Not a Real Canadian?

I loathe the Canadian winter and so every year, I spend the first few days of snow thinking about the coming summer - some six months away! Gives me something to look forward to so that I can survive the environmental bleakness ;)

So next May, I might head for England. Through our university exchange program, I can spend the summer registered at Lancaster University. I've wanted to talk to the sociologists there for years... And there are some folks I'd like to see in Nottingham, and of course, in London. Any interesting events scheduled yet? Any suggestions for places to visit or people to meet?

But I'd also like to spend some time in Boston and New York... good thing I still have six months to think about this ;)