The Econometric Society European Region Aide M´emoire December 1, 2019 1 European Standing Committee 2 1.1 Responsibilities . .2 1.2 Membership . .2 1.3 Procedures . .4 2 Econometric Society European Meeting (ESEM) 5 2.1 Timing and Format . .5 2.2 Invited Sessions . .6 2.3 Contributed Sessions . .7 2.4 Other Events . .8 3 European Winter Meeting (EWMES) 9 3.1 Scope of the Meeting . .9 3.2 Timing and Format . .9 3.3 Selection Process . 10 4 Appendices 11 4.1 Appendix A: Members of the Standing Committee . 11 4.2 Appendix B: Winter Meetings (since 2014) and Regional Consultants (2009-2013) . 26 4.3 Appendix C: ESEM Locations . 35 4.4 Appendix D: Programme Chairs ESEM & EEA . 36 4.5 Appendix E: Invited Speakers ESEM . 37 4.6 Appendix F: Winners of the ESEM Awards . 41 This Aide M´emoire contains a detailed description of the organisation and procedures of the Econometric Society within the European Region. It complements the Rules and Procedures of the Econometric Society. It is maintained and regularly updated by the Secretary of the European Standing Committee in accordance with the policies and decisions of the Committee. The Econometric Society { European Region { Aide Memoire´ 1 European Standing Committee 1.1 Responsibilities 1. The European Standing Committee is responsible for the organisation of the activities of the Econometric Society within the Region Europe and Other Areas.1 It should undertake the consideration of any activities in the Region that promote interaction among those interested in the objectives of the Society, as they are stated in its Constitution. 2. The Standing Committee is responsible for establishing regular and systematic procedures for the organisation of (a) the Econometric Society European Meeting (ESEM), and (b) the European Winter Meeting of the Econometric Society (EWMES). The Econometric Society European Meeting is held annually except for those years in which there is a World Congress. The European Winter Meeting is held each year. 3. The Standing Committee selects the dates and locations of ESEM and EWMES, and appoints the Programme and Local Arrangements Chairs. These decisions should customarily be taken at least one year and a half for EWMES and two years in advance for ESEM, so that those responsible for future meetings have sufficient time to make the necessary arrangements. Some time before the Standing Committee Meeting the Secretary sends a list of candidates that have been mentioned as potential Programme Chairs at previous meetings to the members of the Committee. This allows the members acquiring more detailed information about the candidates and suggesting new names in time. Any proposals for candidates for Programme Chairs should be accompanied by a recent CV or a reference to a homepage. The Standing Committee also determines (a) the number of days the meeting should last, (b) whether the meeting is to be held jointly with other Societies, (c) service functions to be delegated to other organisations, and (d) the scheduling of meetings of members to be held during the regional meeting. 1.2 Membership The members of the European Standing Committee of the Econometric Society are the following:2 Voting members: • Chair: The first of the following list who resides in Europe and Other Areas: - The President of the Society - The First Vice-President - The Second Vice-President - The Past President If none of these resides in the Region, the President will appoint a European member of the Council of the Society to act as Chair. 1The term Other Areas refers to the Middle East. 2Appendix A lists the members of the Standing Committee from 2006 to 2015. 2 The Econometric Society { European Region { Aide Memoire´ • Ex Officio Members: Any other Officer of the Society on the above list who resides in Europe and Other Areas. • European Members of the Council of the Society. • Five Elected Members chosen by the members of the Society in the Region as stipulated in the rules and regulations of the Society. Elected members serve a non-renewable term of four years. If any elected member quits prior to the regular end of his/her term, the number of persons to be elected in a given year increases correspondingly. The Executive Vice-President and the Secretary are in charge of collecting nominations. If n members are to be elected in a given year and more than 6n candidates have been nominated, the voting members of the Committee conduct one round of approval voting so as to reduce the list to no more than 6n candidates (this is done by email). Also by email, voting members subsequently vote `ala Borda on these 6n or fewer candidates. The 2n best-placed persons are asked whether they agree to stand for election. In the event of a refusal, the next-placed person on the list is asked. The Society then presents the 2n candidates to the constituency and organises the election. Non-voting members: • Secretary: Appointed by the Committee for a term of three years (beginning at August 1 of the first year). The appointment can be renewed up to a maximum of three terms. A Search Committee for a Secretary is constituted by the Chair of the Standing Committee at least one year and a half before renewal and consists of the current Secretary and Treasurer, the Executive Vice-President of the Econometric Society (as a non-voting member) and possibly other members of the Standing Committee. The Search Committee selects a list of candidates and approval of this list is sought with the Standing Committee at the meeting one year before renewal. In case of any event preventing the current Secretary to accomplish her/his duties, a Search Committee is constituted, a list of candidates is ranked and the candidates are approached by the Chair in the order of the list to see if they are willing to serve. This candidate is then proposed to the Standing Committee for approval. • Treasurer: Appointed by the Committee for a term of three years (beginning August 1 of the first year), which should not coincide with that of the Secretary. The appointment can be renewed up to a maximum of three terms. The selection process of a Treasurer follows the same guidelines described above as for the Secretary. • Programme Chairs in Theoretical and Applied Economics (TAE) and Econometrics and Empirical Economics (EEE) for ESEM of the past, the current and the following year.3 • Programme Chairs for EWMES of the current and the past year.4 • The Econometric Society Representative for Women in Economics. 3The ESEM Programme Chairs from 1986 to the present are listed in Appendix D. 4The EWMES Programme Chairs from 2014 to the present are listed in Appendix B. 3 The Econometric Society { European Region { Aide Memoire´ In addition, • the President (if not residing in the Region), • the Executive Vice-President, • the General Manager of the Society, and • the Editor of Econometrica are invited to attend the meetings of the European Standing Committee. Note: Local Arrangements Chairs for the Meetings of the current and the following year have been members of the European Standing Committee until 2012. To avoid repetition of presenta- tions in different committees it has been decided that from 2013 their presence will be requested at the Joint EEA/ES Congress Committee only. Their reports to the Standing Committee are summarized by the Secretary. Questions by members of the Standing Committee are relayed by the Secretary to the Joint Congress Committee. 1.3 Procedures 1. The Chair of the Standing Committee is responsible for arranging meetings of the Committee and communicating the decisions of the Committee to the General Manager of the Society. The Committee meets annually. In years of an Econometric Society European Meeting its meeting is held at the same site, and in the other years usually at the site of the World Congress If the President of the Society is not present, the Chair of the Standing Committee chairs the meetings of members held during ESEM and is responsible for the agenda. When ESEM is planned to be held jointly with the Congress of the EEA (European Economic Association) two years ahead, the Chair communicates in the beginning of the year with the Vice-President of the EEA about the available options for congress locations. 2. The Secretary actively collaborates with the Chair and the Treasurer in dealing with all issues facing the Standing Committee. He/she is responsible for invitations to the meetings of the Standing Committee and, in conjunction with the Chair, prepares the agenda and supporting memoranda. He/she takes minutes at the meetings of the Committee. The Secretary maintains correspondence between the members of the Committee, the Executive Vice-President, and the General Manager of the Society. He/she liaises with the Programme Chairs and the Local Arrangement Chairs with regard to their arrangements for ESEM. 3. The Treasurer manages the European fund of the Society in liaison with the Executive Vice- President. He/she authorises expenditures and collects the funds owed to the European fund in accordance with the policies of the Standing Committee. He/she prepares a written annual report about the state of the fund for the Committee. 4. The Programme Chairs of ESEM are responsible for organising the Plenary and Parallel Invited Sessions and the Contributed Sessions of the Meeting. They are entirely free to arrange the programme as they see fit, subject to the structural constraints of ESEM and EEA if the meeting is joint. This includes lunch slots over the whole period of the conference. The Programme Chairs of the previous, the current, and the following year are expected to attend the Standing 4 The Econometric Society { European Region { Aide Memoire´ Committee Meeting to facilitate the transmission of information about organising the programme.