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Struggling to rejoin the Camino Português por la costa (Rousse)

Gathered together in Porto at their annual conference to discuss the nature of being, a clutch of Finnish philosophers welcomed me into their company. They gave me protection from the bullies whose insults referred to my stupidity of flying home, … Continue reading

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Apple Mac con man scam (Rousse)

I should have trusted my instincts when the man struck up a conversation with me at the bridge. Instead, I gave him the benefit of the doubt and fell for his charm. Before long I was lifting up the screen … Continue reading

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Kidnapped by vegans and rescued by a drugged fruit salad (Belle)

The conference had taken an unexpected turn when a small group of people stormed the venue. They were reviewing the menus and checking the biscuits for butter content. The delegates spent the night sleeping on the floor. The next morning, … Continue reading

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An eventful conference in a bookshop (Belle)

The conference was being held across multiple floors of the bookshop. On registration I received my delegate badge and was asked to open my handbag. As soon as I did, a woman quickly placed a ribeye steak inside and gave … Continue reading

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Check your junk mail folder (Rousse)

I felt obliged to pass on the news to LM that her conference paper was not, in fact, rejected. Rather, it had been warmly welcomed by the programme committee and already published in the conference proceedings. Unfortunately, however, there was … Continue reading

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(More) conference confusion (Rousse)

My sister S drove the rickety old grey Land Rover. Her passengers were my other sister, her husband, their daughter, and their daughter’s partner. They carried hardly any luggage having ‘gone minimal’ after their recent house clearance experiences. This meant … Continue reading

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Online conference revival (Rousse)

Last held in 2013, we all believed that that was the end of the annual Online conference – until this week, when it was revived in London. LVZ was operating the complicated lifts, and my colleague BMR selling miscellaneous books … Continue reading

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Business information sources book recommendation (Rousse)

The trade stand was piled high with all the goods that I remembered from conference exhibitions of the past. There were branded Moleskine notebooks, pencils, rubbers, pencil sharpeners, and desk toys, as well as the usual promotional literature to describe … Continue reading

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Troubles at the UK’s top events venue (Rousse)

Robert Gordon University was now the leading UK events venue, and buzzing with delegates when I arrived for a conference. I soon found fellow academic BD and we agreed to meet the next morning at 8:00am for breakfast. I would … Continue reading

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Olympic hell in Helsinki (Belle)

I had made arrangements for a group of colleagues to attend a week-long conference in Finland. However, I had forgotten that the Winter Olympics were scheduled at the same time, and my colleagues were going to find it almost impossible … Continue reading

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