Imagine trying to co-ordinate the largest meeting of academics of multiple disciplines -- in the world.

That equals more than 9,000 academics from every discipline in the broad spectrum of humanities, arts and social sciences.

Well, that's the job that Dr. Ronald Rudin has been tasked with -- and so far, it is has been a great success. Dr. Rudin teaches history at Concordia University, which is hosting the annual Congress that I am attending in Montreal.

I sat down with him today to chat about the logistical challenges of hosting such an event, and also, the great opportunities it provides for academics from different disciplines to come together and learn from each other.

He says it is important to make the conference accessible to the general public. He also says academics should reach out to the larger community of Canadians.

He believes that the public has a right to know what is being discussed in the ivory tower, so to speak, and that, as taxpayers, they should also be included and interested in broader discussions surrounding post secondary institutions.

Listen to my full interview here: