>The 2012 History of Economics Society annual conference will be held from 
>Friday, June 22, to
>Monday, June 25, 2012, at Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
>
>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 whom you have contacted to propose as a 
>discussant, to
><[log in to unmask]> by February 17, 2012.
>
>To propose a session: For each paper, send a title, an abstract, and the 
>names of at least two other
>scholars you have contacted to put together a focused session (either as 
>presenters or discussants),
>to <[log in to unmask]> by February 17, 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 a limited number of Samuels Young 
>Scholars [YS] to
>present papers at the conference, by providing free registration, banquet 
>ticket, a year's
>membership in the Society, and a subsidy for travel and accommodation 
>costs. If you wish
>to have your paper considered for the Young Scholar program, please 
>provide details about
>the date of your last degree along with your abstract, and indicate that 
>you wish to be
>considered for the YS Program. A Young Scholar must currently be a PhD 
>candidate, or
>have been awarded the PhD in the 2 years preceding the conference. The 
>deadline for
>application is February 17, 2012.
>
>Information on transportation, accommodation, area attractions, and 
>registration will be
>posted on the conference website. St. Catharines, Ontario, is conveniently 
>near to the
>the Toronto and Hamilton Airports (in Ontario) and the Buffalo, New York, 
>airport just
>across the border. Located amid the wineries of the scenic Niagara 
>Peninsula, 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
>President-elect, History of Economics Society