Ranulph Glanville

Dear All, You will have seen the correspondence concerning the prominence of paper presentations in the conference. Since the announcement of the conference, both the web site and emails have given a consistent picture of the conference, which has three important characteristics. Firstly, this is a conversational conference intended to develop new questions through conversations …

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A couple of years back we had a conference on listening, which is a key factor in conversation. I got permission for us to use a summary of a wonderful book called ”The Lost Art of Listening” by Michael P Nichols. Here is a url, in case you would like to look at that digest: …

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Magnus Ramage sent me this link, of musical instruments made from material found in landfill sites http://www.landfillharmonicmovie.com/ It’s inspiring and amazing.

This is a last minute reminder, and I’m sorry to repeat myself, especially to those who have already acted. But I know how busy we can all be and how deadlines creep past us without us noticing. PAPER PRESENTATIONS In 24 hours we will close the option to ask to make a formal presentation of …

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Just about a week to go! I hope you are looking forward to meeting in Bolton, as I am. We now have a good looking group of 50 conferees from a wide background, as you can see on the web site (go to people >> participants). The conference book has been laid out and looks …

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Our meeting approaches and I look forward very much to welcoming you in Bolton. There are a number of points and reminders that I need to send you, some of which are urgent. I will also post this message on the blog on the website. Please do check the site out and add your comments …

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Here is the further conference news I promised you in my message on Monday. Those on the conference database (not always quite uptodate) will receive this message as an email, as well. First, the tutorials we are offering are now on line, and you can select. There is an all day beginner’s path (really for …

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