I just registered for the South Asian Awareness Network’s upcoming conference, to be held in Ann Arbor the weekend of Jan 30 – Feb 1. Although the registration fee is $40, I’ve been promised it will be well worth it: participants will get a t-shirt and four meals, including and a formal dinner at Burton Manor. The speakers include Trinity College Professor Vijay Prashad and Texas Green Party Candidate for Governor in 2002 Rahul Mahajan.