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GTAP Events: 2008 Advisory Board Meeting Agenda

Monday, June 9: House of the Estates
09:00am-10:10am Welcome and Overview (Chair: Thomas Hertel)

• Introduce new members and staff (20 min)
     - Thomas Hertel

Review of the Year and Overview of Meeting (20 min)
     - Terrie Walmsley

Discussion (20 min)

10:00am-10:30am Coffee Break
10:30am-12:00pm Data Issues (Chair: Antoine Bouet)

Review of GTAP 7 Data Base and Overview of Data Goal (20 min)
     - Badri Narayanan

Discussion (20 min)

Regional Data Bases (20 min)
     - Terrie Walmsley

Discussion (30 min)

12:00pm-01:30pm Lunch
01:30pm-03:00pm Data Issues (Chair: Alexander Sarris)

Comparison Programs (15 min)
     - Robert McDougall

Discussion (15 min)

Energy Data (15 min)
     - Robert McDougall

Discussion (15 min)

GTAP African Data Base (15 min)
     - Badri Narayanan

Discussion (15 min)

03:00pm-03:30pm Coffee Break
03:30pm-05:00pm Research Issues (Chair: Martina Brockmeier)

Overview of Environmental Research and Data (20 min)
     - Thomas Hertel/Wally Tyner

Discussion (20 min)

• Featured Board Research Updates (30 min)
     - Mantaro Matsuya (ESRI) (10 min)
     - Patrick Jomini (Productivity Commission) (10 min)
     - Peter Minor (Nathan Associates) (10 min)

Discussion (20 min)

07:00pm Dinner


Tuesday, June 10: House of the Estates
08:30am-10:00am Finances and Education (Chair: Utpal Vasavada)

Budget, Staffing and Going Global (25 min)
     - Terrie Walmsley

Discussion (30 min)

Overview of Model and Courses (15 min)
     - Thomas Hertel

Discussion (20 min)

10:00am-10:30am Coffee Break
10:30am-12:00pm Discussion of Data Base and Research Issues (Chair: Terrie Walmsley)
12:00pm-01:30pm Lunch (hosted by Mr. Hetemaki, Ministry of Finance)
01:30pm-03:00pm The Network (Chair: Gaspar Frontini)

Research Fellow Report (10 min)
     - Patrick Jomini

Discussion (20 min)

• 2008 Conference Report (10 min)
     - Juha Honkatukia

Discussion (10 min)

2009 Conference Report (10 min)
     - Carlos de Miguel

Discussion (10 min)

2010 Conference Proposal (10 min)
     - Allan Rae

Discussion (10 min)

03:00pm-03:30pm Coffee Break
03:30pm-05:30pm Revisit priorities for forthcoming year
     - Terrie Walmsley

Parking Lot
     - Terrie Walmsley
07:00pm Dinner