Events in UAE, India, and Beyond
I leave for the exotic East next week. Here’s the full updated event schedule, plus information on October events in Texas and Maine.
Aside: My new Self-Help Is Like a Vaccine could use some more candid reviews!
Meet-Up in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Time: September 19, 8 AM
Location: Staybridge Suites Abu Dhabi Yas Island, breakfast room.
Details: I am pressed for time in the UAE, but you’re welcome to join me for breakfast at my hotel from 8 AM-9 AM. If you want to hang out for longer, you can join me for my morning tour of Abu Dhabi before I head over to Dubai around lunchtime.
Talk in Mumbai, India
Time: September 21, 6 PM.
Location: Shrijee Group. A 502 Dynasty Business Park, Andheri- Kurla Road, Andheri East, Mumbai 400059. (Landmark 1: Chakala Metro Landmark 2: Yes Bank)
Details: Open to the public, but please RSVP here. I’ve been asked to speak about all my books in a single talk, so that’s what I’ll be doing. Q&A afterwards.
Delhi Tour
Time: September 24, 8 AM-2 PM.
Details: I’ll leave Hotel Andaz Aerocity at 8 AM to see the main sights in Delhi. Want to join my tour posse? Be there!
Tentative plan: Go straight to Mehrauli Archaeological Park to avoid morning traffic. Then India Gate and the National Museum. Red Fort if there’s time, but I must be back at Hotel Andaz by 2 PM.
Games in Delhi?
Time: September 24, 8 PM.
Details: Want to play games with me at the Hotel Andaz Aerocity? Let me know in the comments and maybe we can work something out.
Dinner in Amritsar
Time: September 26, evening.
Details: I arrive at 3:30 PM, and plan to head straight to the Golden Temple after I check into my hotel. Let me know in the comments if you’re interested in meeting for dinner.
Talk on Build, Baby, Build in New Delhi, India
Time: September 27, 4 PM
Location: TrustBridge Rule of Law Foundation, 2nd Floor, Voluntary Health Association Of India B-40, Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi, India
Details: Sponsored by TrustBridge. Open to the public. Details and RSVP info here.
Immigration Debate Against Sohrab Ahmari in Austin, Texas
Time: October 9, 5:30-7 PM, with reception to follow.
Location: Crum Auditorium in Rowling Hall
Details: Sponsored by the Steamboat Institute. I didn’t pick the resolution, which seems absurdly stacked in my favor: “Do Open Borders Benefit Humanity by Reducing Poverty and Boosting the Economy?” My opponent is the author of that viral essay against “David Frenchism.”
Panel on The Myth of Left and Right in Biddeford, Maine
Time: October 16, 6-8 PM
Location: University of New England Biddeford Campus (Harold Alfond Forum Room 283)
Details: Remember when Robin Hanson and I interviewed Hyrum and Verlan Lewis on their The Myth of Left and Right? The president of the University of New England enjoyed our exchange so much that he’s bringing all four of us (!) to his campus for an in-person event on the book and its relevance to the 2024 election. This promises to be extremely fun.
I see the UNE event is "free and open to the public", and Biddeford is < 1 hour away from me, so I plan on being there. With a book I hope I can get you to sign.
I also own the Lewis/Lewis book, but on Kindle. Inadvisable to get signatures on that.
I am interested in 3, 4 and 5.