-866-8700 or 800-445-8667 (toll free) quoting the name of the conference Reservation Cut-off Date: June 1
Hilton Garden Inn 1818 Maple Avenue	Distance: 0.6 miles (12 minutes walk) Rate: $139 + 13.5% tax per night Rooms with king-sized or two double beds available (Extra person charge of $10 beyond 2 persons per room) Complimentary internet access in guest rooms Reservations: On-line at special website By phone at 847-475-6400 or 877-782-9444 (toll free) using group code "NASM" Reservation Cut-off Date: May 30
Best Western University Plaza 1501 Sherman Avenue	Distance: 0.8 miles (15 minutes walk) Rate: $109 + 13.5% tax per night (breakfast included) Rooms with two double beds available Complimentary internet access in guest rooms Reservations: By phone only directly to the hotel at 847-491-6400 or 866-579-8381 (toll free) using group code "NASM" Reservation Cut-off Date: May 28

Travel and Directions

Chicago O'Hare International Airport is the closest and most convenient airport to the conference site. Taxi and public transportation is available, with a travel time of 35-40 minutes. Chicago Midway Airport is further away, but there is a public transportation link.

The conference will be held in the Jacobs Center, 2001 Sheridan Road, Evanston. For detailed travel information including travel from the airports see:
Directions

A local map showing the conference venue, hotels, and parking information can be downloaded:
Local Map