- Blackwell Publishing Conference Paper Prize
- Bruce McComish Workshop Prize
- Bruce McComish Doctoral Student Award
Blackwell Publishing Conference Paper Prize
Aim
The aim of the prize is to reward an outstanding paper presented at the above conference.
Prize
It consists of A$200 and is sponsored by Blackwell Publishing, publishers of the Australian Economic History Review.
Procedure
For a paper to be considered, it must be presented by one of its authors at the conference and a full written version must be available at or before the conference. The prize shall be judged by a sub-committee of the executive of the Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand and be awarded at, or shortly after, the conference. The award will be publicised on the Society's website.
Simon Ville
President, Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand
The Big Questions in Economic History
13 November 2006
The Bruce McComish Fund for Economic History is pleased to announce another new initiative. It will sponsor a workshop on 14 February 2007, the last day of the 2007 EHSANZ Conference at The University of Sydney. Associate Professor Ian McLean, from The University of Adelaide, will chair the workshop entitled, What are the Big Questions and Research Challenges in the Economic History of Australia and New Zealand?
Professor Simon Ville, the Convenor of the workshop, is seeking papers on this subject of approximately 2,000 words from people who wish to attend the workshop. A Selection Committee will choose the best paper, and Mr. Bruce McComish will present a prize of $500 to the winning author at the workshop.
The Bruce McComish Fund was created in the Trinity College Foundation in 2002 by Mr. Bruce McComish, businessman and author of Antilogic: Why Businesses Fail While Individuals Succeed? (John Wiley and Sons, London, 2001).
The purpose of the Fund is to encourage rigorous research in economic history in ways that question conventional wisdom and seek new empirical evidence and interpretations. The Fund aims to encourage the use of analytical and quantitative techniques to establish what really happened and why, and to investigate where no evidence has previously been assembled or to challenge or overturn the unproven contentions of conventional wisdom.
Entries close on 31 January 2007. Papers should either be emailed to Professor Simon Ville at sville@uow.edu.au, or submitted to him at the address below:
Professor Simon Ville
President, Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand
School of Economics and Information Systems
Faculty of Commerce
University of Wollongong
Wollongong
NSW 2522
New award for a doctoral student in Economic History
20 September 2006
The Bruce McComish Fund for Economic History is seeking to sponsor an outstanding doctoral student in the field of Economic History, who is currently enrolled at a University in Australia or New Zealand, to attend the next EHSANZ Conference. This will be held at the University of Sydney from 12-14 February 2007.
The Fund will cover the successful applicant's registration fee, airfare and accommodation.
This award for a doctoral student is another initiative of the Fund created in the Trinity College Foundation in 2002 by Mr Bruce Sinclair McComish, businessman and author of Antilogic: Why Businesses Fail While Individuals Succeed (John Wiley & Sons, London, 2001).
The purpose of the Fund is to encourage rigorous research in economic history in ways which question conventional wisdom and seek new empirical evidence and interpretations. The Fund aims to encourage the use of analytical and quantitative techniques to establish what really happened and why, and to investigate where no evidence has previously been assembled or to challenge or overturn the unproven contentions of conventional wisdom.
Applications for the award should include a brief precis of the doctoral studies being undertaken and the contact details of two referees. Please submit your application by 8 December 2006 to:
Ms Essie Marendy
Development Office
Trinity College
Royal Parade
PARKVILLE
Victoria 3052
AUSTRALIA
Alternatively, electronic submissions may be made to: emarendy@trinity.unimelb.edu.au by the same closing date.
