THIS S A GENERAL MESSAGE THANKS THAT I WOULD LIKE DISTRIBUTED TO THE HES READERSHIP THANKS 
Alex Millmow
President of the History of Economic Thought Society of Australia



NEWS FROM DOWNUNDER

We have some very good news to share with our HET colleagues around the world.

Firstly, Emeritus Professor Peter Groenewegen of the University of Sydney was announced as a Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Society of Australia partly for his meritorius work in the history of economic thought. He joins a list of other distinguished Austrlain economists so recognized.

Secondly, the Victorian Branch of the Economic Society of Australia have for sale at a modest price of $AU15 a calender that celebrates 12 of the most famous diagrams in economics. The choice and the conception of the calendar was the brainchild of Professors Robert Dixon and Peter Lloyd, both of the University of Melbourne. The calendar is advertised on the Economic Society of Australia website. It is likely to become a collecter's piece for the HET afficianado.

Finally the History of Economic Thought Society of Australia 24th annual conference will occur in the first week of July 2011 at RMIT University in Melbourne. It will run from wednesday to friday in the first week in July.It is being organized by Steve Kates from RMIT and details  by Steve on the two compelling themes of the conference will be released soon. On the following Monday, the 11 of July the 40th Annual Australian Conference of Economists, being organised by William Coleman of the ANU will be held at the Australian National University in Canberra.It will run till the 13th of July.
 Overseas visitors will be able to attend if they wish two major economic conferences in south eastern Australia within the space of 7 days, Canberra and Melbourne are only 45 minutes apart by air travel. Both cities and their conference venues are extremely attractive. 

Alex Millmow

President of the History of Economic thought Society of Australia



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Joseph J. Spengler Best Book Prize
 
Second and Final Call for Nominations
  
In 2004 the History of Economics Society established the Joseph J. Spengler
Prize for the best book in the history of economics. With the prize there is
a stipend of $500 plus travel expenses up to $500 to attend the presentation
at the Society's annual conference. Eligibility: Original, authored books in
the history of economics published, in English, during the two calendar
years preceding the HES Meeting at which the award is presented (this year,
from 1 January 2009 - 31 December 2010). Scholarly books and monographs are
eligible, as are English-language translations of scholarly books in the
history of economics, but neither textbooks, doctoral dissertations, nor
edited volumes are eligible.
  
Nomination process: Any publisher may nominate one or two books and should
submit a nominating note and four copies of the book for each book
nominated. Any individual, including a book's author, may submit a
nominating note and four copies of the book nominated. Eligible books may be
re-nominated in successive years. (Individual nominators may wish to ask the
nominee's publisher to supply the copies. Before nominating a book
individuals may wish to check with the HES Secretary to ensure that the book
has not already been nominated).
  
To be considered, nominations (and the four book copies) must be received no
later than December 31, 2010. Nominations should be submitted to: Tim
Leonard, Secretary, History of Economics Society, Department of Economics,
Princeton University, Fisher Hall, Princeton, NJ, United States, 08544.
  
David Andrews