• RSA Conference

From http://blogs.bedfordstmartins.com/bits/professional-conferences/why-go-t...

"I know how hard it is for teachers to get to conferences: often we don’t have travel money, or at least not enough to cover the expenses of air fare and a hotel, not to mention registration and food; it’s hard to find time to write and submit conference papers; and many of us get few if any reward or recognition for attending professional conferences. But just when I think I’ll throw in the towel, that I’ll give up conference going, I have an experience like this one and realize, again, how much I have to gain by this kind of interaction with other teachers and scholars from around the country or even the world. On my way back to Stanford, I felt like I had just taken an intense seminar where every single hour I learned something new, almost all of which I could use to invigorate my teaching and scholarship. And I got to do all this in the company of smart, witty, warm, generous colleagues. So I’m still a fan of our conferences, and especially of RSA. The 2014 meeting will be in San Antonio and plans are already underway. In the meantime, the RSA institute for 2013 will be held a year from now at the University of Kansas. Maybe I’ll see you there?"

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