TO:	Authors, Higher Education Meeting and Education Program Meeting

FROM:	Rob Shannon; Assistant Director, Conferences

DATE:	September 22, 2004

RE:	Logistical Information

On behalf of Charles Clotfelter and Caroline Hoxby, I would like to formally invite you to participate in the NBER's meeting on Higher Education and Education Program Meeting. The meetings will take place on Thursday and Friday, November 11 and 12, 2004, at the NBER, 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA. There will be a group dinner at 6:30 pm on Thursday, November 11 at

AUTHORS: PAPERS ARE DUE AT THE NBER BY OCTOBER 22, 2004 Please send a copy of your paper to my attention at the NBER, 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138. You can also send it electronically to confer@nber.org in either Word, WordPerfect or .pdf formats. Please note whether or not you would like your paper posted on the NBER's Conference Department homepage.

The NBER will reimburse your travel and lodging expenses in accordance with our travel regulations (http://www.nber.org/~confer/2000/travelreg.html). Hotel reservations will be made as requested at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, 5 Cambridge Parkway, Cambridge, MA 617/806-4200. The NBER will pay for your room and tax for up to two nights depending on your point of origin. If you wish to stay additional nights the rate is $189.00 single or double room plus 12.45% tax per night.

The Bureau will reimburse only APEX or super saver, advance purchase air fares. Under no circumstances will first, business or full coach class fares be reimbursed. Please note that discounted fares must be booked at least 21 days in advance and we hope you book your travel as soon as possible since the most deeply discounted seats are few and sell out early.

Please reply via email through the Conference Department's new web reply form at

<<replyurl>>. Please reply no later than Friday, October 8, 2004.

The NBER's Conference Department homepage can be found at www.nber.org/~confer. The program for the meetings can be found here. Papers for the meetings can also be found here as they become available to the NBER.

If you have any questions or need additional information please feel free to contact me at 617/868-3900, fax 617/864-1825, or e-mail at confer@nber.org.