Association for University
Business and Economic Research

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Thank you to everyone who attended the 77th annual AUBER Fall Conference, “The Economy in Action,” held Oct. 19-22, 2024, in Boise, ID!

Conference Overview • Program (PDF) • Presentations (Folder) • Photo Album (Folder)

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Award Recipients

• AUBER Award of Excellence in Electronic Publications – Regional Economic Research Institute, Florida Gulf Coast University – “Industry Diversification Report (Second Quarter 2024)”
• AUBER Award of Excellence in Websites – Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research,  University of Tennessee, Knoxville – “Population Estimates – Tennessee State Data Center” (https://tnsdc.utk.edu/estimates-and-projections/population-estimates/)
• Paul Polzin Prize for Best Paper – Jenny H. Liu, Northwest Economic Research Center, Portland State University – “Portland State University Economic and Social Impact Study 2024”
• AUBER Fellow Award – John Deskins, Bureau of Business Research, West Virginia University (awarded in 2023, accepted in 2024)

Read the 2024 awards press release »

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Keynote Speakers

• Dr. Angie Bos, Dean, School of Public Service, Boise State University
• Dr. Rajeev Dhawan, Director, Economic Forecasting Center, Georgia State University
• Mr. Jeramiah Dickey, Director, Boise State University Athletics
• Dr. Katie R. Genadek, Director, Decennial Census Digitization and Linkage Project, U.S. Census Bureau
• Dr. Marc Schaffer, Director, Center for Business and Economic Analysis, St. Norbert College
• Dr. Bina Patel Shrimali, Vice President, Community Development, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
• Ms. Lori Wolff, Administrator, Division of Financial Management, Executive Office of the Governor, State of Idaho

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Thank You to Those Who Made the 2024 AUBER Fall Conference Possible

• Emerald Sponsor – University of Central Florida, Institute for Economic Forecasting
• Silver Sponsors – IMPLAN • Jacksonville State University CEDBR • REMI
• Exhibitors – Visit Boise • Lightcast
• Host Center – Idaho Policy Institute, Boise State University
• Special thanks to Karlee May, KM Events

Boise 2024 Fall Conference Planning Committee

• Jennifer Green, Jacksonville State Univ. (Conference Program Chair)
• Vanessa Fry, Boise State Univ. (Conference Host)
• Lisa Goodpaster, Ball State Univ. (AUBER Business Office)
• Michael Hicks, Ball State Univ. (Secretary-Treasurer)
• Brian Lewandowski, Univ. of Colorado Boulder (President)
• Karlee May, KM Events (Event Coordinator)
• Victoria Meldrum, Ball State Univ. (AUBER Business Office)
• Rod Motamedi, Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst (Board Member)
• Marc Schaffer, St. Norbert College (Board Member)
• Juliette Tennert, Univ. of Utah (Past President)

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Recognition of AUBER Service

Outgoing AUBER Leadership

• President 2023-2024 – Brian Lewandowski, Leeds School of Business Business Research Division, University of Colorado Boulder
• Board of Directors –
  • Patrick Barkey, Bureau of Business Research, University of Montana (2023-2024)
  • Rajeev Dhawan, Economic Forecasting Center, Georgia State University (2021-2024)
  • Marc Schaffer, Center for Business and Economic Analysis, St. Norbert College (2022-2024)
  • Eric Thompson, Bureau of Business Researach, University of Nebraska Lincoln (2021-2024)

Incoming AUBER Leadership

• Vice President (Presidential Track) – Marc Schaffer, Center for Business and Economic Analysis, St. Norbert College
• Board of Directors –
  • Mitchel Herian, Bureau of Business Research, University of Nebraska Lincoln (2024-2027)
  • Jenny H. Liu, Northwest Economic Research Center, Portland State University (2024-2025)
  • Benjamin McKay, Center for Business Analytics and Economic Research, Georgia Southern University (2024-2027)
  • Sarah Quintanar, Department of Advanced Data Analytics, University of North Texas (2024-2027)

Read the 2024 leadership changes press release »

View the current AUBER board of directors and executive officers »