Save The Date

When: Friday, February 18 – Sunday, February 20

Where: George Washington University, Washington, DC

Host: GW Liberty Society

Who: The largest group of pro-liberty students from around the world

We are pleased to invite all students and non-students interested in liberty to attend the 2011 International Students For Liberty Conference!  The International SFL Conference is the premiere event of the year for students dedicated to liberty and advancing freedom on campus.   The world’s largest crowd of pro-liberty students will gather for a weekend of learning about liberty from contemporary leaders in liberty, discussing best practices for promoting liberty on campus, and getting more involved in the larger movement for liberty.

The inaugural Students For Liberty Conference in 2008 drew 100 students from 42 schools in 3 countries.  The 2009 International SFL Conference brought 153 students from 86 schools in 13 countries together.  The 2010 ISFLC drew 304 young liberty advocates through “Snowpocalypse”  to Washington DC.   Check out the webpages of the 2008, 2009, and 2010 International Conferences to see past speakers, workshops, and events.

At the 2011 International Students For Liberty Conference, you will experience:

• Activism training featuring workshops taught by fellow student leaders of liberty.
• Networking with the leaders of the liberty movement and your fellow pro-liberty students from around the world.
• Social Events featuring free drinks (both hard & soft).
• Meals while at the conference: dinner Friday / breakfast, lunch, & dinner Saturday / breakfast & lunch Sunday, plus coffee available throughout the conference.
• Great Speakers, such as George Mason University’s Tyler Cowen!
• Celebrate Liberty with the largest gathering of pro-liberty students in the world!

K E Y N O T E    S P E A K E R

Tyler Cowen – Professor of Economics at George Mason University & General Director of the Mercatus Center

Tyler Cowen is the general director of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and the Holbert C. Harris Chair of Economics at George Mason University. He also serves on the Mercatus Center’s board of directors.

A dedicated writer and translator of economic ideas who often delves into the economics of culture, Dr. Cowen has published dozens of books, reviews, and articles. His recent books include: Create Your Own Economy and Discover Your Inner Economist, as well as a co-authored textbook series from Worth Publishers including Modern Principles of Economics, Modern Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics, and Modern Principles of Economics, Microeconomics. He contributes frequently to The New York Times and Money and serves on the on the advisory boards of both Wilson Quarterly and American Interest.

Tyler’s previous books include: Good & Plenty: The Creative Successes of American Arts Funding (2006); Markets and Culture Voices: Liberty vs. Power in the Lives of the Mexican Amate Painters (2005); Creative Destruction: How Globalization is Changing the World’s Cultures (2002); What Price Fame? (2000);  and In Praise of Commercial Culture (1998).

He is also an author for the internet’s most popular economics blog Marginal Revolution along with his personal ethnic food website Tyler Cowen’s Ethnic Dinning Guide. Dr. Cowen studied economics at George Mason University and earned his PhD from Harvard University in 1987.

Registration

Registration for the International SFL Conference will be available in the fall.  For now save the date and prepare for another wonderful conference!

Students For Liberty is a network of pro-liberty students from all over the world.  We work together to spread the ideas of liberty on campus and beyond.  One of our main activities is organizing conference so students can come together to meet each other and the leaders of the liberty movement.

Each conference is open to both students and non-students and features 3 meals, great speakers, advanced training, and an evening social event.  Registration is free and easy, so check the links below to learn more about each conference and register today.

October 9 – Philadelphia, PA – Drexel University

October 16 – Chicago, IL – University of Chicago

October 16 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona State University

October 23 – New York, NY – Columbia Univesity

October 23 – Malibu, CA – Pepperdine University

October 23 – Atlanta, GA – Kennesaw State University

November 6 – Berkeley, CA – University of California, Berkeley

November 6 – Austin, TX – University of Texas, Austin

November 6 – Boston, MA – Harvard University