The Socialist Scholars Conference, held every spring in New York City for the last 23 years, is the largest event of the U.S. Left. Every year thousands of radical activists, socialists, feminists, anarchists, union organizers, black liberation advocates, alternative journalists, and democratic scholars gather for a weekend of spirited debate and dialogue. This is the beston-going conference in America.The Future of Multilateralism was the first panel at the 2004 Socialist Scholars Conference. The panel was chaired by Ian Williams, Member of British Parliament, and composed of Philip S. Golub, Jan Kavan, Pierre Schori, and Jurgen Dedring.