Yes, I am a big ol’ conference whore this week

Blogging will be light over the next few days, as I’ll be attending the 2008 Brussels Forum. This year I’ve been promoted from attendee to moderating a panel entitled, “Who Will Write the Rules of the Global Economy in the 21st Century?” For my mother loyal and faithful blog readers who wish they could attend, ...

By , a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast.

Blogging will be light over the next few days, as I'll be attending the 2008 Brussels Forum. This year I've been promoted from attendee to moderating a panel entitled, "Who Will Write the Rules of the Global Economy in the 21st Century?" For my mother loyal and faithful blog readers who wish they could attend, fear not -- I believe you will be able to watch all of the sessions on a live webcast -- they will be archived afterwards as well. My goals at this conference: 1) Moderate in a competent fashion; 2) Acquire the necessary amount of chocolate to assuage the Official Blog Wife, who is always a super-understanding and supportive spouse, but particularly this week. 3) Not to tell Steve Clemons anything that forces me into a later blog post of my own. Comments remain down -- and I've heard enough complaints for my RSS feed to make the following request: Anyone with the requisite technical skills interesting in earning a few bucks sshould contact me (via the e-mail address on the right) about technical support for the blog. Au revoir.

Blogging will be light over the next few days, as I’ll be attending the 2008 Brussels Forum. This year I’ve been promoted from attendee to moderating a panel entitled, “Who Will Write the Rules of the Global Economy in the 21st Century?” For my mother loyal and faithful blog readers who wish they could attend, fear not — I believe you will be able to watch all of the sessions on a live webcast — they will be archived afterwards as well. My goals at this conference:

1) Moderate in a competent fashion; 2) Acquire the necessary amount of chocolate to assuage the Official Blog Wife, who is always a super-understanding and supportive spouse, but particularly this week. 3) Not to tell Steve Clemons anything that forces me into a later blog post of my own.

Comments remain down — and I’ve heard enough complaints for my RSS feed to make the following request:

Anyone with the requisite technical skills interesting in earning a few bucks sshould contact me (via the e-mail address on the right) about technical support for the blog.

Au revoir.

Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast. Twitter: @dandrezner

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