The website for the History of Economics Society annual conference
is operational at www.brocku.ca/hes2012. Please note that the
deadlines for proposing papers and sessions and for applications
for the Samuels Young Scholars program are extended to Monday,
March 12, 2012.

I look forward to welcoming historians of economic thought to
Brock University in June.

>The 2012 History of Economics Society annual conference will be held
>from Friday, June 22, to noon on Monday, June 25, 2012, at Brock
>University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, in the Niagara Peninsula,
>close to Niagara Falls.
>
>Please join us and take part in the historical contemplation of economic
>thought and action.
>
>To propose a paper: Please send a title, a paper abstract (not longer
>than 200 words), and the name of at least one other scholar you have
>contacted to propose as a discussant, to <[log in to unmask]> by
>Monday, March 12, 2012 (please note change of deadline).
>
>To propose a session: Please send the titles and abstracts of the papers,
>along with the names of at least two other scholars you have contacted
>to take part in a focused session, to <[log in to unmask]> by March
>12, 2012.
>
>Papers chosen for the conference should be submitted by May 25 to
>be made available on the conference website.
>
>The HES provides special support for up to fifteen Warren J. and
>Sylvia J. Samuels Young Scholars to present papers at the conference,
>by providing free registration, banquet and reception tickets, a year's
>membership in the Society, and a partial subsidy for travel and
>accommodation costs. If you wish to have your paper considered
>for the Samuels Young Scholars program, please provide details of
>the date of your last degree (or your current graduate student status)
>when submitting your paper proposal to <[log in to unmask]>,
>and indicate that you wish to be considered for the Samuels YS
>program. A Samuels Young Scholar must be currently a PhD
>candidate, or have been awarded a PhD in the 2 years preceding
>the conference. The deadline for application is Monday, March 12
>2012.
>
>The HES 2012 conference will open on the afternoon of Friday,
>June 22, with a plenary session on "The Influence of Economic
>Thought on Economic Policy in Canada and the USA" featuring
>Craufurd Goodwin (Duke University), David Laidler (University of
>Western Ontario), and Tiago Mata (Duke University), followed by
>the opening-night reception. Other plenary addresses during the
>conference will be given by Peter Groenewegen (University of
>Sydney), Samuel Hollander (Ben Gurion University of the Negev
>and University of Toronto), and Antoin Murphy (Trinity College,
>Dublin), and the Presidential address by Philip Mirowski
>(University of Notre Dame).
>
>The conference banquet, on Sunday, June 24, following the
>Presidential address, will be at Peller Estates Winery,
>Niagara-on-the-Lake, showcasing the cuisine and wine of
>the Niagara wine country.
>
>Information on transportation, registration, accommodation (on
>campus and in hotel), and area attractions will be posted shortly
>on the conference website.
>
>St. Catharines, Ontario, is conveniently near to the Toronto and
>Hamilton airports in Ontario and to the Buffalo airport just
>across the Niagara River in upstate New York. Niagara Airbus
>provides shuttle service from all three airports. Flights to Buffalo
>from within the US are usually inexpensive. St. Catharines is
>close to Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake (home of the Shaw
>Festival), and, slightly further afield, Stratford, Ontario (home of
>the Stratford Shakespeare Festival).
>
>I look forward to welcoming you to Brock University and St.
>Catharines.
>
>Robert Dimand
>HES president-elect
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>
>
>Robert W. Dimand
>Department of Economics
>Brock University
>St. Catharines, Ontario L2S 3A1
>Canada
>Telephone: 1-905-688-5550 ext 3125
>Fax:          1-905-688-6388
>E-mail:      [log in to unmask]