MMP Symposium

Dean Knight has the full details, but here is the short version:

For people who are interested in a systematic assessment of the , the New Zealand Centre for Public Law, in conjunction with Institute of Studies, Victoria University of Wellington
and the Centre for New Zealand Studies, Birkbeck, University of London, is hosting a symposium on MMP and the Constitution on 26 and 27 August 2008 (simultaneously video-cast in London, with a number of international speakers):

New Zealand Centre for Public Law
GBLT1 and GBLT2,
Government Buildings
15 Lambton Quay
Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington
New Zealand
6:30pm-10:00pm, Tuesday 26 August 2008
7:00am-10:30am, Wednesday 27 August 2008

Centre for New Zealand Studies
ST274 and ST275, Stewart House
32 Russell Square
Birkbeck, University of London, London
United Kingdom
7:30am-11:00am, Tuesday 26 August 2008
8:00pm-11:30pm, Tuesday 26 August 2008

The programme is here. And one can register here. $25 for students, $175 for academics and a fairly expensive $250 for others.  was going to attend until I saw the $250 cost. That's too much for me, just to cover the event on the .