Congratulations! The GMU Economics Society has been nominated for the SFL Student Group of the Year! This is a wonderful recognition….now we need your help to vote once a day for the Econ Society from now until February.
SFL Voting Rules:
Each person can vote once per day, but only once per day. We will be tracking IP addresses of voters, so if you vote multiple times per day all of your votes will be thrown out.
The winners will be announced at the International Students For Liberty Conference in February. If we win, all of our members will be recognized on stage! If you haven’t already registered for the conference, please do so here:http://politicalconferences.org/2010/07/2011-international-students-for-liberty-conference/
And vote here once a day:http://www.surveymonkey.com/2011sflawards
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Monday, January 10, 2011
Monday, September 20, 2010
This Week's Upcoming Events
GMU Economics Society Meeting
Wednesday, September 22nd, at 5:00pm
Enterprise 318
Atlas Liberty Café with Peter Boettke
Wednesday, September 22nd at 10am
At the Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
The Atlas Economic Research Foundation hosts monthly Liberty Café’s. This month’s Liberty Café will focus on the Wall Street Journal article, "Spreading Hayek, Spurning Keynes." George Mason University Professor of Economics Dr. Peter J. Boettke will discuss the current economic crisis, its causes and a free market response. To RSVP for the event, please contact Anca.Rusu@atlasnetwork.org.
A couple of us will be going in together - we're taking the Mason to Metro shuttle at 8:40am and then taking the metro in - if you'd like to join, meet at the Mason to Metro Shuttle Stop right by Rappahannock Parking Deck. Email me at liya02@gmail.com for details or questions.
Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=145624268808425#!/event.php?eid=154405574577515&ref=ts
Cato on Campus: Balancing Liberty and Security in an Age of Terrorism
Friday, September 24th at 4:00pm
At the Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
Come out to the FIRST DC Forum For Freedom Event at the Cato Institute. The event will be featuring David Rittgers, Legal Policy Analyst, Cato Institute; and Michael German, National Security Policy Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union; moderated by Chip Bishop, Manager of Student Programs, Cato Institute.
This will be a great opportunity to meet the Cato Scholars as well as other students from George Washington University, Georgetown, American, Maryland—and more! There will be a FREE reception to follow. To register: http://www.cato.org/events/100924sf.html
If you want to metro in, a bunch of us will be meeting at at the Mason to Metro shuttle at 2:40pm and taking the metro in - if you'd like to join, meet at the Mason to Metro Shuttle Stop right by Rappahannock Parking Deck. Email me at liya02@gmail.com for details or questions. The dress code is business casual. After the event & reception, there will be the Mason Liberty Social (see next event below for details).
Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=145624268808425#!/event.php?eid=152252314795032&ref=ts
Mason Students For Liberty Social
Friday, September 24th at 6:30pm
Hunan Number 1 - 3033 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA
Hunan happy hours have been a great way for Mason and DC area liberty groups to come together! Come join Mason Liberty again this year for great discussion and networking-Friday, September 24th at 6:30 pm. If you’ll be at the Cato for Campus Event on Friday, all of us will be heading to the social after the Cato event. Hope to see you guys there!
Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=145624268808425
Economics Society Discussion Group
Wednesday, September 29th at 5pm
Enterprise 318
Next week’s reading will be the first History of Economic Thought paper of the semester before we dive into specific schools of thought. Email us so we can send you the paper!
Be sure to come out to the discussion group and bring your questions!
Additionally, we’ll start using the Econ Discussion Group on Facebook, so be sure to join that as well: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=160522500628158&ref=ts
Reminders:
Students for Liberty Mid-Atlantic Conference
Saturday, October 9th
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Have you registered for the Students For Liberty Mid-Atlantic Conference yet? If you haven’t be sure to do so ASAP! Join Students For Liberty in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania birthplace of the Declaration of Independence as Drexel University’s Student Liberty Front hosts the 2010 Mid-Atlantic Regional Students For Liberty Conference. Come meet fellow students as we improve our knowledge and understand of individualism and free markets. The Mid-Atlantic Conference is your opportunity to meet other students interested in similar ideas and some of the biggest names in the liberty movement. Leave with the skills necessary to be a leader for liberty on campus, a stronger intellectual framework, connections to new friends and organizations dedicated to liberty, and a revitalized vision for the future of the freedom movement. As of now, there are over 100 registered students – you don’t want to miss out!
Registration and attendance is FREE, as are all of the events and meals during the day-long conference. Several members of the GMU Econ Society have already registered, and we're planning on carpooling up there - so if concern over transportation is holding you back, worry no longer! If you have registered for the conference and need a ride, email us back ASAP so we can start planning. And if you’ve registered and would LIKE to drive, let us know how many you’re able to take. The drive is about 2-2 ½ hours. Additionally, accommodations will be taken care of as well – just be sure to note that in your registration application and they will get you connected to stay with students at Drexel. To find out more about the conference and to register, visit: http://politicalconferences.org/2009/10/philadelphia-conference/.
Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/?sk=messages&tid=1188099640258#!/event.php?eid=110082322375037&ref=ts
Fall 2010 Economics Department Welcome Reception
Thursday, September 23, 3-4:30pm
Economics Department, Enterprise 354
Econ majors and minors are invited to come enjoy refreshments and meet professors and advisers. This is a great way to meet other economics students, as well as a way to get to talk to your professors outside of a classroom environment. There will also be a raffle...you can win some free books (possibly signed by some of your professors)!
Wednesday, September 22nd, at 5:00pm
Enterprise 318
Atlas Liberty Café with Peter Boettke
Wednesday, September 22nd at 10am
At the Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
The Atlas Economic Research Foundation hosts monthly Liberty Café’s. This month’s Liberty Café will focus on the Wall Street Journal article, "Spreading Hayek, Spurning Keynes." George Mason University Professor of Economics Dr. Peter J. Boettke will discuss the current economic crisis, its causes and a free market response. To RSVP for the event, please contact Anca.Rusu@atlasnetwork.org.
A couple of us will be going in together - we're taking the Mason to Metro shuttle at 8:40am and then taking the metro in - if you'd like to join, meet at the Mason to Metro Shuttle Stop right by Rappahannock Parking Deck. Email me at liya02@gmail.com for details or questions.
Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=145624268808425#!/event.php?eid=154405574577515&ref=ts
Cato on Campus: Balancing Liberty and Security in an Age of Terrorism
Friday, September 24th at 4:00pm
At the Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
Come out to the FIRST DC Forum For Freedom Event at the Cato Institute. The event will be featuring David Rittgers, Legal Policy Analyst, Cato Institute; and Michael German, National Security Policy Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union; moderated by Chip Bishop, Manager of Student Programs, Cato Institute.
This will be a great opportunity to meet the Cato Scholars as well as other students from George Washington University, Georgetown, American, Maryland—and more! There will be a FREE reception to follow. To register: http://www.cato.org/events/100924sf.html
If you want to metro in, a bunch of us will be meeting at at the Mason to Metro shuttle at 2:40pm and taking the metro in - if you'd like to join, meet at the Mason to Metro Shuttle Stop right by Rappahannock Parking Deck. Email me at liya02@gmail.com for details or questions. The dress code is business casual. After the event & reception, there will be the Mason Liberty Social (see next event below for details).
Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=145624268808425#!/event.php?eid=152252314795032&ref=ts
Mason Students For Liberty Social
Friday, September 24th at 6:30pm
Hunan Number 1 - 3033 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA
Hunan happy hours have been a great way for Mason and DC area liberty groups to come together! Come join Mason Liberty again this year for great discussion and networking-Friday, September 24th at 6:30 pm. If you’ll be at the Cato for Campus Event on Friday, all of us will be heading to the social after the Cato event. Hope to see you guys there!
Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=145624268808425
Economics Society Discussion Group
Wednesday, September 29th at 5pm
Enterprise 318
Next week’s reading will be the first History of Economic Thought paper of the semester before we dive into specific schools of thought. Email us so we can send you the paper!
Be sure to come out to the discussion group and bring your questions!
Additionally, we’ll start using the Econ Discussion Group on Facebook, so be sure to join that as well: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=160522500628158&ref=ts
Reminders:
Students for Liberty Mid-Atlantic Conference
Saturday, October 9th
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Have you registered for the Students For Liberty Mid-Atlantic Conference yet? If you haven’t be sure to do so ASAP! Join Students For Liberty in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania birthplace of the Declaration of Independence as Drexel University’s Student Liberty Front hosts the 2010 Mid-Atlantic Regional Students For Liberty Conference. Come meet fellow students as we improve our knowledge and understand of individualism and free markets. The Mid-Atlantic Conference is your opportunity to meet other students interested in similar ideas and some of the biggest names in the liberty movement. Leave with the skills necessary to be a leader for liberty on campus, a stronger intellectual framework, connections to new friends and organizations dedicated to liberty, and a revitalized vision for the future of the freedom movement. As of now, there are over 100 registered students – you don’t want to miss out!
Registration and attendance is FREE, as are all of the events and meals during the day-long conference. Several members of the GMU Econ Society have already registered, and we're planning on carpooling up there - so if concern over transportation is holding you back, worry no longer! If you have registered for the conference and need a ride, email us back ASAP so we can start planning. And if you’ve registered and would LIKE to drive, let us know how many you’re able to take. The drive is about 2-2 ½ hours. Additionally, accommodations will be taken care of as well – just be sure to note that in your registration application and they will get you connected to stay with students at Drexel. To find out more about the conference and to register, visit: http://politicalconferences.org/2009/10/philadelphia-conference/.
Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/?sk=messages&tid=1188099640258#!/event.php?eid=110082322375037&ref=ts
Fall 2010 Economics Department Welcome Reception
Thursday, September 23, 3-4:30pm
Economics Department, Enterprise 354
Econ majors and minors are invited to come enjoy refreshments and meet professors and advisers. This is a great way to meet other economics students, as well as a way to get to talk to your professors outside of a classroom environment. There will also be a raffle...you can win some free books (possibly signed by some of your professors)!
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Upcoming SFL Conferences & Events
Students for Liberty (SFL), a nonprofit student-driven organization, provides a multitude of conferences, activities, and programs for students interested in liberty, free markets, and free societies. These programs & conferences are a GREAT opportunity to network with scholars, learn, and meet other students dedicated to the cause of liberty & the free market. Check out some of their upcoming events:
David Boaz at Cato: Freedom In Crisis
Friday, September 18th, 4-5pm
At the Cato Institute: 1000 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington D.C.
The DC Forum For Freedom launches its monthly Cato lecture series for all libertarian students and liberty lovers in the Capital this September with a lecture on Freedom In Crisis by David Boaz, Vice President of the Cato Institute.
The Philadelphia Students For Liberty Regional Conference
Saturday, November 7
At Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA
From 8 am till 11 pm, become acquainted with and hear incredible speeches by top scholars and activists in the liberty movement. Immerse yourself in the philosophy of freedom, meet like-minded students, network with the leaders in the movement, gain new ideas, and become the next generation of leaders who will preserve our essential academic, social, and economic liberties. You will take back with you a bundle of resources in student organizing, academic support, networks for internships and jobs, great memories and even greater friends!
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are all covered. After a great day of speeches, discussion sessions and panels on academic issues and student leadership, let loose at our freedom lovers’ social on Saturday night!
Speakers:
Keynote speaker Dr. Alan Charles Kors, nationally distinguished scholar of European history at the University of Pennsylvania and big-time advocate of academic freedom, discusses “Can There Be An “After Socialism?”
Dr. Nigel Ashford, world acclaimed professor of politics and senior program officer at the Institute for Humane Studies, discusses “Changing The World For Liberty.”
Dr. James Lark III, Former chairman of the Libertarian National Committee and current notable professor of engineering at the University of Virginia.
Matthiew Brouillette, President of the Commonwealth Foundation.
Adam Kissel, Director of the defense program at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education.
Jordan Page, inspirational instrumentalist, classical guitarist and rock artist gaining rapid attention in the liberty movement across the country, performs for us his top hits!
Allison Gibbs, Freedom fighter and founder of the up-and-coming Ladies of Liberty Association
To register: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=2L5hpsiclGeeAU7d_2fizUew_3d_3d
For more info, check out the facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=228095965373&ref=ts
2010 International Students For Liberty Conference
Friday, February 14-Sunday, February 16
American University, Washington D.C.
The International SFL Conference is the premiere event of the year for students dedicated to liberty and advancing freedom on campus. The largest crowd of pro-liberty students will gather in Washington, DC for a weekend of learning about liberty from contemporary leaders in liberty, discussing best practices for promoting liberty on campus, and getting more involved in the larger movement for liberty.
SFL will have Ed Crane, the Founder & President of the Cato Institute, deliver a Keynote Address to the International SFL Conference from the Cato Institute! Mr. Crane has been an inspirational leader in the cause of liberty. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to hear him specifically address students. After his Address, conference attendees will be able to meet other Cato staff and scholars at a Cato on Campus reception hosted on the first floor of the Cato Institute. (The conference will help transport students from AU to the Cato Institute.)
Click here to learn more and register: http://politicalconferences.org/2009/07/zow/
Registration is required and space is limited. The registration fee is only $10 if you sign up by October 1st. Don't wait, register now to reserve your spot
Also, check out the event on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=228095965373&ref=ts#/event.php?eid=154020216799&ref=ts
David Boaz at Cato: Freedom In Crisis
Friday, September 18th, 4-5pm
At the Cato Institute: 1000 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington D.C.
The DC Forum For Freedom launches its monthly Cato lecture series for all libertarian students and liberty lovers in the Capital this September with a lecture on Freedom In Crisis by David Boaz, Vice President of the Cato Institute.
The Philadelphia Students For Liberty Regional Conference
Saturday, November 7
At Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA
From 8 am till 11 pm, become acquainted with and hear incredible speeches by top scholars and activists in the liberty movement. Immerse yourself in the philosophy of freedom, meet like-minded students, network with the leaders in the movement, gain new ideas, and become the next generation of leaders who will preserve our essential academic, social, and economic liberties. You will take back with you a bundle of resources in student organizing, academic support, networks for internships and jobs, great memories and even greater friends!
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are all covered. After a great day of speeches, discussion sessions and panels on academic issues and student leadership, let loose at our freedom lovers’ social on Saturday night!
Speakers:
Keynote speaker Dr. Alan Charles Kors, nationally distinguished scholar of European history at the University of Pennsylvania and big-time advocate of academic freedom, discusses “Can There Be An “After Socialism?”
Dr. Nigel Ashford, world acclaimed professor of politics and senior program officer at the Institute for Humane Studies, discusses “Changing The World For Liberty.”
Dr. James Lark III, Former chairman of the Libertarian National Committee and current notable professor of engineering at the University of Virginia.
Matthiew Brouillette, President of the Commonwealth Foundation.
Adam Kissel, Director of the defense program at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education.
Jordan Page, inspirational instrumentalist, classical guitarist and rock artist gaining rapid attention in the liberty movement across the country, performs for us his top hits!
Allison Gibbs, Freedom fighter and founder of the up-and-coming Ladies of Liberty Association
To register: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=2L5hpsiclGeeAU7d_2fizUew_3d_3d
For more info, check out the facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=228095965373&ref=ts
2010 International Students For Liberty Conference
Friday, February 14-Sunday, February 16
American University, Washington D.C.
The International SFL Conference is the premiere event of the year for students dedicated to liberty and advancing freedom on campus. The largest crowd of pro-liberty students will gather in Washington, DC for a weekend of learning about liberty from contemporary leaders in liberty, discussing best practices for promoting liberty on campus, and getting more involved in the larger movement for liberty.
SFL will have Ed Crane, the Founder & President of the Cato Institute, deliver a Keynote Address to the International SFL Conference from the Cato Institute! Mr. Crane has been an inspirational leader in the cause of liberty. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to hear him specifically address students. After his Address, conference attendees will be able to meet other Cato staff and scholars at a Cato on Campus reception hosted on the first floor of the Cato Institute. (The conference will help transport students from AU to the Cato Institute.)
Click here to learn more and register: http://politicalconferences.org/2009/07/zow/
Registration is required and space is limited. The registration fee is only $10 if you sign up by October 1st. Don't wait, register now to reserve your spot
Also, check out the event on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=228095965373&ref=ts#/event.php?eid=154020216799&ref=ts
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