And the roster of speakers attests to the group's drawing power.
Sarah Palin was featured on a long roster of speakers attacking Harry Reid.
His campaign filled the roster of speakers at the convention with prominent black and Hispanic Republicans, many of them women.
But now that I see the sterling roster of speakers and events at this week's festival, I'm reconsidering.
The 2012 roster of speakers represent a diverse group of those advancing research, policy and activism on human trafficking.
Yet if the roster of speakers is anything to go by, almost all of those considered by the organisers to be "key players" in the north are male.
To choose the roster of speakers, students invited faculty members whose research seemed interesting and whose teaching was well reviewed on the institutions' student course evaluations.
The group's focus on networking and mentorship is supported by its roster of speakers, most of whom are alumni, who arrive on campus, on average, twice per week.
The roster of speakers will influence the students' summer dialogue in a structured way, culminating in a digital archive of these interactions.
(Mr. Gethers, Ms. Downes and Mr. Jewett are new additions since the roster of speakers was announced on Tuesday; Peter Mathiessen, who was originally announced as a speaker, will not be appearing).
Chicago Ideas Week, which begins Monday, will play essentially the same game, but with a hipper roster of speakers, a more rapid-fire approach to its sessions, a new-money source of financing and, organizers hope, a younger audience.
