I'll do my best to help make it happen Mike.
Personally, Sept 19-23 I'll be going to/in/coming from seattle -- i do hope
that is not a conflict, but will help either way.
Let's find who else is interested and then the operational discussion among
those folks can take place.
bb
On Tuesday 30 April 2002 11:30 am, Mike Cole wrote:
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> As you perhaps recall, in late September there will be an international
> memorial meeting for AR Luria in Moscow and it appears that lots of
> luminaries are showing up.
>
> I have received a request, as "International" co-Oroganizer to find out if
> there is any intrest in the US for people to attend a "Spacebridge," an
> interactive session of the Luria meeting which could be held someplace
> like New York or Boston or LA or....... wherever there is sufficient
> density of interest. Costs would be paid for, I am told, by the Soros
> foundation.
>
> The question is, is anyone or any organization interested in organizing
> an audience and commentators at the US end?
>
> BB- As new president of the ch-sig this might interest you and you might
> have critical mass in the Boston area. Or CUNY might have such interest
> in New York, etc.
>
> I can also look into the possibility of streaming live from Moscow for
> all or part of the meeting, but that is unidirectional and there would
> be language problems when Russian speakers are talking (unless I could
> arrange for the simultaneous translator feed).
>
> Anyway, I am up to my armpits in organizational work on tbat side and
> cannot organize on this side. Anyone interested?
> mike
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