The full Program of the in-person & online Global GLO-JOPE Conference 2025, December 3-5 Bonn is now available. The annual signature event of the Global Labor Organization (GLO) supported by the Journal of Population Economics (JOPE) also entertains a book launch of Death at Booroomba by Alison Booth.
Alison L. Booth, a prominent Australian labor economist and celebrated novelist, has just published a new book, Death at Booroomba (Ventura Press, 2025). “Small town, big secrets.” Here you learn more about this fascinating crime story, the author and how to listen to her story.
Book Launch: On December 4, 2025, from 9:00 to 10:00 p.m. CET Berlin time (December 4, 2025, = 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. EST Philadelphia time = December 5, 2025, 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. AEDT Sydney time), she will present the book online at the Global GLO 2025 Conference.
- See LINK for details on how to participate online in the Global GLO 2025 Conference.
- More details about other time zones for this event see the information provided at the end of this post.
- For background on the book and on Booth, please read her short bio and the accompanying interview here: LINK
- More information about the book and how to order it: Website of the author.
- Note that the “high noon” of this murder story takes place in early December 1915, just 110 years before the GLO 2025 conference.
- To participate online in the book launch, you need to prior register here: LINK
What other to expect at the conference:
- Follow online both all in-person (Dec 4-5) & online (Dec 3-5) sessions in Bonn/Germany and around the globe.
- Recruiters: Follow the GLO Job Market sessions for ASIA & EUROPE (Dec 3) and NORTH AMERICA (Dec 5).
- Presentations from the GLO VirtYS Young Scholar mentoring program on Dec 3.
- A large number of Invited & Contributed Research Paper Sessions (Dec 3-5) including some on EUROPE & AFRICA.
- Focused research paper sessions in regional time-zones on NORTH AMERICA, INDIA, CHINA & OCEANIA (“Sydney”) (Dec 4-5)
- The monthly GLO Research Seminar (Dec 4).
- The Conference Keynote Speech (Dec 4).
- The JOPE Kuznets Prize Ceremony & Speech (Dec 4).
- The expert Panel: Collaborating with China: Challenges and Chances
- Presentation: Publishing with Springer Nature
Curious? Study the full program of the conference and register here: LINK
Time Conversion –December 4, 2025, from 21:00 to 22:00 CET
Not your zone? Check Time Zone Converter to orient yourself.
| City | Time Zone (UTC Offset) | Local Time Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia, USA | EST (UTC−5) | 15:00–16:00 (3–4 PM) |
| Los Angeles, USA | PST (UTC−8) | 12:00–13:00 (12–1 PM) |
| Mexico City, Mexico | CST (UTC−6) | 14:00–15:00 (2–3 PM) |
| Brasília, Brazil | BRT (UTC−3) | 18:00–19:00 (6–7 PM) |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | ART (UTC−3) | 18:00–19:00 (6–7 PM) |
| Auckland, New Zealand | NZDT (UTC+13) | 09:00–10:00 (Dec 5) |
| Sydney, Australia | AEDT (UTC+11) | 07:00–08:00 (Dec 5) |
| Seoul, Korea | KST (UTC+9) | 05:00–06:00 (Dec 5) |
| Tokyo, Japan | JST (UTC+9) | 05:00–06:00 (Dec 5) |
| Beijing, China | CST (UTC+8) | 04:00–05:00 (Dec 5) |
| Bangkok, Thailand | ICT (UTC+7) | 03:00–04:00 (Dec 5) |
| Istanbul, Turkey | TRT (UTC+3) | 23:00–00:00 (Dec 4–5) |
| Cairo, Egypt | EET (UTC+2) | 22:00–23:00 (Dec 4) |
| Cape Town, South Africa | SAST (UTC+2) | 22:00–23:00 (Dec 4) |
| Nairobi, Kenya | EAT (UTC+3) | 23:00–00:00 (Dec 4–5) |