Labnet: Academic Association of Historians in Australian and New Zealand Business Schools (AAHANZBS)

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[Cross-posted, with thanks, from H-Labor. AB]

From: Greg Patmore <g.patmore at econ.usyd.edu.au> 

The Business and Labour History Group, with the support of the Faculty
of Economics and Business at the University of Sydney, is launching a
new organisation called the Academic Association of Historians in
Australian and New Zealand Business Schools (AAHANZBS). It aims to bring
business historians, labour historians, economic historians, accounting
historians, mining historians, transport historians and other historians
in business and management schools in Australia and New Zealand together
in one umbrella organisation to promote historical research and
teaching. It plans to hold an annual conference with sessions on
research and teaching, which will also have a postgraduate forum. The
organisation will also lobby governments for greater recognition in
government research grants and in journal rankings.

An important part of the launching of the Association will be the
organisation of a conference at the University of Sydney in December
2009, which will be opened by a leading scholar from the US or UK. The
conference will focus on research and teaching, with a special workshop
for research students. There will be also a formal meeting to
adopt the rules of the new organisation, set membership fees and elect
officers.

There is no charge initially for joining the organisation. 

If you are interested in being involved please send your name,
institution and email address to blhg at econ.usyd.edu.au 

Please feel free to pass this on to research students who may be
interested in joining.


Best wishes,

Greg Patmore,
Convenor.

Greg Patmore  Pro Dean  Professor of Business and Labour History  E + B
Economics and Business (H69) | The University of Sydney | NSW | 2006
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