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Not just because of the location
and the format - but Mangosteen thinks and
does things a little differently than many other meeting
organizers. We do so quite unapologetically, and always in the
interests of the participants, good science and excellent
communications, and with thoughts of the
host nation and
wider developing world.
This is not a large conference
that is being organized by a scientific committee of twenty or more esteemed
professors, with a long list of invited speakers and under the auspices
of several large societies or federations. It will be an innovative and
quite a small meeting, which is part of a new (but proven!) initiative, and which will
take place in an extremely non-traditional location - a location that will certainly
not be popular with everyone working in the research field.
For all of these reasons, it
is imperative that all seriously interested prospective participants demonstrate a preliminary
level of commitment to participating at the earliest possible time.
It may not be a large meeting, but it can be an
important and influential one. It doesn’t take federations to
build a good, strong, meaningful meeting - just the interest and
commitment of a number of dedicated individuals thinking along similar
lines.
If you're
interested, but not sure about Mangosteen's approach, please
take a look at recent
testimonials and perhaps speak to some of the
past participants.
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