2011 Program Schedule


Economic Thinking Upcoming Events

• General flyer for ET Criminal Justice workshop


Seminars, Workshops and Guest Talks

Through our programs, Economics Thinking brings leading market-oriented scholars and research materials to students, teachers, and parents. For the coming year´s homeschool topics on U.S./Russia foreign policy and protecting rights/popular soverignty LD topic, Economic Thinking seminars, guest talks, websites, and films will encourage students to dig deeper into debate topics and learn market principles influencing public policy issues.

Market Simulation Game Draft 1 from Cody Min on Vimeo.

In this video segment, Gabriella Megyesi leads students through an economic simulation where prices coordinate economic action (and price controls disrupt the "economy").

 

Past Programs

2011 programs

• July 20, Economic Thinking topic talks, Post Falls, Idaho

• July 28-30, Homeschool Convention/workshop, The Woodlands, Texas

• August 1-5, Independent Inst. Seminar, college, Belmont, CA (info.)

• August 8-13 IES-Europe, Moieciu de Jos, Brasov County, Romania

• August 15-21, IES-Europe, Troyan, Beklemeto, Bulgaria

• August 21-24, Summer Univ. of the New Economics, Aix-en-Provence

• Sept 8, ET Revenue Policy Wkshop, Newport Beach, CA, Flyer

• Sept. 9, ET Revenue Policy Wkshop, Fresno, Flyer

• Sept. 13, Kansas State Fair Demonstration Debates

• Sept. 17, Texas Tech, Lubbock, UIL talks

• Sept. 22, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Criminal Justice (pdf flyer)

• Sept. 24, Sam Houston State Univ., UIL space exploration and extemp talks

• October 1, UT-Austin UIL talks, space, LD, extemp

• October 3, 4, 5, 6, Mackinac Center Debate Workshops, Michigan.

• October 8, Keyport, Washington Criminal Justice (pdf flyer)

• October 10, Morgantown, PA Criminal Justice (pdf flyer)

• October 12, FEE-Irvington ET Workshop, Crim.Just.Reform (pdf flyer)

• October 15, UNT-Denton UIL talks

• October 22, Sequim, WA, ET Workshop on Agricultural Policy reform

• Oct. 26, Post Falls, Idaho, ET Workshop on Economics of Criminal Justice Reform (pdf flyer)

• Oct. 29, Happy Valley, Oregon, ET Workshop on Economics of Criminal Justice Reform (pdf flyer)

• Nov. 4, ET Economics & Revenue Policy, Huntsville, Alabama (pdf flyer)

• Nov. 5, 2:30 pm presentation at Defending the American Dream Summit

• Nov. 12, Beaverton, Oregon Economic Thinking workshop on agricultural policy reform (pdf flyer)

• Nov. 22, Kirkland Economic Thinking federal revenue policy workshop, (pdf flyer)


Earlier...

• Sept. 17, Keller, TX (DFW area) - Flyer
• Sept. 18, UIL Conf., El Paso

• Sept. 23-25, Bill of Rights/Liberty Fund conf.
• Sept. 27, Morgantown, Pennsylvania - Flyer
• Oct. 2, UIL talks at Univ. of Texas
• Oct. 4, 5, 6, 7 Mackinac Center Debate Workshops, Locations
• Oct. 9, Keyport, Washington, 1-8:30 pm - Flyer
• Oct. 14, Verve Club talk, Kirkland (afternoon)
• Oct. 14, Clash Club talk, San Jose (evening)

• Oct. 22-23, Falls Church, Virginia, Draft flyer

• Nov. 8, ET Workshop, Baton Rouge, LA Flyer
• Nov. 12, ET Workshop Jefferson City, Missouri Flyer
• Nom. 13, St. Louis area LD workshop, Flyer
• Nov. 19-20, FEE Seminar/Round Robin

• Feb. 22, Houston, "Global Cities, Geography & Econ. Dev. - Hosted by the Houston World Affairs Council, 4-6:30 pm - Details

• Feb. 23-25, Houston Open Tournament (display table)
• Feb. 25 SCONA Conference at Texas A&M Univ.

• March 3-5, FEE Freedom Tournament (talks)

• April 26, Irvine, TX, Notes on History and Economics of U.S. Revenue and Tax Policy

• June 8-12, Romanian American University (invited)

• June 17, 18, Wash. Homeschool Conv. talks and table, Puyallup

• June 20-24, Independent Institute Seminar, Oakland (information)

• June 30-July 1, Heartland Climate Conf. (DC)

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• Sept. 9, Maryville, TN - Flyer
• Sept. 10, Huntsville, Alabama - Flyer
• August 2, PSSDA Seminar talk, Flyer (Univ. of Wash.)
• August 4, Santa Clara University Debate talks
• August 9-10, Independent Institute Seminar talks
• August 10, Central Valley Debate Camp, Manteca, CA • June 28-June 30, FEE/ET Debate/Econ. Camp (Irvington) w/ Gabriella Megyesi, Sandy Ikeda, Douglas Rasmussen.
• July 8-10, FreedomFest
• July 15-16, FEE/ET Debate/Econ. Camp (Oak Creek, WI) w/ Gabriella Megyesi & Bruce Rottman FLYER
• July 17, Logos Debate Seminar
• July 21, Post Falls Idaho debate camp talk.
• July 26-28, FEE/ET Independent School Economics Seminar (Wichita) FLYER

  • 2010-18-02 Houston Open Debate Tournament
  • 2010-01-09 McMinnville OR: Reforming or Replacing the Federal Income Tax
  • 2009-12-04 Irvington-on-Hudson NY: US Environmental Policy
  • 2009-11-06 Falls Church VA: Reforming Environmental Policy
  • 2009-11-05 Acton MA: Economic Freedom
  • 2009-10-30 Hixson (Chattanooga) TN: Economic Freedom: Competition, Cooperation, and Environmental Policy
  • 2009-10-29 Maryville TN: Transportation and Economic Freedom
  • 2009-10-27 Huntsville AL: Transportation and Economic Freedom
  • 2009-10-26 Murfreesboro TN: Transportation and Economic Freedom
  • 2009-10-20 Pinehurst TX: Reforming Environmental Policy
  • 2009-10-19 Morgantown PA: Reforming Environmental Policy
  • 2009-10-15 Baton Rouge LA: Reforming Environmental Policy
  • 2009-10-13 Barrington Hills IL: Reforming Environmental Policy
  • 2009-10-09 Oak Creek WI: Reforming Environmental Policy
  • 2009-09-28 Poulsbo WA: Reforming Environmental Policy Flyer
  • 2009-09-25 East Syracuse NY: Reforming Environmental Policy
  • 2009-03-26 Houston TX: Stories from the Struggle for Freedom in India and Eastern Europe
  • 2008-12-15 Baton Rouge LA: Economic Freedom, U.S./India Policy and Idealism/Pragmatism
  • 2008-12-08 Huntsville AL: Economic Freedom, U.S./India Policy
  • 2008-11-14 Bolton MA: Economic Freedom, U.S./India Policy and Idealism/Pragmatism
  • 2008-11-13 Huntersville NC: Reforming Environmental Policy
  • 2008-10-31 San Diego CA: Economic Freedom, U.S./India Policy and Idealism/Pragmatism
  • 2008-10-27 Coraopolis PA: Economic Freedom, Government Intervention, and Financial Meltdowns
  • 2008-10-24 Huntersville NC: Economic Freedom and U.S./India Policy
  • 2008-10-24 Irvington NY: Freedom, India, and Idealism/Pragmatism Flyer
  • 2008-10-21 Watauga TX: Economic Freedom, Government Intervention, and Financial Meltdowns
  • 2008-10-20 Ellisville MO: Economic Freedom, U.S./India Policy and Socialist Promises
  • 2008-10-17 Oak Creek WI: Economic Freedom and U.S./India Policy
  • 2008-10-03 Memphis TN: Economic Freedom and U.S./India Policy
  • 2008-09-24 Memphis TN: Economic Freedom and U.S./India Policy

Host a Seminar!

seminars

To schedule a program in your area, please contact Greg Rehmke, Program Director.
Email: gro.gniknihtcimonoce@ekmherg

Economic Thinking Speakers

Greg Rehmke

Gregory F. Rehmke is Executive Program Director for Economic Thinking. He has directed educational programs for high school, homeschool, and college students for 30 years.

Gabriella Megyesi

Gabriella Megyesi Ms. Megyesi is a popular presenter at Workshops for Public, Private and Homeschool audiences. She shares her experiences growing up under communism and engages students in active learning simulations of economic concepts, including The Trading Game, The Tragedy of the Commons, The Market Game in Oil, and other games and simulations.

June Arunga

June Arunga was born in Kenya in 1981. She has a law degree from the University of Buckingham and is now in the film industry as founder and president of Open Quest Media LLC. Ms. Arunga speaks regularly on globalization and development issues.

The Devils Footpath The Devil´s Footpath is a documentary of Ms. Arunga's trip through Africa in the fall of 2003. Produced by Insite News TV, distributed in the US by Economic Thinking.