Advance interest is high for the upcoming Lunchtime Lecture at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center on the topic of the 2012 Presidential primaries and caucuses. Seating is limited to 100, but a few spaces are available.

UMass Lowell Chancellor Martin T. Meehan will moderate a panel discussion with journalists Jennifer Myers of the Sun, Glen Johnson of the Globe, and Herald contributor Joe Battenfeld, as well as Prof. Frank Talty of the UMass Lowell Center for Public Opinion and one more guest political expert to be confirmed momentarily.

The Monday, Nov. 7, program begins at 11.45 a.m. with a free buffet lunch, followed by 90 minutes of political talk and speculation about the presidential race. Don’t miss it.

To register, send email to artsandideas@uml.edu or call 978-934-3107.

The Lunchtime Lectures are presented by the Moses Greeley Parker Lectures and UMass Lowell Center for Arts and Ideas with co-sponsors Middlesex Community College and the Cultural Organization of Lowell.