Newsletter sent 2021-06-25.
Quarterly Newsletter
Dear Member of the Game Theory Society,
Four items of interest.
First, the preliminary program for our World Congress is posted and registration is available here. The plenary speakers are Douglas Bernheim, Aislinn Bohren, Oliver Hart, Josef Hofbauer, Matthew Jackson, and Herve Moulin .
Second, The Society welcomes proposals to host the next World Congress in 2024.
Third, the online Stony Brook game festival has finalized its program and registration is available here.
Finally, you may be aware that Andreu Mas-Colell, a founding member of this Society, is currently the subject of an investigation by a Tribunal in Spain for activities of the Catalonian Government during a time in which he served as Minister of Economy and Knowledge, and is facing the prospect of having all of his assets seized. A petition on his behalf that has been signed by more than 30 Nobel Laureates in Economics and more than 10000 others. The text of the petition contains further details and the organizers are accepting signatures here.
Sincerely, the officers of the Game Theory Society:
President, Matthew Jackson
Past President, Herve Moulin
Executive Vice President, Michihiro Kandori
Secretary and Treasurer, Jean-Jacques Herings
Vice President for Communications, Rakesh Vohra