The first meeting of the 2009 Executive Committee was called to order at 10:00 a.m. on April 24, 2009 in the Hartsfield Room of the Hyatt Regency O’Hare, Chicago, IL. Members present were: Daron Acemoglu, Susan Athey, Alan Auerbach, Marianne Bertrand, Anne Case, Steven Davis, Angus Deaton, Avinash Dixit, Esther Duflo, Janice Eberly, Robert Hall, James Heckman, Robert Moffitt, Andrew Postlewaite, James Poterba, David Romer, and John Siegfried. George Akerlof attended for part of the meeting representing the Nominating Committee. Douglas Bernheim, David Card, Pinelopi Goldberg, Caroline Hoxby, and Narayana Kocherlakota attended part of the meeting as members of the Honors and Awards Committee. Vince Crawford and Charles Manski participated in part of the meeting by conference call as members of the Honors and Awards Committee. Katharine Abraham represented the Government Relations Committee for part of the meeting by telephone. Executive Director William Damon and General Counsel Terry Calvani also attended. Deaton asked for approval of the minutes of the previous meeting (January 2, 2009) that had been circulated in advance. Siegfried noted that the last sentence of the third to last paragraph should read: “Eventually it was decided to make no change.” The Minutes were approved with no further corrections. Report of the Secretary (Siegfried). Siegfried reviewed the schedule for sites and dates of future meetings: Atlanta, January 3–5, 2010 (Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday); Denver, January 7–9, 2011 (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday); Chicago, January 6–8, 2012 (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday); San Diego, January 4–6, 2013 (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday); Philadelphia, January 3–5, 2014 (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday); and Boston, January 3–5, 2015 (Saturday, Sunday, and Monday). The Executive Committee meets the day prior to the meeting each year. Atlanta, Chicago, New Orleans, San Antonio, and San Francisco are interested in hosting the 2016 or 2017 meetings. Minutes of the Meeting of the Executive Committee Chicago, IL April 24, 2009