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The Business History Division of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada invites you to submit a paper or symposium proposal for its 54th annual conference being held in Montréal, Québec Canada July 2-5, 2011.  [AS: Note that this coincides with the jazz festival].

Our conference theme, What Matters Most , invites you to reflect upon what is most important, relevant, and significant in your field, in your work as an academic, in organizations, and beyond. You are invited to submit an original paper on these or any aspect of Business History for consideration for the upcoming conference in Montreal. Paper Submission • Original papers, written in English or French, should be submitted electronically to the appropriate ASAC division in Microsoft Word.

All contributions will be peer reviewed, and selected papers will be included in the Proceedings. •

 Papers must conform to the ASAC Typing Style Guide and must not exceed fifteen (15) single-spaced pages (use Times New Roman 11), including all author information, the title of the paper, maximum 50-word abstract, all footnotes and endnotes, all tables, figures, and appendices but excluding references. On a separate page, indicate the authors’ names, addresses, telephone numbers, fax numbers, and email addresses and to whom all communications should be directed [Students should also indicate their status and the school in which they are enrolled.] •

All contributions must be submitted via the conference webpage http://asac2011.uqam.ca/ no later than February 1st, 2011. Late contributions will not be accepted. • By submitting a paper, authors are committing to the following ASAC policies: o The paper has not been published or presented elsewhere or be under consideration for another conference Once the paper has been submitted, no changes to authorship are permitted. o At least one author will register for the conference by May 1st, 2011. In the absence of this registration, the paper will be removed from the divisional program, the proceedings (if applicable), and consideration for any divisional awards. At least one author of a submitted paper will attend the conference to present their paper, should it be accepted.

For further information contact: Andrew Thomson Academic Reviewer Wilfrid Laurier University 519-884-0710 x 2322 athomson@wlu.ca John McCutcheon Division Head Wilfrid Laurier University 519 884 0710 x2582; jcmccutcheon@wlu.ca