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National organization elects professor as new president\nLeisure science is a special interest for Professor David Austin of the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation.\nAustin has been elected president of the Academy of Leisure Sciences, a national organization of 80 education professionals who study leisure behavior and are selected on the basis of scholarly achievement. \nAustin has been on the faculty for 24 years. This is the third national professional organization he has headed. \nHe is past president of the American Therapeutic Recreation Association and the Society of Park and Recreation Educators.\nHe holds a Distinguished Fellow Award from each of those organizations and is also a fellow of the Academy of Leisure Sciences. \nBusiness Outlook Panel to tour state\nIU's Business Outlook Panel will tour the state, visiting 10 cities, beginning with a 7:30 a.m. presentation Nov. 9 at the Columbia Club in Indianapolis, followed by a similar presentation later that day in Bloomington.\nThis year, the panel's opening presentation will be taped for later rebroadcast on the Web. Users will need RealPlayer and can access the presentation at broadcast.iu.edu beginning Nov. 13.\nThe panel of IU experts will forecast economic conditions for the state and nation in the coming year and discuss current state economic development issues. It will feature faculty members from the Kelley School of Business and the Department of Economics, including traveling panelists with varying perspectives on the national and state economies.\nThe presentations will feature faculty experts in economics and finance who will provide an economic forecast, identify key topics of concern to decision-makers in Indiana, and discuss issues likely to be pertinent to the business and government sectors in 2001. The panelists are known for their ability to accurately predict national, state and local economic trends.\nThis year's tour is sponsored by the Kelley School of Business, the IU Alumni Association, IU campuses and local chambers of commerce.\nThe annual forecast of economic conditions is prepared by a group of IU economists and business professors who specialize in analyzing national and state business conditions. The starting point for the forecast is the Indiana Econometric Model, which combines state statistics and a national forecast to develop projections for the coming year.\nRegular panel presenters will be joined in most cities by an economist from that particular area who has prepared a forecast for the local economy.