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Conference & Annual General Meeting 2025

Ships, People, Ports, Canals and Trade

Port Hope, Ontario, Canada – 22-24 May 2025

Call for Papers

The mid-sized town of Port Hope is strategically placed for this conference, located at the mouth of the Ganaraska River where it flows into Lake Ontario, 50 nautical miles (92.5 km) east of Toronto. Conference sessions will transpire in the Port Hope Public Library overlooking the Ganaraska (the best salmon and trout stream of central Ontario). A variety of accommodation options are available in the immediate area, ranging from nearby bed-and-breakfasts and boutique hotels to mid-range chain motels. Travel is easiest by vehicle along the Highway 401; the VIA Rail passenger train from Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal has limited service in Port Hope but regularly stops in nearby Cobourg (5 miles / 8km farther east).

Papers are invited to address any variety of perspectives on related maritime themes involving ships, people, ports, canals or trade. Presenters must be members of the Society or our American sister NASOH (it doesn’t cost much!), and the Society reserves first right of refusal for publication in our journal The Northern Mariner / Le Marin du nord or newsletter Argonauta as appropriate. Presentations must be made in-situ and will not be recorded due to privacy and copyright concerns (provision will be made for remote viewing, and separately for remote participation in the AGM).

Depending upon the number of proposals received, it is anticipated that presenters will be allowed 30 minutes for the paper, with additional time following for questions. At some point during the conference a walking tour of the local port area will be conducted. The possibility for an informal awards banquet is being investigated. Students seeking Panting Bursary travel assistance must provide evidence of academic enrolment and Canadian citizenship.

Paper proposals, Panting applications, and administrative enquiries should be submitted by 15 March 2025 to:

Student travel grants

Canadian students are encouraged to apply for the CNRS’s Gerry Panting Award for New Scholars to assist with expenses associated with traveling to the conference. Details for this award are available here.

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