Call for Policy and Thematic Sessions

Deadline for submissions: January 31, 2024

There will be two types of pre-organised sessions at EAERE 2024 for which proposals are now invited.

(1) POLICY SESSIONS aim to advance the use of environmental and resource economics to support policy-making and to provide a forum of exchange between policy-makers and academics. Sessions are expected to be of interest to a broad audience of research economists. They will typically be formatted as three to four short presentations followed by panel/roundtable discussions. Papers are not required. The Programme Committee will select a limited number of proposed Policy Sessions based on significance and originality. The Policy sessions will run in parallel in much the same way as regular Parallel Sessions.

(2) THEMATIC SESSIONS aim to highlight current research on a subject in environmental and resource economics. Thematic sessions will consist of three to four papers connected by a unifying theme. The individual contributions are expected to be of very high quality, both with respect to the scientific content of the paper and the presentation. The Programme Committee will select a limited number of proposed Thematic Sessions based on scientific quality and originality. The proposed papers for these sessions will undergo the normal refereeing process; only papers that are approved will be included in the programme. The thematic sessions will run in parallel in much the same way as regular Parallel Sessions.

Both policy and thematic sessions will be held in hybrid format. However, all papers must be presented by an author who will be present in person at the conference. It is not possible to present papers remotely.

PROPOSAL, GUIDELINES AND RULES

POLICY SESSIONS

To propose a Policy Session, please send an email with "Policy Session" in the subject line to programme@eaere.org.

In your email, include the following information:

• Proposed title of the Policy Session
• Name(s) of the Policy Session's organiser(s)
• A short description of the theme and its relevance to environmental or natural resource economists
• For each participant a one-paragraph bio and a brief description of their expertise  
• Each participant in the Policy Session contributes a short statement to the proposal about their contribution to the session.
   

Rules for Policy Sessions

• Policy Session organiser(s) must commit to attend EAERE 2024 and to chair their Session.
• Policy Session organiser(s) are responsible for ensuring that the session contributors are aware of and follow the rules below.
• There are no earmarked financial resources to support Policy Sessions. However, participants whose primary affiliation is with a Public Policy Institution(National or International) contributing to a Policy Session qualify for free access to EAERE 2024 on the day of their session. No further access or discounts on registration fees can be provided. All nominated participants of Policy Sessions are to be registered by May 15, 2024.
• Sessions will be recorded and may be made public after the event through the Association's communication channels. It will be the responsibility of the session organiser to collect explicit consents from session participants to this effect, following the instructions he/she will receive from EAERE in due course.
• The deadline for the submission of proposals is January 31, 2024.
• Notification of the decision by the Programme Committee is scheduled for March 29, 2024.

THEMATIC SESSIONS

To propose a Thematic Session:

1. Submit all papers to be included via the conference website (will be opened October 16, 2023; choose session type: Thematic Session). The papers will go through the regular review process.
2. Send an email with “Thematic Session” in the subject line to programme@eaere.org. 

In your email, include the following information:

• Name(s) of the Thematic Session's organiser(s)
• Proposed title of the Thematic Session
• A short description of the theme and an explanation how the papers are connected and how they jointly relate to the theme.
• Title, author names, and a 100-word abstract for EACH of the papers included in the session (make sure that paper titles and authors are consistent with the website submissions).
   

Rules for Thematic Sessions 

• Thematic Session organiser(s) must commit to attending EAERE 2024 and to chairing the specific Thematic Session.
• Thematic Session organiser(s) are also fully responsible for ensuring that the session contributors are aware of and follow the rules below.
• Multiple paper presentations are not allowed. Hence, if a paper is accepted for presentation in a thematic session, its presenter will be excluded from any other session.
• There are no earmarked financial resources to support Thematic Sessions. All nominated presenters in a Thematic Session have to pay the EAERE conference registration fees.
• All nominated presenters of Thematic Sessions are to be registered by May 15, 2024. 
• If a Thematic Session is not approved, any accepted papers will be included in the Parallel Sessions.
• Sessions will be recorded and may be made public after the event through the Association's communication channels. It will be the responsibility of the session organiser to collect explicit consents from session participants to this effect, following the instructions he/she will receive from EAERE in due course.
• The deadline for the submission of proposals for Thematic Sessions via email AND paper submissions via conference website is January 31, 2024.
• Notification of the decision by the Programme Committee is scheduled for March 29, 2024.