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I have always been ambivalent about going to conferences. As academics, we are expected to share the results of our research at meticulously choreographed gatherings of thousands of people, all crowded into a few city blocks. But even if you go on the cheap, staying at a Red Carpet Inn, getting your airline tickets from priceline.com, eschewing the extra...
Convention Wisdom: The Show Must Go On
By LAWRENCE A. BAINESI have always been ambivalent about going to conferences. As academics, we are expected to share the results of our research at meticulously choreographed gatherings of thousands of people, all crowded into a few city blocks. But even if you go on the cheap, staying at a Red Carpet Inn, getting your airline tickets from priceline.com, eschewing the extra...
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