Asia-Pacific Economic and Business History Conference 16-18 February 2006, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland. (http://www.bus.qut.edu.au/schools/international/EHSANZCover.jsp)

“Learning, Discovery, and Institutional Development”

Call for Papers
Papers and proposals for sessions are invited from historians of business and society, management scientists, archivists, economists, and others on the theme above as well as other topics in economic and business history. Early career researchers are encouraged to participate. The conference organizers are particularly interested in attracting papers that examine developments within the Asia-Pacific region broadly defined and/or papers that provide an international comparative perspective.

Paper abstracts up to one page may be submitted to one of the addresses below at any time up to 1st December 2005. A decision on all paper proposals will be made within a month of submission. Session proposals may also be submitted any time up to 1st December in the form of a 500 word statement outlining the main objectives of the session.

There will be a best conference paper prize and publication of a selection of papers in the Australian Economic History Review

Professor Simon Ville
School of Economics & Information Systems
Faculty of Commerce
University of Wollongong
Wollongong NSW 2522
AUSTRALIA
sville@uow.edu.au

Dr John Singleton
School of Economics & Finance
Facultyof Commerce & Administration
Victoria University of Wellington
PO Box 600
Wellington
NEW ZEALAND
John.Singleton@vuw.ac.nz