The Canadian Nautical Research Society (CNRS; , ''SCRN'') was originally established as the Canadian Society for the Promotion of Nautical Research, then incorporated 25 October 1984 under its current name and achieved the status of a registered charity shortly thereafter.
The objectives of the Society are:
* to promote nautical research in Canada,
* to disseminate the results of such research, and
* to encourage an awareness of Canada's maritime heritage
To those ends, the Society publishes in association with the
North American Society for Oceanic History a quarterly journal ''
The Northern Mariner/Le marin du nord'' and a quarterly newsletter ''Argonauta''; holds an annual conference; and makes several awards:
* the Jacques Cartier MA Prize in Maritime Affairs, to encourage graduate students at the Master's level,
* the Gerry Panting Award, which is a bursary to a young scholar to attend the annual conference to present a paper, and
* the Keith Matthews Awards, named in honour of the Society's first President, to recognize outstanding publications in the field of nautical research.
The Society is also the Canadian national sub-commission of the
International Commission for Maritime History.
References
External links
The Canadian Nautical Research Society / Société canadienne pour la recherche nautique
Naval history of Canada
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1982 establishments in Ontario
Historical societies of Canada
Organizations established in 1982
Maritime history organizations
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