This is my last post on the 2013 Joint Sessions. Promise.
May 192013
Joint Sessions of Workshops 2013 at the University of Mainz
The Department of Political Science at the University of Mainz is hosting the 41st Joint Sessions of Workshops in March 2013. The local website is here: Joint Sessions of Workshops 2013 local website.
Mar 162013
… which is what she is doing right now. All boxes are packed, all participants have departed. The Joint Sessions 2013 are now officially over. One colleague asked me yesterday night what the incentive was for organising it. The answer is simple: It was a great, if sometimes exhausting experience.
Mar 132013
Put 600 Political Scientists into a blizzard, and before you know, they start tweeting about the snow, coffee, and the occasional presentation. Here is the updated Posted by Kai Arzheimer
Mar 092013
If 600+ scientists follow current government advice, they should drink about 3000 litres of water over a five day period. Accordingly, roughly that amount was delivered yesterday by our partner Viva con Agua, leaving me slightly worried about the structural integrity of the floor, which is more attuned to support mildly obese academics. It’s really not easy being green.
Other deliveries include 300 metres of power cord and several and hundreds of kilos of books. While I always knew that running this show involves a lot of stuff, actually seeing all of it squeezed into one room is disconcerting and strangely exhilarating at the same time.
Mar 082013
Just in time.
Thankfully, we could take delivery of 700 programme brochures today.