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stoke not having the same appeal as edinburgh? don't know what you mean? everyone could go for a pint and a (fine wedgewood) dish of lobby in the evening :-)

oatcakes for brunch too.....

Just thought I'd say thanks to Rebekah and Grant for balancing interests and holding a really interesting and challenging conference. I have been wondering whether a conference in the west midlands through Staffs Uni would appeal - Stoke on Trent may not have the same instant appeal as Edinburgh but I'd be happy to put the proposal to hold it at Staffs uni to the course staff here if people thought they might be keen. I know proposing a location doesn't get into the nitty gritty of the network organisation who takes responsibility for organisation of conference etc... but it's just a suggestion.

--- On Wed, 1/10/08, Wendy Franks <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Hello all,

Now the dust has settled, I wanted to say thank you to Rebecca and Grant for your hard work on the Edinburgh conference. I know how much it takes to put on an event like this, and also to stick out one's neck in a community that embraces and invites critical perspectives.

By the end of the conference, most people had drifted away, and there were only a few of us left for the final session and wrapping up. It was Friday afternoon, but I also wondered whether the prospect of the 'where next?' question may have made an early departure even more appealing?

I have just sent another message with a question about the direction for the list/network/whatever we are, and whether we would like to meet at some time to consider further? At a conference a few years ago (it might have even been Yarmouth) I think someone suggested a group approach for sharing responsibility for different parts of the conference organisation. We tried it a bit with York, but I think most of the work still fell to Jacqui. If we wanted to do something more collaborative, it could fit well into a more formal (or even informal?) organisational structure...

.. if we could decide whether that was something we'd all like to develop..

.. if we could decide what kind of structure it should take...

Any thoughts?

Wendy

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