On the Other Hand ... Drawing the Line

One of the best things about conferences, as we all know, is the opportunity they afford to consolidate old friendships and make new contacts. Clusters of con-versation provide a more valuable way to spend ones time than attending sessions. At the last national meeting we escaped from the celebrations of the recent victory of Deep Blue over the dreaded Kasparov, to find just such a group, already engaged in an animated discussion ....