The 2013 AAEA & CAES Joint Annual Meeting in Washington, DC will offer AAEA members, CAES members, and other applied economists a chance to interact and learn over the course of the three day meeting on August 4-6. This year's meeting features a large amount of educational content including:

- more than 150 educational sessions
- 100 posters on display, with opportunities to interact with their authors
- multiple plenary sessions each day, featuring high-profile speakers

Common research topics include:

- international development
- climate change
- biofuels
- linkages between food and health
- the Farm Bill
- land use and water resource issues
- regional economics
- business economics
- behavioral economics

The meeting will also feature a number of chances for attendees to connect and network at the welcome and closing receptions, receptions for specific Sections of AAEA, and evening gatherings organized by universities and government agencies.