CALL for PAPERS
The Carter Commission 50 Years Later: A Time for Reflection and Reform
2012 Conference Halifax, Nova Scotia, September 28th and 29th, 2012.
On the 50th anniversary of the creation of the
Carter Commission, the Schulich School of Law and
Dalhousie University invite you for an
interdisciplinary conference on income taxation in beautiful
Halifax. Panel discussions, plenaries, and
workshops will focus on topics related to income tax reform.
We hope you can join us for discussion of various
contemporary issues in this multifaceted field
including, but not limited to:
The issues which underlie our conception of income
The issues of tax avoidance and evasion
Global competitiveness and income taxation
The changing demographics of Canada as it affects income tax reform
Debates about the funding of social services
Anti-tax politics and ideology
We invite proposals for panels, individual papers
or workshops from academics, graduate students, and
practitioners for papers that fit within the
broad theme of Income Tax Act reform.
Papers will be selected based on their scholarly
quality and on their ability to generate engaging
discussion in plenary sessions or breakout groups.
Proposals are limited to 250 words. All proposals
must include a title, a brief description, and a short
professional CV that includes full contact details for the presenter(s).
Proposals are due on January 15th, 2012. Proposals submitted after that date
will be considered only if space remains available.
No funding is available to assist with travel or accommodation expenses.
Please send your submissions to:
The Interdisciplinary Committee on Taxation Studies at Dalhousie
c/o Kim Brooks, Dean
6061 University Avenue, Halifax, NS, B3H 3J7
Or via e-mail at taxation2012_at_dal.ca.
Received on Fri Oct 21 2011 - 09:00:13 EDT
