Look for the IOS Sessions at the Allied Social Sciences Association Annual Meeting January 3-5, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia.....


University of British Columbia
Only 30 minutes from the heart of downtown Vancouver, the University of British Columbia holds an international reputation for excellence in advanced research and learning. The spectacular UBC campus is a must-see for any visitor to the city where snow capped mountains meet ocean, and breathtaking vistas greet you around every corner.
Vancouver
Vancouver is the largest city in Western Canada, located at the southwestern corner of the province of British Columbia. Situated between the North Shore and coastal mountains and the edge of the Pacific ocean, Vancouver is one of North America's most beautiful cities, and was recently ranked as "the world's most desirable place to live" in a survey of 127 cities performed by the Economist magazine's Intelligence Unit.
In 2010, the city will host the world, as the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games come to Vancouver / Whistler-Blackcomb.
The vibrant downtown core offers all of the amenities of an international destination -- from hundreds of restaurants and clubs, to countless parks and recreation facilities, to world-class entertainment and sporting events (including the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the Canucks, the city's major league hockey team). UBC's downtown campus, UBC Robson Square, is also located in the heart of the city.
Vancouver's natural surroundings offer limitless opportunities for outdoor pursuits, such as hiking and mountain biking in the spring and summer, and skiing at nearby Whistler-Blackcomb resort in winter.


Accommodations
There will be both on-campus housing offered as well as a room block at the Four Seasons in downtown Vancouver.

At the beautiful University of British Columbia:
• West Coast Suites:
  Located in a 3-story building next to The Gage Towers, West Coast Suites is centrally located at the northern part of campus. Each one bedroom suite sleeps up to four guests, with a king-size bed in the bedroom and a double sofa bed in the living room. Every suite has a private washroom, flat screen TV, telephone, fully equipped kitchenette, and a balcony.
• The Residences:
  Marine Drive Residences offers contemporary condominium-style units with stunning views of the North Shore mountains, ocean and lush green campus grounds.
  Both private suites and shared apartments are available.
Complimentary tea and Starbucks coffee are provided.
On-site parking is offered at a nominal fee. Daily housekeeping service is provided.
Easy access by transit and just 20 minutes by car to downtown Vancouver and area attractions. Close to all UBC facilities and amenities, and to Vancouver International Airport.


Information on how to book the on-campus rooms will be available shortly as well as information on staying at the Four Seasons in downtown Vancouver.



Keynote Speaker
John Sutton, the Sir John Hicks Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics will be the keynote speaker at the 2010 IIOC.
A graduate of University College Dublin and Trinity College Dublin, he taught at the University of Sheffield before joining LSE in 1977. He has been a Visiting Associate Professor at Tokyo University, a Marvin Bower Fellow at the Harvard Business School, and a Visiting Professor of Economics at Harvard University, and at the Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago. 
He has written widely in the areas of microeconomic theory and Industrial Organisation. His books include Sunk Costs and Market Structure (MIT Press, 1981), Technology and Market Structure (MIT Press, 1998), and Marshall's Tendencies: What Can Economists Know? (MIT and Leuven University Press, 2000).
He has been a consultant for the World Bank since 2000, and served on the Advisory Committee on Access to the Japanese Market (Tokyo) from 1995 to 2002. He served as a member of the Group of Economic Advisors to the President of the European Union from 2001-2004, and of the Enterprise Strategy Group (Ireland), which reported in 2004.  He is a Fellow of the Econometric Society, and of the British Academy, and was  President of the Royal Economic Society from 2004 to 2007.
Program Committee
Chairs: Ken Boyer, Michigan State University boyerkd@msu.edu and George Deltas, University of Illinois deltas@illinois.edu
• Christopher Adams, Federal Trade Commission
• Pierre Azoulay, MIT
• Patrick Bajari, University of Minnesota
• Heski Bar-Isaac, Stern School of Business
• Yongmin Chen, University of Colorado at Boulder
• Jay Pil Choi, Michigan State University
• Leemore S. Dafny, Northwestern University
• James Dana, Northeastern University
• Timothy Dunne, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
• Robert Feinberg, American University
• Vivek Ghosal, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Richard Gilbert, University of California-Berkeley
• Shane Greenstein, Northwestern University
• Timothy Hannan, Federal Reserve Board
• Daniel Houser, George Mason University
• Thomas Jeitschko, Michigan State University
• Francine Lafontaine, University of Michigan
• Wallace Mullin, George Washington University
• Russell Pittman, U.S. Department of Justice
• Marc Rysman, Boston University
• David Sappington, University of Florida
• Christopher Snyder, Dartmouth College
• Peter Thompson, Florida International University
• Joel Waldfogel, University of Pennsylvania
• Michael Waldman, Johnson Graduate School of Management
• Wesley Wilson, University of Oregon

Contact Information

Conference Administrator: Kathy Downey, k.downey@neu.edu

Mailing address:
Industrial Organization Society
c/o Kathy Downey
Northeastern University
Department of Economics
301 Lake Hall
Boston, MA 02115-5000

Phone Number: 617-373-2887
Fax Number: 617-373-3640