[EL] APSA Dinner September 3

[David A. Holtzman]

For electoral reformers, the APSA is a favorite example of an 
organization that uses preferential/ranked choice, instant runoff voting 
(IRV) to elect its officers.
If you're attending, enjoy!
:-) dah

On 8/17/2011 4:09 PM, Rick Hasen wrote:
> Dan, I believe the APSA book exhibit will soon be the ONLY bookstore 
> in America.
>
>
>
> On 8/17/2011 4:05 PM, Lowenstein, Daniel wrote:
>>
>>             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 2^nd .  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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