As I noted in an earlier post, I had a number of conferences, lectures, and workshops this semester. All of them were really wonderful and I felt extremely grateful to have been invited. But every once in a while you attend an event that is really special. I was fortunate to be a part of two this year, both in England (coincidence? Maybe not).
The first was the annual Baron de Lancey Lecture at the University of Cambridge hosted by the Centre for Law, Medicine and Life Sciences. To be honest, law school lectures can be a mixed bag. Large law schools just have a lot going on at any given time -- general workshops, specialty workshops, student events, fed soc debates, conferences, etc. So lectures sometimes (not universally, of course) often feel forced and not something the faculty are excited about. The Cambridge folk were absolutely fabulous, however -- welcoming, inquisitive, engaged, etc.
The second event was the fourth annual Normative Foundations of the Market conference at Oxford. The workshop was organized by Professor Tsilly Dagan, Emeritus Professor Colin Mayer, Professor Hanoch Dagan (Berkeley), and Professor Amy Sepinwall (Penn). Hanoch and Amy have been the primary organizers of all four iterations of this conference and it has only gotten better each time. They managed to attract an all star and multi-disciplinary line-up. And everyone was engaged and enthusiastic throughout the two days of papers, despite the jet lag of the participants, since everyone had come from various timezones, including the US east and west coasts, Israel, China, and more.
Anyway, as I wrap up another academic year I am tired, but definitely counting my blessings! Congrats to all for surviving yet another academic year!
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