Not long ago, the authors of this book decided to organize a conference on the foundations of quantum mechanics.
Conferences are the staff of life to the working scientist.
Paradoxically, however, what participants often find most valuable in a conference is not these lectures. We decided to organize a conference which would consist of nothing but these informal chats. The meeting that we envisaged was to be a week-long conversation, tightly focussed on the issue at hand. It was essential that the accommodations be comfortable and the meals tasty. We decided to hold it at Amherst College, our home institution.