The Southwestern Society of Economists (SSE) announces its annual meeting in Albuquerque, NM in association with the annual meeting of the Federation of Business Disciplines (FBD). We invite and encourage members of the SSE, academicians, practitioners, and doctoral students to be involved in some capacity by: 1. Presenting a paper on a topic of interest to both academicians and practitioners. 2. Organizing an invited paper session, invited panel or tutorial. 3. Serving as a session chair and/or paper