Invitation to the Fifth Canadian Business History Workshop, 14 November 2014, Wilfrid Laurier Univer
Andrew Ross
Dear All,
We are pleased to invite you to the Fifth Canadian Business History Workshop, which will feature presentation and discussion of two draft papers (circulated in advance) and a discussion of teaching business history.
The workshops have become a regular meeting of the network of Canadian scholars working on varied aspects of business history and we welcome all new participants.
This fall’s workshop will be held at Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario on1the afternoon of 14 November 2014. We are meeting in the Ernst & Yonge Boardroom (Room 3220 in the School of Business and Economics Building) on campus.
(For maps of the campus and directions, please see: http://web.wlu.ca/maps/)
We will start from noon onwards with lunch, which is kindly offered by the School of Business and Economics, and the Faculty of Arts.
We would also like to have your input for the discussion on teaching business history. We are compiling information on programs in Canada and hope that you will be willing to contribute if you are teaching in this area. Our goal is to generate discussion about the teaching of business history, share resources and experiences, and promote the field as a teaching area. If you could take a few minutes to complete the linked survey (five questions) your contribution will improve our understanding of how and where business history is being taught in Canada.
The information, including syllabi if you provide them, will be distributed to members of the network and presented at the workshop. Your contributions may therefore be personally identifiable.
The survey can be completed at: http://fluidsurveys.com/surveys/howdidoo/business-history/
The schedule of the Workshop is:
Location: Ernst & Yonge Boardroom (School of Business and Economics, room 3220)
1200-1245h LUNCH
1245-1345h Keith Neilson (Royal Military College), “The Imperial Munitions Board (IMB) in the First World War”
1345-1400h COFFEE BREAK
1400-1500h Mark Sholdice (University of Guelph), “The Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario and Conservation Debates in the United States, 1911-1921”
1500-1600h Teaching Business History, Matthias Kipping (Schulich School of Business, York University), Joe Martin (Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto), David Smith (Wilfrid Laurier University)
To facilitate planning, please confirm your attendance by sending an email to David Smith (das...@wlu.ca) by 1 November 2014. Early notice would be appreciated.
If you cannot attend, but are interested in future events and news about Canadian business history, please join the Canadian Business History Group / Groupe d'historiens des affaires canadiens, accessible at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/cbh-hac.
Please forward this message to all those you think might also be interested.
Best regards,
David Smith, Wilfrid Laurier
Robert Kristofferson, Laurier Brantford
Andrew Ross, University of Guelph
Matthias Kipping, Schulich School of Business
Andrew Thomson, Schulich School of Business