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Late September:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Acceptance\/Rejection Notification<\/p>\n
October 10:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Early Registration Deadline<\/p>\n
October 15:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Final Drafts Due<\/p>\n
October 30: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Presentations Due<\/p>\n
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We welcome all papers that investigate topics in economic development.\u00a0 There will be roughly 49\u00a0sessions and we anticipate a total of 196 papers being presented.<\/p>\n
Only full drafts of papers will be considered.\u00a0 Please submit a paper with an abstract not exceeding 300 words for the August 8 deadline. \u00a0The final and completed version of all accepted papers must be received by October 15, 2014.<\/p>\n
To ensure that all fonts, symbols, and equations appear the way they were originally typed, please submit your document in PDF format.<\/p>\n
To submit or update your paper online, please click here<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n Final versions of all accepted papers are due by\u00a0October 15th.<\/strong>\u00a0Please upload the final paper to Conference Maker and use the following naming convention:<\/p>\n X_PAPER_Y.PDF<\/p><\/blockquote>\n X is your session number and Y is the last name of the presenter.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Papers Accepted as Posters<\/b><\/p>\n There will be space to display 20<\/strong> posters during the conference reception on Saturday, November 1.\u00a0 In deciding whether to accept a submission as a conference paper or a poster, the selection committee will consider whether (I) the paper works well as a poster (its results can be conveyed with a few striking graphs, figures or tables) and (II) the paper is too short for a full presentation.\u00a0 The committee will also reserve poster slots for papers that could not fit into conference sessions because of constraints on time.<\/p>\n For more on creating and presenting a poster, please click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Presentations and Discussions<\/b><\/p>\n Presenters should create presentations that can be displayed using a computer since other modes of presenting material, such as overhead projectors, will not be available.\u00a0 Again, to ensure that all fonts, symbols, and equations appear the way they were originally typed, please submit your document in PDF format<\/em>.\u00a0 Although all conference computers will carry Microsoft\u2019s PowerPoint software, certain fonts may not be displayed as they were intended if the presentation was created using a different version of the software.<\/p>\n Presenters and discussants must submit their presentations electronically by\u00a0October 30th<\/strong>.\u00a0 Participants are strongly encouraged to bring a back up on a USB stick to the conference. \u00a0Additionally,\u00a0if you update your slides after the October 30th deadline, then at your session you can upload your presentation to the session computer using a USB stick. You should arrive early at the session in order to do this.<\/p>\n Please use the following naming convention when submitting your presentations and discussions in advance:<\/p>\n X_PRESENT_Y.pdf or X_DISCUSS_Y.pdf,<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Where X is your session number and Y is your last name<\/em>. \u00a0Please email presentations to neudc14@bu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nAll Other Issues:<\/h3>\n