Welcome to Miami
- Gwendolyn Claire Lin
- Jun 29, 2015
- 2 min read
Have you ever heard of the song by Will smith, Welcome to Miami? Coincidentally, a few days prior to my travel to Miami, I caught this tune in the radio. The song introduced to me the typical Miami: the sunset , the beach & the people you can meet. Well, actually I travelled to Miami on June 24-27 to attend a conference. Specifically the 2015 Joint meeting of the Business History Conference and the European Business History Association. I was really looking forward to this event and not just because of Miami beach (-grin-). The program, which was available online, promised numerous interesting sessions, programs, keynote address and venue to meet new acquaintances.
Nevertheless, I was not let down. After almost a week at Miami, I was filled with more motivation, inspiration as well as new contacts and friends. In the first day of the event, I participated in two of the four PhD workshops. The topics discussed were about how to convert your PhD works into journal articles and books. In the evening, was followed by the opening plenary where CEO Ariane D’Artagnan was interviewed by John Lithgow. The talk was about the making of her company (supplier of goose liver and game birds to high-end restaurants). Just like many entrepreneurs, Ariane had her share of struggles along the way before being the successful businessperson she is today.
One of the highlights of the conference was the keynote address by Thomas Piketty. Who many call as the ‘new celebrity’ of the business history group. This is due to his recent publication ‘Capital in the 21st century’. His groundbreaking works deal with historical and theoretical work on the dynamics between economic development and the distribution of income and wealth. He is also one of the three economists who wrote an open letter to the German Chancellor urging for openness and consideration to the Greek crisis (July 2015). Hearing his talk makes me realize how important it is to reflect on the simple measures in life. Well, his way was to reflect on economic measures. But, what I could do is to apply this type of curiosity in testing my hypothesis.
I hope to be able to attend BHC conference again to join the BHC doctoral colloquium, which I heard was productive for the attendees. I think I will be finished with my PhD already in the next joint meeting. But, perhaps I will still be in the academic field afterwards (-fingers crossed-)?
I could go all day talking about all the sessions and events I listened to but I will leave the talking to the pictures in my gallery (see below for the link or click on gallery)
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