CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Deadline:  January 31, 2027, 11:59 pm Pacific Time

The CAES Annual Meeting Program Committee invites you to participate in the 2027 Canadian Agricultural Economics Society (CAES-SCAÉ) Annual Meeting, Halifax, June 28-30, 2027. We are accepting submissions of abstracts for the Selected Paper program, Graduate Student Paper Competition, and proposals for Organized Symposia.

SELECTED PAPERS

Submissions on any aspect of agricultural or resource economics, including research, teaching, and/or outreach, are encouraged. Abstracts can be submitted here: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/CAES2027 (instructions on navigating the submission portal are at the bottom of this document).

• Proposals must be submitted in DOC, DOCX, or PDF format and cannot exceed 1,000 words excluding references. Do not include the author names in the abstract.
• A suggested format for the abstract is as follows: title, problem statement, data and methods, (expected) results, and implications.
• Authors will be advised on the status of their proposals by March 15, 2027.
• Presenters must be members of the CAES and registered for the Annual Meeting by April 15, 2027. Registration will open in February 2027.
• Each member may be the primary/presenting author on up to two submitted abstracts. There are no limits to co-authorship on abstracts.

Direct all inquiries and correspondence to the 2027 CAES Selected Paper Program Chair Peter Slade, University of Saskatchewan, peter.slade@usask.ca

GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION

The competition is open to both master’s and doctoral students. To be eligible for this competition, a student must: be the lead author on the selected paper and be able to submit the full paper by May 15, 2027. Only abstracts are required by the January 31 deadline. Selected participants will be contacted with more details.

Submissions should be based on academic research papers on any aspect of agricultural or resource economics. Papers not selected for the Graduate Student Paper Competition will be considered for inclusion in the CAES Selected Paper sessions.

The formatting requirements and submission procedures are the same as for Selected Papers. The only difference is that in the “SUBJECT AREAS” section, you must select “Graduate Student Paper Competition.”

Papers accepted into the competition will be appraised by a panel of judges, based on both the paper and the presentation at the Annual Meeting with the following prizes:

• 1st Prize: CAD $500 and an award certificate
• 2nd Prize: CAD $300 and an award certificate
• 3rd Prize: CAD $200 and an award certificate

Direct all inquiries and correspondence to the CAES Administrative Assistant Ashley Klotz at contact@caes-scae.ca

ORGANIZED SYMPOSIA

Organized symposia provide an opportunity to explore ideas that are relevant to the CAES and agricultural economics discipline. Each symposium is allotted an 80–90 minute session and may consist of multiple papers, a workshop, or another format. We are particularly interested in exploring novel formats, new ideas, and broader engagement strategies.

• Email PDF proposals to Peter Slade at peter.slade@usask.ca by January 31, 2027, with “CAES 2027 Organized Symposium Proposal” in the subject line.
• Proposals should not exceed 1,000 words.
• Proposals must include a title, a description of the topic and session format, and a list of participants and their presentations or role in the symposia.
• The session format is open and may involve presentations, panel discussions, debates, roundtable meetings, or other formats.
• Final selection will be made by a committee headed by the CAES President. Authors will be advised on the status of their proposal(s) by March 15, 2027.
• Presenting authors must be members of CAES and registered for the Annual Meeting by April 15, 2027.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR UPLOADING AN ABSTRACT

After navigating to the conference software website (https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/CAES2027):

1. If you have not submitted through the CMT system in the past, you will need to first create a user account by clicking the “Register” in the online system.
2. After you log in to the system, click “+ Create new submission” located in the top left corner in the Author Console.
3. Enter the title of your paper.
4. The section “AUTHORS” should list your e-mail address, first and last names, organization, and country.
5. To add more authors, please enter the e-mail address of your co-author and click “+ Add.” Fill in the fields to provide the first and last names, organization, and country of your co-author(s) and click “+ Add.” Repeat this process to add more co-authors.
6. You can reorder authors using the up and down arrows. You may also designate one author as the primary contact by clicking on the radio button “Primary Contact.” The Primary Contact author will be assumed to be the presenting author.
7. In the section “SUBJECT AREAS,” select the submission category. Under the category “2. Selected Papers,”please choose the specific topic area that best characterizes your paper. If you are a graduate student and select a topic area under “2. Selected Papers,” your submission will NOT be considered for the Graduate Student Paper Competition.
8. To upload your proposal in DOC, DOCX, or PDF format, click “Upload from Computer” and select the file.
9. Click “Submit.” You will receive a notice of your submission.

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The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.