Conference Program (in MS Word)

Participants and Papers

Guest List (Gala Dinner, August 5, 2005)

Full Program (in pdf)

Directions to Columbia

Columbia Campus Map

Congratulatory Messages

Prime Minister of India

Nobel Laureate Paul Samuelson

WTO Director General

President, Columbia University

Leif Pagrotsky (Minister for Education, Research and Culture, Sweden) 

Gene Grossman (Jacob Viner Professor, Princeton University) 

70th Birthday Celebration

International Trade and Factor Mobility: Theory and Policy

Organized by

Robert Feenstra, Douglas Irwin and Arvind Panagariya

August 5-6, 2005

Coverage in the New York Sun 

(NEW: Please see the instructions on time allotment for the chair and panelists at the end of this page) 

Venue: Kellogg Center, Columbia University, International Affairs Building (15th Floor), 420 West 118th Street (Amsterdam and 118th Street)

Gala Dinner: August 5, 2005, 6.00-10.00 pm: Rotunda of Low Library, Columbia University, College Walk, up the steps; (enter the campus from the gate at Broadway & 116th Street or Amsterdam and 116th Street)

Additional information for the Conference Participants:

1. Hotel for Conference Speakers and Chair persons (unless otherwise informed):

Lucerne 
(212) 875-1000
(800) 492-8122
(212) 579-2408 (Fax)
(212) 721-1179 (Fax)
201 W 79th St (79th St and Amsterdam Av.)
New York, NY 10024

2. Dinner for outside participants on August 4, 2005: Starting at 7.00 pm at the Italian restaurant Scaletta at 50 West 77th Street (on 77th St. between Columbus and Central Park West)--Those planning to join, please RSVP to ap2231@columbia.edu by August 2, 2005

3.  In-city Transportation: The best mode of transportation between the hotel and Columbia is taxi. Taxis are relatively cheap in NYC and if you will keep your receipts, we will reimburse you. For the more adventurous, the NYC subway system is very efficient--you can go anywhere within the city for $2.00.  The nearest station from the Lucerne is Broadway and 79th St.  You take red train #1 or 9 going uptown and get down at 116th St. station.

4. Transportation to and from Airport:  The best means of transportation between airport and hotel is also taxi since the cheaper alternatives are unlikely to be worth the inconvenience.

5. Presentation Facilities: We will have a projector for PowerPoint  presentations.  This projector also allows you to project PDF, Word or other files so that we will not have the traditional projector used to display transparencies.  If you wish to send files in advance, send them to ap2231@columbia.edu.

6. Instructions to the Chair and Panelists: Each panelist should limit the presentation to 15 minutes.  The chair may choose to speak for up to 10 minutes.  For most sessions, this will leave 20 minutes or more for discussion from the floor.