[EL] APSA Dinner September 3

[Lowenstein, Daniel]

            As most of you know, the Law and Political Process Study Group has been sponsoring panels at APSA meetings for almost thirty years.  The subject matter is roughly coextensive with the coverage of this listserv.  It is the long-standing custom of the LPPSG to hold a dinner (Dutch treat) at a local restaurant the night of the panel for members of the panel and other friends of the group.  A "friend of the group" is defined as a person who is willing to eat dinner with members of the panel and other friends of the group.

            A couple of years ago I upgraded the panels by entrusting their organization to the capable hands of Bruce Cain and Rick Hasen.  I have maintained control of the dinner, which therefore still is junk-rated.  The meetings this year are in Seattle and the panel is Saturday, September 3, at 8:00 a.m. (ouch!).  Therefore, the dinner will take place that Saturday evening.

            In recent years it has been increasingly difficult to make a reservation for a fairly large group at the last minute.  Therefore, if you'd like to attend the dinner, PLEASE NOTIFY ME NOT LATER THAN NOON ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2.  If you notify me after that I'll try to get you in, but to assure yourself a place, write me by noon on the 2nd.  If you've notified me before now, I've forgotten.  Be sure to use e-mail, or I'll probably forget.  You are welcome to bring a spouse, partner, or other companion, but if you are reserving more than one place be sure to specify the precise number.

            The panel, by the way, is a redistricting roundtable (meaning talk, no papers) chaired by Bruce Cain and Mark Rush (how many political scientists does it take to chair a panel?).  Participants are Micah Altman, Steve Ansolabehere, Michael Kang, Justin Levitt, and Mike McDonald.  Except that it lacks a fire-eating Neanderthal, it looks like a good group.

            A note to the law professors:  If you've never been to an APSA convention, you should try one.  It is vastly better and more substantive than an AALS meeting.  And as Steve Shiffrin once said, the book exhibit is  the best bookstore in America.


                                                    Best,

                                                    Daniel Lowenstein
                                                    Director
                                                    UCLA Center for the Liberal Arts and Free Institutions (CLAFI)
                                                    310-825-5148
                                                    lowenstein at law.ucla.edu<mailto:lowenstein at law.ucla.edu>

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