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Welcome to the International
Industrial Organization Conference
Welcome to the second annual International Industrial Organization Conference. We are
very pleased that the enthusiastic response to the inaugural conference has continued –
indeed grown significantly – this year. More than 500 papers were submitted from over
25 countries; the final program contains 300 papers. A glance at the program will show
that this year’s conference saw an increase in both the number and quality of the
submitted papers. The spectacular setting in downtown Chicago and the state-of-the-art
conference facilities at Kellogg should contribute to what we hope will be a pleasant and
stimulating weekend.
The International Industrial Organization Conference was founded by, and is run under
the auspices of, the Industrial Organization Society. The main sponsors this year are
Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, which is serving as the host
of the conference, and the University of Chicago’s Stigler Center. In addition to direct
funding, they both provided invaluable administrative support. Kellogg also donated
conference facilities. Other sponsors of this year’s conference are The Analysis Group,
Chicago Partners, Charles River Associates, and Kluwer. We are extremely grateful for
their generous financial support, without which the conference would not be possible.
Organizing the conference required the effort and support of many people. We thank the
members of the Local Arrangements Committee, the Program Committee, and the
Finance Committee, listed in this program. We acknowledge the enormous efforts of the
conference’s administrative staff: Kate Dewitt, Kathleen Foley, and Special Event
Coordinator Erika Marino from Northwestern University, and Suzanne Robblee and
Cheryl Fonville from Northeastern University. We are grateful to Kellogg’s Director of
Conference Center, Amish Thakker. Thanks also go to Vicki Ryberg at the Stigler
Center for administrative assistance.
Thanks, finally, are due to the participants, whose contribution of time and prestige has
ensured the success of the conference. Many generously agreed to serve as discussants
and chairs, in some cases accommodated last minute scheduling changes.
Plans are underway for IIOC/2005, which will be held next spring at the Georgia Institute
of Technology in Atlanta. If you are interested in helping out with future year’s
conferences, for example serving on a committee for next year’s conference, or
nominating your institution as a host site for future conferences, please contact the
Industrial Organization Society. We welcome your feedback on this year’s conference
and look forward to seeing you all again in future years.
Jim Dana, Local Arrangements Committee Co-Chair
Chris Snyder, Program Committee Co-Chair
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