Grapes 
(Grapes courtesy, FreeFoto.com)


Photo Album from our...
48th Annual Meeting at the Silverado Resort, Napa, California
February 22-25, 2009


Thanks to WRSA Board Member Christine Bae for taking this year's official photos! 
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Napa 2009 Banquet Head TableNapa 2008 Banquet
Participants enjoy the Annual Banquet Luncheon in the Silverado Ballroom



President Kim Chairs the Banquet Program 49th (2008-2009) WRSA President T. John Kim chairs the Banquet Program


Pete Parcells announces the results of the Sunday Wine-tasting   Pete Parcells Announces Wine Competition Results



Springer Prize Award CeremonyBorje JohanssonDaisuke Nakamura accepts Springer Prize
12th Springer Prize Ceremony: 2009 Award Winner, Daisuke Nakamura, University of Illinois, with the Prize Judges, Annals of Regional Science
(WRSA's Official Journal) Co-Editors, Euijune Kim,
Börje Johansson and Roger Stough; and Springer Economics/Business Editor, Barbara Fess



Jack Osman Tiebout Prize Reading Committee Chair  WRSA Past President (2006-2007), Announces Tiebout Prize 22nd Competition Results


Jack with Finalist Honoree Ralph McLaughlin, Univ. California, Irvine  Ralph McLaughlin Tiebout Finalist

Yiming Wang Tiebout Winner  22nd Charles M. Tiebout Prize Winner, Yiming Wang, USC



WRSA 50th (2009-2010) President David Holland gives his Address... President David Holland presents his Address

Discussant Remarks are in Maureen's Hands ...and Maureen Kilkenny gives some 'hands-on' discussant remarks



Harry Richardson -- New WRSA Fellow
WRSA Past President Harry W. Richardson addresses the assembled
on the occasion of being named Fellow of the WRSA

(In 1988, at our first conference held at the Silverado,
Harry presented his Presidential Address)



President's Reception DiscussionPresident's Reception FoodPresident Reception spills out the door
Participants enjoy the Tuesday evening President's Reception hosted by David Holland



Wednesday BreakWednesday conversing on the DeckLast day outside the conference center
Wednesday finds the group still going strong with a full day of papers and scholarly interactions...



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Nothing but blue skies



...and Our 48th Annual Meeting ends 
as it began -- 
with typical WRSA weather!

Blue days   
All of them gone   
Nothing but blue skies   
From now on