You are invited to attend a reception at the ASSA meetings in New Orleans
6-8 pm, January 5, Edgewood Room, New Orleans Sheraton
We will have information about the remote access to business microdata available through the NORC Data Enclave (http://dataenclave.norc.org), including the datasets that are available in the enclave. We will also have information about two research funding opportunities.
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has made funding available to scholars and researchers studying entrepreneurship, innovation, and related topics. Funding recipients will be able to access its Kauffman Firm Survey (KFS), a unique source of firm-level data available through the NORC Data Enclave. Award amounts are up to $10,000 for individual researchers and up to $20,000 for research teams. The deadline to apply is January 15, 2008. More information is available is at http://dataenclave.norc.org/announcement_kauffmanfunding.html.
The National Institute for Standards and Technology's Technology Innovation Program has announced the availability of research funding in amounts up to $25,000 to study technology, innovation and entrepreneurship using NIST's Advanced Technology Program data at the NORC Data Enclave. Award categories include dissertations, database improvements, and methodological enhancements. The deadline for applying has been extended to January 31, 2007 for ASSA attendees; a second call is likely to be made in the spring. For more information, visit http://dataenclave.norc.org/announcement_resdevfundingprog.html
Look forward to seeing you there.
Julia Lane
Senior Vice President
Director, Economics, Labor and Population
NORC/University of Chicago
DC Office Ph 202.887.2337; Fax 202.223.6104
Chicago Office Ph 312.325.2584 Fax: 312.759.4004
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