Second call for Session Proposals
(March 2008)
The International Economic History Association (IEHA) will hold its fifteenth World Economic History Congress in Utrecht, the Netherlands, from the 3rd to the 7th of August 2009. The scientific programme of the congress will comprise approximately 100 sessions. Following the first call for session proposals the Executive Committee of the IEHA has so far approved of 51 sessions to be included; a preliminary programme is available.
This is the second call for session proposals. From submissions received before the 1st of October 2008, the Executive Committee of the IEHA will fill all but five of the remaining session slots. The five remaining slots will be filled by the Executive Committee with sessions on topics the committee feels should be on the programme.
There will be no distinction between sessions submitted in reply to the first or second call for papers. However scholars who are already in the preliminary programme as organizer of two sessions, cannot be accepted as organizer of a third session.
The Congress will last for five days. Each day will be divided into four time blocks of 90 minutes each (two before lunch and two after lunch). Each session organizer will be given two consecutive time blocks. No extra time blocks will be allocated; organizers wishing to extend their session have to submit a proposal for a second session.
The IEHA welcomes sessions on all topics in economic history, history of economics, demographic history, social history, urban history, cultural history, gender studies, methodological aspects of historical research, and related fields. The IEHA has a particularly strong desire to attract sessions on the period before 1800 and sessions that include countries other than those of Western Europe and North America. Organizers will be given wide discretion to shape the format of sessions to be the most attractive and efficient given the topic and the participants invited.
As the guidelines for session organizers explain in more detail, organizers are expected to present a preliminary list of participants in their proposal, but are also encouraged to publish an open call for papers for their session once it has been selected for the programme.
For all sessions a final list of participants and paper titles, a time schedule for the session, and the congress papers or abstracts must be submitted before the 31st of May 2009, for publication on the Congress website. Scholars and the general public will have access to the website and will be able to search, read, and download papers of interest in advance of the Congress.
Submission of proposals
Proposals can be submitted via the session registration form. You will be requested to enter the name(s), title(s), and institutional affiliation(s) of the organizer(s), your contact information, the proposed title for the session, a session abstract explaining the aim and relevance of the session, the number of papers expected and the names and affiliations of those who have agreed in principle to participate.
The deadline for submissions is October 1, 2008.
Reception of session proposals will be acknowledged by e-mail.
Organizers will be informed of the acceptance or rejection of their proposal in November 2008.
If selected, organizers of sessions will be asked to take on the following responsibilities:
| (1) | Communicate as requested with the Secretary General of the Association and the Congress organizers in Utrecht as the programme takes shape.
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| (2) | Circulate an open call for participation that invites broad involvement by scholars from different countries and approaches. Organizers will be asked to respect the Association's desire to make the World Congress as inclusive as possible, encouraging if necessary, young scholars and those from outside of Western Europe and North America.
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| (3) | Plan the sessions in Utrecht to allow at least 25 percent of the available time for informal open discussion with the floor. This may require limiting the number of papers presented at the session and/or preparing the session by organizing a preconference.
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| (4) | Ensure that all participants are able to communicate easily and effectively with each other both before the Congress and during the session. Particular attention should be given to easing the difficulty of scholarly dialogue among participants with different native languages.
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| (5) | Provide or raise whatever funding may be necessary for the proposed session and associated activities before and after the Congress.
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