I’m in Kansas City today looking forward to attending the Kauffman Foundation’s Economic Bloggers Forum. I met some great thinkers and friends at the inaugural conference in ’09 and I am sure this year will only be more of the same.

Stream the presentations live today (Friday, April 1 2011) from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (CST)

The Kauffman foundation explains:

The Forum brings together select economics, finance, and technology bloggers for an event in Kansas City to discuss key policy issues and cutting-edge research on topics related to entrepreneurship, innovation, and growth. It will feature a dozen talks by well-known bloggers, including Tyler Cower, Virginia Postrel, Felix Salmon, and Dean Baker.

As many of you know, we have worked closely with The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to create our Entrepreneurship Research & Policy Network (ERPN). Earlier this year, they held the first Economics Bloggers Forum and I was fortunate to be able to participate.  It was a wonderful event and a great opportunity to meet and learn from some very intelligent people, a few of which are included in the Renewal of Entrepreneurial Capitalism video below.  Other than my friends at the Kauffman Foundation inserting the wrong blog URL for me, I was very impressed with the quality of the videos and the professionalism of the staff.

Overview – Economic Bloggers and the Renewal of Entrepreneurial Capitalism

Gregg Gordon – Entrepreneurship Research and Policy Network

Gregg Gordon – Building the Field of Entrepreneurship Research

Please let me know what you think about the videos and what changes are occurring in your discipline.

Here is the latest announcement from SSRN:

Darden School of Business: Batten Institute Joins ERPN Research Paper Series Sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation

We are pleased to announce that the Darden School of Business: Batten Institute has started a Research Paper Series sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation within the Entrepreneurship Research & Policy Network (ERPN).

Darden School of Business: Batten Institute

View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/Darden-Batten-Institute-RES.html
Subscribe: http://hq.ssrn.com/jourInvite.cfm?link=Darden-Batten-Institute-RES

The Darden School of Business: Batten Institute is dedicated to the creation of knowledge about the transformative power of entrepreneurship and innovation and to the cultivation of principled, entrepreneurial leaders. We believe that entrepreneurship and innovation are powerful mechanisms for addressing society’s most pressing issues and that economic and social advancement requires leaders who embrace an entrepreneurial outlook and a commitment to innovation of all kinds. (View full announcement)

Here are the latest announcements from SSRN:

Legislative Repeal of Capital Punishment in New Jersey Online Proceedings

View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/Legis-Litigation-Reflect-Repeal.html

On April 14, 2008, principal actors in the 25-year capital punishment drama gathered at Seton Hall Law School. The symposium reflected on the judicial, legislative, and popular efforts to sustain, limit, and ultimately abandon capital punishment. (View full announcement)

CASE – Center for Social & Economic Research Research Paper Series

View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/CASE-RES.html

The CASE – Center for Social & Economic Research Research Paper Series contains abstracts and papers focused on the results of research in the broader field of social and economic studies and undertaken as part of research and technical assistance projects. (View full announcement)

Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship Growth & Renewal Research Paper Series

View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/Herb-Kelleher-RES.html
Subscribe: http://hq.ssrn.com/jourInvite.cfm?link=Herb-Kelleher-RES

The Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship Growth & Renewal at the University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business contains abstracts and papers from this institution focused on the areas of innovation, entrepreneurship, growth, and renewal. (View full announcement)