The European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE), which will hold its next meeting in Bordeaux, France, on 28-31 October 2010, has now posted the preliminary program. The theme of the conference, to be held at the University of Montesquieu Bordeaux IV and locally organized by GREThA (Groupe de Recherche en Économie théoretique et Appliquée), is "Economic Crisis and the Renewal of the European Model(s): Revisiting the Debate on Varieties of Capitalism." The many session topics include "Theories of the Firm," "Revisiting the Debate on the Varieties of Capitalism," "Innovation and Technological Change," and "Knowledge, Innovation, and Economic Performances." For full information about the conference, including registration materials, please visit the EAEPE 2010 Conference website; for more information about EAEPE itself, please visit their homepage.
The Princeton University Library has digitized a number of posters from the Interborough Rapid Transit Subway Company . The posters, designed by the public relations firm Ivy Lee, were displayed in subway cars to provide information to riders about changes in fares and routes, safety issues, and other matters of interest. The collection consists of 385 images dating from 1918 to 1932; many of them provide financial information about rates, company dividends, and a general look at an early rapid transit system. October 29, update: Jonathan Rees over at "More or Less Bunk" was moved by this post to go off in search of a better site, and found the massive collection of the London Transport Museum , which displays over 5,000 items in a searchable collection .