Join us for the NEEDLS Fall 2024 In-Person Gathering and Roundtable (November 19, 2024)
This in-person event, hosted by Princeton University Library, will gather members for roundtable discussions, library tours/exhibit viewings, and networking receptions. We'd love for you to join us! Our goal is to provide members a unique opportunity to pursue our common NEEDLS mission: "...to share professional interests, best practices and new ideas in economic data for research, instruction, and acquisition." This is also an opportunity to showcase the unique economics resources and best practices at Princeton University, and to develop a deeper camaraderie than may typically be possible over Zoom.
There is no registration/attendance fee necessary for this event. However, we recognize members may need to access travel funding and make time during their fall semester schedules.
We hope you can join us.
Below is a draft itinerary of our Fall 2024 Convening. Note that some individuals may wish to join during lunch and skip the initial tour to accommodate travel to New Jersey. Similarly, we will organize an optional dinner for attendees staying in New Jersey before traveling home.
11am: Tour of Firestone library building (45 minutes)
Noon: Welcome Lunch in Firestone Library – confirmed (1 hour)
1pm: Best practices presentation -- A deep dive tour of our print and economic data collections (Bobray Bordelon, Princeton)
1:45pm: Roundtable discussion -- Strategic collecting in economics data (all members)
2:45pm: Break; walk across Washington Street to tour the Economics Department building.
3pm: Labor economics and industrial relations exhibition -- Introduction to exhibition curated by Charissa Jefferson, Princeton
4pm: Campus hight-lights walk (weather permitting)
Evening: Travel back home; optional early dinner (Dutch treat) for participants staying the following morning
Registration will open in the fall.