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The article offers information on the workshop "Wirtschaftsgeschichte des Ersten Weltkriegs. Ökonomische Ordnung und Handeln der Unternehmen, Teil 2: Arbeitskräfte zwischen militärischer und wirtschaftlicher Mobilisierung" that was held from November 5-6, 2015. Topics discussed include changes in labor markets and the military and economic mobilization after first World war, economic conditions during war and workforce distribution issues in both Germany and France.

A report is presented from a November 9-11, 2011 conference in Bochum, Germany on the history of European industrialization. Topics of presentations given included an analysis of coal mining and lime pits in the Rhine region of Germany, a profile of the textile industry in 19th century Saxony, and a profile of the Mansfeld Copper Company.

The article discusses a conference about the coal-based economy and development of the industrial region from Basel to Rotterdam between 1850 and 1950, held in Frankfurt, Germany, from November 25, 2010, through November 27, 2010, is presented. The article states that speakers included scholars Richard Coopey, Jeroen Euwe, and Hein Klemann.