Hello All, and a very happy September, It seems mad that a month has passed since ICMPC 12 in Greece. My e-book is still  freely available if you would like a personal overview of the conference. But as memories start to fade of the glorious Greek sunshine and stimulating research talks it is time to think once again about the start of term.   I am aware that my colleagues in the USA have already begun the hard work of a new academic year. Here in the UK students will hand in their masters dissertations next week so there is a marking period of about 2-3 weeks before term starts…