The PhD Excellence Initiative

Materials Requested

 RSVP here – None accepted past JUNE 20

 Submit Bio – ALL attendees by JUNE 12

 Presenting? Materials due JUNE 16-20

• • • JUNE 16 – Preferred
    • JUNE 20 – Final to Discussants

Other Housekeeping

     IDENTIFICATION: Please be sure that the name you have used to RSVP is the same as what is on your identification. The NY Fed will check ID upon entry to the building. Note that “NYC ID” is not accepted for entry.

   ATTIRE: Out of respect to your colleagues and our hosts at the NY Fed, we suggest “business casual” attire (e.g., blouse or collared shirt).

  RECORDING/IMAGES: NO recording of sessions by attendees is permitted. We (as hosts) may document portions of the Workshop for our internal use, and both we and the NY Fed may take pictures for use on digital platforms. Your participation is assent to this use.

   TWITTER: Connect with us! @PhDEI_Econ will use the hashtag #PhDEI2023 — the Fed team will also pay attention to participant accounts for RT opportunities; they are @NewYorkFed

Travel Logistics

   ACCOMMODATIONS: Thanks to our colleagues at the NY Fed, we are securing a block of discounted rooms at the Millennium Downtown hotel, in the heart of the Financial District, for Thursday and Friday nights. When you indicate on our RSVP form that you would like this option, we will send a link for you to book your room. Up to 20 student rooms will be covered by the program, with no out-of-pocket expense (room rates only; you will need to place a credit card on file to hold the room and the card will be used for any incidental charges you might incur). Others may submit a request for reimbursement, following Stanford guidelines. Faculty will use the same reservation link to access the hotel discount and will receive an honorarium that will offset their cost for accommodations.

   TRANSPORTATION: Please also indicate your transportation needs on our RSVP form. We ask that you book your own airfare, should you require it. We have the ability to reimburse this expense for students, with adherence to Stanford University guidelines provided by email when you RSVP (e.g. economy tickets only). The NY Fed also has the ability to book and pre-pay certain transportation for students (e.g., train service in the Northeast).

  EXPENSES: Through the Hoover Institution, and after registering in Stanford’s portal (you will receive instructions after your RSVP), faculty will receive an honorarium to cover costs associated with participation in the Workshop. Student costs will be covered through a combination of payments made on your behalf (limited availability) and reimbursements. For effective travel assistance and to ensure timely reimbursements, we strongly urge you to fill out our RSVP form as soon as possible, and before MAY 1st.

Thursday Social

     WELCOME DINNER: Our prior-evening social / welcome dinner — which we like to think of as the “PhDEI Family Reunion” — will take place on Thursday, June 29, at 6:30 pm, at Gran Morsi, an Italian trattoria and enoteca located in the Tribeca neighborhood. Our private event menu will include options suitable for all dietary requirements. Please note that as this is an official University event, alcohol will not be provided; for those who are of age and wish to consume, the restaurant will allow an individual order via separate cash bar.

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