We are certainly not set on August. This year we were open to different summer months and ended up selecting August based on a number of factors, particularly the venue availability. Next year we expect to weigh the venue availability, top choice speaker schedules, conflicting events, academic calendars, staff availability, and other factors. Is there a reason that you prefer July?
I have boring work-related reasons to prefer July just because August is my busiest month, and I also remember hearing something about a clash with an animal rights conference in early August (weak memory, take with a pinch of salt) but I’m more trying to add support for varying the logistical hurdles caused by the location and time as much as possible to catch different people in different years, rather than making any personal special plea :).
Venue availability seems like a very reasonable deciding factor, that’s good to know.
In 2015, EAG was scheduled at the same date as the animal rights conference, and I know several people who could not attend EAG for this reason. This year they were both in August but at different times.
We are certainly not set on August. This year we were open to different summer months and ended up selecting August based on a number of factors, particularly the venue availability. Next year we expect to weigh the venue availability, top choice speaker schedules, conflicting events, academic calendars, staff availability, and other factors. Is there a reason that you prefer July?
Thanks!
See Oliver Habryka’s comment.
I have boring work-related reasons to prefer July just because August is my busiest month, and I also remember hearing something about a clash with an animal rights conference in early August (weak memory, take with a pinch of salt) but I’m more trying to add support for varying the logistical hurdles caused by the location and time as much as possible to catch different people in different years, rather than making any personal special plea :).
Venue availability seems like a very reasonable deciding factor, that’s good to know.
In 2015, EAG was scheduled at the same date as the animal rights conference, and I know several people who could not attend EAG for this reason. This year they were both in August but at different times.