2017 CNEH Conference: People, Animals, and Goods

Location: N208, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, Ontario

Theme: People, Animals and Goods

Conference Highlights:

Keynote Speaker: Petra Moser, New York University

Mary MacKinnon Memorial Lecture: Ran Abramitzky, Stanford University

The conference programme will be available online and downloadable as a PDF.

Deadline for paper proposals: June 1, 2017

Venue Information

The conference location is the Munk School of Global Affairs, 1 Devonshire Place, University of Toronto. 

The University of Toronto and Munk School are steps from the subway (St.George, Bedford entrance). If you have to drive, there are a number of parking lots on campus, e.g., 107 St.George St lot. See Parking.

Directions to the Munk School: Directions

Accommodation Information

Accommodation is available at the Holiday Inn Toronto Bloor Yorkville at a reduced conference rate starting at $184.99 (+ taxes) / night. 
Reservations can be made directly with the Holiday Inn Toronto Bloor Yorkville, 1-877-859-5897. Please indicate it is for “CNEH Meeting 2017.”

Registration Information

Deadline for Registration: 1 August 2017.
Note: Late registration at conference will be available, but we need to know number of participants for catering and reception/dinner planning.

A conference fee of $200.00 per delegate is required for the 2017 CNEH conference. The conference fee covers a reception on Friday evening, all meals Saturday (including conference dinner), continental breakfast Sunday, coffee breaks, room and facility rentals. It does not include lunch or dinner on Friday evening.  
You can choose to pay online via the Queen’s Online Payment System or send a cheque an completed form via the post.

To register Via post
use the online CNEH registration online form by clicking here and filling out the form.
Then mail a cheque, payable to Queen’s University, to: Gillian Hamilton, Department of Economics, University of Toronto, 150 St.George St., Toronto, M5S 3G7 

or to Pay online

Visit the Queen’s University Payment System at : Queen’s online payment system for CNEH conference and fill out the registration form online and follow the online payment instructions.

CNEH 2017 Conference Programme

The conference programme will be available as a PDF download. It is also available online at the online programme page.

Travel Information

From Pearson International Airport
Taxi – The flat-rate fare is currently $53, plus the fuel surcharge.Union Pearson Express (train) — Visit the UPX website.

From Billy Bishop Airport (Porter)

  • Take the airport Shuttle to Union Station 

and then take the Subway from Union Station to St.George: Map

Dining Options

There are many options for breakfast and dinner around the University of Toronto. A couple of helpful websites:
Yelp: Annex (neighbourhood) restaurantsToronto Life restaurant reviews for Annex and University