Graduate Students
Paper Presenters:
Graduate students who are accepted to present a paper in the regular program are eligible for the same benefits as those who are selected for the poster session (see below for details).
Poster Session:
This session, presented during two days of the conference in the general meeting areas, is intended for disseminating preliminary results from graduate thesis work. Those accepted receive the following support:
· Travel subsidies up to $500 for domestic flights or train fare, up to $800 for international flights.
· Complimentary hotel rooms (double occupancy, shared with another graduate student) for up to 3 nights.
· 60 percent discount on the registration fee
· 80 percent discount on the Saturday Presidential Banquet
· Free dinner with other graduate students and faculty mentors on Friday night.
THE POSTER SUBMISSION SYSTEM is now CLOSED.
Graduate students who have presented a poster are eligible for the dissertation session in a subsequent year, but may present a poster session only once during their graduate career. If a student applies both for the dissertation session and to present a poster, and the student is accepted to be part of the dissertation session, a prior invitation to present a poster that year will be withdrawn. Participating in the poster session does not preclude submitting a paper and having it accepted for the regular program the following year.
Graduate Students Interested in Attending without a Poster or a Paper:
Graduate students interested in attending the annual meeting but not participating in the poster session are eligible, depending on funding availability, for up to three nights' complimentary hotel room (double occupancy, shared with another graduate student); discounts on registration and the banquet; and the Friday dinner. Travel expenses will not be covered. Send requests to the Meetings Coordinator (Dr. Jari Eloranta, elorantaj@appstate.edu). Applicants must be members of the Association and applicants should include proof of their graduate student status (i.e., their advisor's name and contact details). Deadline: July 6, 2013. Awards announced by July 27, 2013.
Practical Details on the Poster:
To ease travel complications, we will provide the poster board. We intend to purchase Hunt Sturdy BoardTM QuickStick(c) Foamboard 20" x 30", White, (Office Max Item #11067061) OR something very similar. It claims to have "pressure sensitive adhesive." Just in case, we will also bring tacks and tape.
As you prepare your poster please remember that "Less is More." Think of your poster as an advertisement of your paper, not as the paper itself. Your goal is to engage people in conversation and encourage them to take a copy of your paper home with them. Those who are looking at a poster want to quickly know what question you are asking, why that is an interesting question and what answer you propose. You want people to be able to see everything on your poster from a comfortable distance. That means you will want to large font (minimum 12 pt.). And remember, a picture is worth a thousand words: graphs tell a story much more effectively than words. Is there a graph that captures the puzzle addressed in your paper?
You will want to bring along approximately 25 copies of your paper which interested people can take with them. Be sure to include your name, your affiliation, email address, and a date on your title page. If you have business cards, bring those too.
The posters will be displayed in the foyer where our coffee breaks are held. This will give you maximum exposure in a minimum amount of time. There will be designated times when the poster presenters are asked to be with their posters, namely Friday afternoon and all day Saturday.
Dissertation Awards
The Nevins and Gerschenkron prize are awarded annually for the best dissertations on North-American and non-North American topics completed during the previous year. Six finalists, three for each award, will be chosen to present dissertation summaries at the Seventy First Annual Meeting of the Economic History Association in Washington DC in September 2013. Finalists will receive $500 to defray travel expenses (Finalists travelling internationally will receive $800). Award recipients receive a cash prize of $1,200.
Scholars submitting a dissertation may not in the same year submit a proposal to the general program that is part of or derived from the dissertation. On an exception basis the Association will allow a two year window following thesis completion for submission.
Eligibility: Those who received their Ph.D. between May 16, 2012 and May 15, 2013 are eligible and invited to submit their dissertation for consideration. All candidates for these prizes must be members of the Economic History Association. Dissertations submitted for consideration must be in English. Submission of a dissertation implies that candidates are prepared to attend the 2013 meetings in Washington DC. Presentation of a dissertation summary is required by all finalists. To be considered for these prizes completed dissertations must be submitted in hard copy on or before May 15, 2013. Notices announcing the selection of finalists will be sent to all candidates by July 24, 2013. Dissertations will only be returned to candidates if a self-addressed envelope is provided at the time of submission.
DEADLINE FOR POSTMARKED ENTRIES HAS NOW PASSED!
Allan Nevins Prize
The Allan Nevins Prize is awarded on behalf of Columbia University Press for the best dissertation in U.S. or Canadian Economic History published during the preceding year.
Please send submitted dissertations to:
Professor Ian Keay
Department of Economics
Queen's University
94 University Avenue
Kingston, ON, Canada
K7L 3N6
email: ikeay@econ.queensu.ca
Alexander Gerschenkron Prize
- The Alexander Gerschenkron Prize is awarded for the best dissertation in the economic history of an area outside of the United States or Canada published during the preceding year.
Please send submitted dissertations to:
Professor Dan Bogart
Department of Economics
University of California, Irvine
3151 Social Science Plaza
Irvine, CA, 92697-5100
USA
email: dbogart@uci.edu
For further details, see: http://w3needs.com/eh/eha/prizes.