The conference will take place on the downtown campus of Concordia University in the heart of multilingual, multiethnic Montreal, in the midst of a multitude of cafes, bookstores, restaurants, boutiques, museums, art galleries, B&Bs, and hotels. Concordia is also not far removed Montreal's three other universities: McGill, Montreal, and UQAM (University of Quebec in Montreal). It is also walking distance or a short metro or bus ride to the Old City, the well-restored centre of Canada second oldest cities and one of the oldest urban centers in North America.

Sessions begins on Friday, June 29th with the opening reception the evening of June 28th.

Paper and session proposals on different themes and perspectives are most welcome.  We welcome your online submissions!  All submissions should be approximately 250 words.  In addition, you submission should contain your affiliation and contact information.  Please specify if you are a graduate student.

All submissions should be sent to:  morris.altman@vuw.ac.nz. The subject line should read ASE Montreal Conf 2010 sub (surname of submitter) i.e.:  ASE Montreal Conf 2010 Sub (Altman).

The deadline for submissions if February 1, 2010.  You will notified by February 28, 2010, whether or not your submission has been accepted for presentations.

All sessions will take place at Concordia University, downtown campus.

Confirmed Keynote Speakers:

Professor Sakiko Fukuda-Parr
Graduate Program in International Affairs
The New School

Prior to coming to the New School, she was a Research Fellow at Harvard
University's Kennedy School of Government.
From 1995 to 2004, she was director of the UNDP Human Development Reports.
Founder and Editor of the Journal of Human Development
On the editorial board of Feminist Economics.

Professor Pierre Fortin
Department of Economics

Université de Québec a Montréal (UQAM) His research interests include wage and price dynamics, economic fluctuations and growth, adolescent behaviour, taxation, fiscal and monetary policies, social policy and population economics. He is now particularly interested in Identity, Social Interactions and Well-Being.

In 1995 he was recently selected by the Quebec Association of Business Economists as "the most influential Quebec economist of the last decade".
He is a past President of the Canadian Economics Association.

 

On July 1, 2010 HST will replace Ontario’s PST. HST is more than GST at 13%: it will require organizations to reevaluate current programs and budgets and make changes to accounting systems in time for May 1, 2010 when transitional rules will start to apply.

This seminar will lead Ontario Nonprofit Network members through the key elements of the HST, help members understand how the HST will affect them and develop a plan for the necessary changes. The Seminar will be of interest to Executive Directors, staff and board members charged with implementing the HST at their organizations and communicating the impact of the new tax.

Seminar leader: Jonathan Spencer is a chartered accountant with more than 20 years experience as a GST and PST consultant. He is the author of the Practitioner’s Guide to Retail Sales Tax, a frequent speaker and facilitator and an active volunteer board member.

Cost, including refereshments: $75.00

On July 1, 2010 HST will replace Ontario’s PST. HST is more than GST at 13%: it will require organizations to reevaluate current programs and budgets and make changes to accounting systems in time for May 1, 2010 when transitional rules will start to apply.

This seminar will lead Ontario Nonprofit Network members through the key elements of the HST, help members understand how the HST will affect them and develop a plan for the necessary changes. The Seminar will be of interest to Executive Directors, staff and board members charged with implementing the HST at their organizations and communicating the impact of the new tax.

Seminar leader: Jonathan Spencer is a chartered accountant with more than 20 years experience as a GST and PST consultant. He is the author of the Practitioner’s Guide to Retail Sales Tax, a frequent speaker and facilitator and an active volunteer board member.

Cost, including refereshments: $75.00

Presenters: Dr. Yolande Chan and Erik Lockhart, Queen's School of Business
Craig Desjardins, Prince Edward/Lennox & Addington CFDC

The Monieson Centre facilitates research on the knowledge economy. The winter 2010 seminars focus on economic transformation, as businesses rely less on physical labour and routinized tasks, and compete increasingly using talent and technology. The series focuses on Ontario in the Creative Age, exploring how rural businesses and communities need not get left behind. A 15 minute meet and greet will be held prior to each seminar, along with a light lunch.

Presenters: Ann-Marie Kelleher Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Professor Jennifer Massey Queen's University

The Monieson Centre facilitates research on the knowledge economy. The winter 2010 seminars focus on economic transformation, as businesses rely less on physical labour and routinized tasks, and compete increasingly using talent and technology. The series focuses on Ontario in the Creative Age, exploring how rural businesses and communities need not get left behind. A 15 minute meet and greet will be held prior to each seminar, along with a light lunch.

Presenters: Dan Taylor, Prince Edward County Economic Development
Dr. Greg Spencer, Munk Centre

The Monieson Centre facilitates research on the knowledge economy.  The winter 2010 seminars focus on economic transformation, as businesses rely less on physical labour and routinized tasks, and compete increasingly using talent and technology. The series focuses on Ontario in the Creative Age, exploring how rural businesses and communities need not get left behind.  A 15 minute meet and greet will be held prior to each seminar, along with a light lunch.