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The preliminary program for the 2008 HES Conference in Toronto, 27-30
June, is now posted at
http://historyofeconomics.org/Conference08/2008Program.htm
Please have a look, and let us know ([log in to unmask]) of any mistakes
or changes for your own papers and abstracts.
Many of you have shared the frustration at conferences of not being
able to attend sessions in which you are interested, because harried
conference organizers (always!) have unknowingly scheduled you as
discussants or chairs at competing sessions. In an attempt to enhance
your conference experience, we are asking for you to suggest up to 2
papers you would be interesting in discussing, and up to 2 sessions
you would be willing to chair. We will do our best to match
preferences and assignments, and hopefully have more of you at the
sessions in which you are most interested. Please respond (again to [log in to unmask]) by the end of April. (We have to admit this will
also make our organizing job easier.) Preference-matching will
only go so far, so we thank you in advance for taking on whatever
roles you are ultimately assigned.
In order to encourage audience participation, we are suggesting the
following guidelines. Each paper/discussant combination generally has
30 minutes in total. Presenters should aim for 15 minutes (20
maximum), and discussants should aim for no more than 5 minutes. That
will ideally leave 5 minutes for audience questions. Papers will be
posted to the website at they are submitted, so interested audience
members will have the opportunity to look at papers in advance of
presentations.
To further discussion, we will be creating online discussion boards
for each session, so questions that don?t get answered or raised in
person can be pursued after the session and after the conference.
Discussants may, if they wish, also post their remarks to the
discussion boards.
The deadline for discounted rates on registration is also 30 April, so
be sure to submit your registration form before then.
Avi Cohen
Conference Organizer
Deborah Groves
Conference Coordinator
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