I loved the conference! Many people complained about all sorts of things (none about the food and accommodation though!). Some about the fact that some sensitive issues were avoided in discussions; some about the lack of depth of knowledge of some of the speakers; some asked why there was a special forum for gender issues when they should be included in every discussion on development; some didn’t like the cyber-café arrangements; and many more.

You know what? They might all be right, but I usually see the good side in things, and criticism as an indicator of potential improvement, rather than an indicator of something ‘bad.’ Maybe I have too good a life, but I am willing to accept that. In any case, this was one time when I took in what it really means to do world-class research.

I have only two pictures from the conference, and you can see them on the left. There are much better images and lots of information on the GDN website. Of course, there isn’t my personal take on the conference there, which makes for a lame website I guess ;-). (Actually I really like the idea of the GDNet, and the website’s development process.)

Move on to Day Five of my stay there, after all this site is about my personal experience, not about economic research!