The people involved

I am sorry, I realise that (precisely because I am keen that this blog serve to begin our interaction on the topics before the physical meeting) I ought to have started with introductions!

So, please would you each post a brief description of yourself. Be as informal as you like, not a traditional academic CV, but please do include some indications of your areas of work/research!

I will post mine above in the next hour or so (if all goes well...).