The MCRSA Annual Conference was held in Charlotte, North Carolina from June 9-11, 2016 at the Sheraton Charlotte Hotel.  Dr. Greg Alward, David Kay and Dr. Stephen Cooke of the Alward Institute for Collaborative Science were presenters at this event. 

Dr. Greg Alward presented the 2016 MCRSA Plenary Session "Best Available Science:  Quality Assusrance Standards and Applied Regional Economics in an Era of Big Data and Big Science."

David Kay presented "From Ag Budgets to Input-Output Accounts:  Measuring the Economic Contribution of Regional Production Agriculture." 

 Dr. Stephen Cooke presented "Induced-Effects Multiplier and Contribution Analysis:  Does IMPLAN Version 3, Get it Right?"

Below are links to the formal presentations given by Dr. Greg Alward and David Kay of the Alward Institute for Collaborative Science at the MCRSA 2016 Annual Conference. 

 Dr. Greg Alward's 2016 MCRSA Plenary                                 David Kay, Ag Budgets Presentation                                                          Dr. Stephen Cooke

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