Dear colleague:                                                                                           November 16, 1998

    The Third Annual Conference of the European Society for the History of Economic Thought will be held in Valencia, Spain, 26-28 February 1999. The Conference will take place at the 'Palacio de Pineda' of the Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP) (a small recently restored eighteenth century palace located without walking distance to the city centre). We remind you that the Call for Papers was sent out by Conference Scientific Committee last spring. The deadline for receiving proposals expired August 30.

    The general theme of the conference will be "National Traditions in Economic Thought and the Diffusion of Ideas". On-site check in will begin on 17.00 to 19.00 Thursday 25 and will continue at 8.30 on Friday 26 at the Palacio de Pineda (Plaza del Carmen). The Opening Session will be on Friday 26 at 9.00. The conference will have both a thematic part and an open part. The Annual General Meeting of ESHET will take place in the afternoon of Saturday 27, and afterwards there will be the Society Official Dinner. The morning of Sunday 28 will be dedicated to the last parallel sessions up to 12.30. After this last morning session the conference will draw to a close at lunchtime. You will recieve a provisional program of the conference in good time.

    Registration.- The registration form should be sent by fax or regular mail to the conference adress (see below) before December 30, 1998.

    Accommodation.- If you decide on this option, the accommodation form should be sent to IT-Travel agency adress by fax or regular mail before February 5. The map of downtown Valencia shoud make it easier to find the Palacio de Pineda. The recommended hotels are located 15-20 minutes' walk from there. You can get to the Palacio de Pineda from the University residence 'Galileo Galilei' by tram (20 mins) followed by a 10-minute walk.

    Fellowships.- A modest fellowship fund exists (for registration and accommodation fees but not travel expenses) for students from low income countries that have a proposal paper accepted by the Scientific Committee. The candidates should apply for the conference organization address by E-mail, fax or regular post with the pertinent information (name, position, university, address, etc.).

    The Scientific Committee and local organizers are greatly looking forward to seeing you in Valencia in February. Yours sincerely,


                    Salvador Almenar