"tales from the road" (conference day: 2.5 of 3)

i always feel guilty whenever i leave early from a conference.

it's like leaving a party early, which doesn't mean anything. for the sensitive host, however, it could indicate that the participant has better things to do and is willing to abandon his friends in favor to do them.

    then again, i do have a thesis to finish;
    that's pretty important.

still, guilt persists. \:

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i wasn't the first to leave this last conference, though. a friend of mine (who knows who s/he is, and will remain unnamed) left first for the AMS Sectional this weekend @ NYU.

looking now at the special session for Isoperimetic Problems & PDE, i can see why.

it does look very interesting!

so if you're reading this, friend, don't feel guilty:
i'd have done the same thing, if my thesis were finished, too! (;