Interesting event in Waterloo

This might be of interest to people in Waterloo and nearby. It’s a day of talks about “The Economic Crisis and its Implications for The Science of Economics”. It’ll be held May 1, 2009, from 9am-5pm at the Perimeter Institute; registration is apparently required. See the website for more. The lineup of speakers is interesting:
 

  1. Nouriel Roubini, New York University
  2. Emanuel Derman, Columbia University
  3. Brian Arthur, Santa Fe Institute and PARC
  4. Andrew Lo, MIT
  5. Richard Alexander, University of Michigan
  6. Eric Weinstein, Natron Group