Just got back from four wonderful days in Virginia learning more about Public Choice. David Levy has done a wonderful job taking over from Mark Crain as he put together a wonderful outreach conference. The faculty included James Buchanan, Gordon Tullock, Sandra Peart, Don Boudreaux, Mike Munger, Bryan Caplan, Daniel Houser, Thomas Stratmann, Robin Hanson, and David Colander. I was very excited to have the opportunity to meet David as I have been a big fan of David's since reading The Making of an Economist and Why Aren't Economists as Important as Garbagemen? He was as delightful to talk to in person as his work is to read.

The Public Choice Outreach Conference is a wonderful time and I highly recommended it to any graduate students interested in public choice. You get the opportunity to spend considerable time with some cool faculty and students.

I believe some photos as well as some video from the conference is available here for those interested.