Could anyone with a mild interest in computers and financial services/banking or the light let me know as we might put a panel forward. Best Bernardo Bangor University (Wales) ================== Technological Innovation in Retail Finance: International Historical Perspectives Edited by Bernardo Batiz-Lazo, J. Carles Maixé-Altés, Paul Thomes http://www.taylorandfrancis.com/books/details/9780415880671/ On 20/05/2011 16:58, Thomas Haigh wrote:
Hello everyone,
Below is the Business History Conference call for papers. We’ve organized sessions for these in the past, but not for the last couple of years so it would be good to make a push to get some history of computing onto the program. The conference is a good friendly size and more open than you might think to social/cultural history. There’s significant crossover with the history of technology, but you’d need to frame the abstracts a little differently. Membership costs and registration charges are usually surprisingly reasonable. Unusually for history there is an online proceedings journal, which can be beneficial for people whose publications are being counted.
The theme “Business and the State” gives some obvious opportunities to consider computing, particularly the governmental use of computing, high tech R&D policy, role of the state in shaping IT industries, etc. But BHC is not usually a strongly themed conference, so don’t be scared to think of other topics.
Note particularly the dissertation colloquium, which several SIGCIS members have benefitted from before. Also the Koss Prize for the best recent dissertation on business history, and small travel grants for graduate student presenters.
Philadelphia is a great city to visit, and the conference location is on the riverfront very close to the colonial attractions, the galleries of “Olde City” and lively restaurants and nightlife. It’s a pleasant walk to the main shopping and business areas, and a short subway ride from the train stations and Penn/Drexel campuses. If you are considering a trip from overseas and are sketchy about US geography, Philadelphia is between New York and Washington DC and is easily reached by train from either. The climate is mild in spring, so this should be a pleasant time of year to visit.
If you are interested then let me know, or feel free to use the list to advertise your ideas to potential panelists.
Tom
*From:*Carol Lockman [mailto:clockman@Hagley.org] *Sent:* Wednesday, May 18, 2011 2:52 PM *To:* Carol Lockman *Subject:* BHC call for papers
Hi all: Call for papers for the 2012 annual meeting below….Best, C.
Carol Ressler Lockman
BHC
Hagley Center
PO Box 3630
Wilmington DE 19807
*Call for Papers*
*Business History Conference Annual Meeting*
*Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*
*March 29 – 31, 2012*
Proposals for presentations to the 2012 annual meeting of the Business History Conference (BHC) are invited. The conference will take place March 29 – 31 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Hyatt Regency Penn's Landing.
The theme for the conference is *Business and the State*. We are interested in substantive research on all aspects of business and the state. Potential topics include, but are not limited to: the regulation of business, state promotion of business and economic development, standard setting, government rules regarding the organization of businesses, and the interactions between businesses with consumers, citizens, and other businesses. We are interested in research on state owned enterprises, mixed public-private entities, and nationalization and privatization. We are interested in legal history relevant to business, such as bankruptcy, corporate, labor, and patent law. We encourage submissions of research on the development of capacity within the state itself, including studies of particular agencies (or quasi-governmental organizations) and state projects.
In keeping with longstanding BHC policy, the committee will also entertain submissions not directly related to the conference theme.
The BHC program committee for 2012 consists of David Weiman (chair), Barnard College; Michele Alacevich, Harvard University; David Freund, University of Maryland; Elisabeth Koll, Harvard Business School; Margaret Levenstein (BHC President), University of Michigan.
Potential presenters may submit proposals either for individual papers or for entire panels. Individual paper proposals should include a one-page (300 word) abstract and a one-page curriculum vitae (CV). The abstract should summarize the argument of the paper, the sources on which it is based, and its relationship to existing scholarship. Each panel proposal should include a cover letter stating the rationale for the session and indicating the contact person for the panel, a one-page abstract and author’s CV for each proposed paper (up to three), and suggested chair and commentator with contact information.
The BHC awards the Herman E. Krooss Prize <http://www.thebhc.org/awards/krooswin.html> for the best dissertation in business history by a recent Ph.D. in history, economics, business administration, the history of science and technology, sociology, law, communications, and related fields. A "recent Ph.D." is defined as a Ph.D. whose degree is less than three years old. If you wish to apply for this prize, please send a letter to the Krooss Prize Committee expressing your interest along with a one-page CV and one-page (300-word) dissertation abstract. After the Krooss committee has reviewed the proposals, it will ask semi-finalists to submit copies of their dissertations. Finalists will present summaries of their dissertations at a plenary session of the 2012 BHC annual meeting in Philadelphia.
The K. Austin Kerr Prize <http://www.thebhc.org/awards/kerr.html> is awarded for the best first paper delivered at the annual meeting of the BHC. If you wish to participate in this competition, please notify the BHC program committee in your proposal. Dissertations accepted for the Krooss Prize are not eligible for the Kerr Prize.
The Halloran Prize in the History of Corporate Responsibility <http://www.thebhc.org/awards/halloran.html> is awarded for a paper presented at the annual meeting of the BHC that makes a significant contribution to the history of corporate responsibility. Corporate responsibility is understood to embrace the many ways in which the firm relates to the political realm and the wider society.
The deadline for receipt of all proposals is *1 October 2011*. Acceptance letters will be sent by 15 December 2011. Presenters are expected to submit abstracts of their papers for posting on the BHC website. In addition, presenters are encouraged to post electronic versions of their papers prior to the meeting and to submit their papers for inclusion in the BHC's on-line proceedings, /Business and Economic History On-Line./ <http://www.thebhc.org/publications/BEHonline/beh.html> To offset some of the costs of attending the conference, the BHC offers modest financial grants to graduate students who are presenting papers; information will be distributed once the program has been set.
Please send proposals for papers, panels, or the Krooss Prize to _BHC2012@Hagley.org <mailto:BHC2012@Hagley.org>_. If you do not have access to the Internet, you may send hard copies to Roger Horowitz, Secretary-Treasurer, Business History Conference, P. O. Box 3630, Wilmington, DE 19807, USA. Phone: (302) 658-2400; fax: (302) 655-3188.
The *Oxford Journals Doctoral Colloquium in Business History* <http://www.thebhc.org/annmeet/colloq.html> will be held in conjunction with the BHC annual meeting. This prestigious workshop, sponsored by the BHC and funded by Oxford University Press, will take place at the conference site in Philadelphia beginning Wednesday evening March 28, 2012 and all day Thursday March 29, 2012. The colloquium is limited to ten students. Participants work intensively with a distinguished group of BHC-affiliated scholars that includes at least two BHC officers. The colloquium will discuss dissertation proposals, relevant literatures and research strategies, and employment opportunities in business history. This colloquium is intended for doctoral candidates in the early stages of their dissertation projects. If you are interested in being considered for this colloquium, please submit to Roger Horowitz by *1 December 2011* (at the address listed above) a statement of interest, a CV, a preliminary or final dissertation prospectus of 10-15 pages, and a letter of support from your dissertation supervisor (or prospective supervisor). All participants receive a stipend that will partially cover the costs of their attendance at the annual meeting. The colloquium committee will notify all applicants of its decisions by 10 January 2012.
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