We are planning a conference to discuss the historical impact of the life, work and influence of J.K. Galbraith, to be held in Cardiff University in September 2008. This conference aims to explore and analyse Galbraith's contribution from the perspective of the historian. The focus will not be so much on an assessment of Galbraith as an economist but on questions about his role in influencing the development of economics over time, about why his perspective generated (and still generates) controversy, about the philosophies and traditions it draws upon, about his part in the Keynesian revolution and the development of a post-Keynesian analysis, about the value of his work in assisting our understanding of advanced capitalist societies in the second half of the twentieth century, and about his relationship with Liberalism and the Left in the USA and the UK. Our intention is to explore these issues by bringing together contributions from a group of leading contemporary historians, as well as economists, political scientists ands sociologists who have worked in areas of study influenced by Galbraith's research and publications. The value of the project has been recognised by Past and Present: its editorial board has agreed to associate this distinguished journal with the conference. The full programme can be found at http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/hisar/newsandevents/history/galbraith-conference.html Speakers: Anthony Badger (Cambridge), Roger Backhouse (Birmingham), Michael Dietrich (Sheffield), James Foreman-Peck (Cardiff), Giuseppe Fontana (Leeds), Matthew Hilton (Birmingham), Roger Middleton (Bristol), Richard Parker (Harvard), Noel Thompson (Swansea). The conference will conclude with a discussion led by Alan Milward (LSE and EUI) and Jim Tomlinson (Dundee). Scott Newton