EndoMet Conference (May 6-7, 2010)

Solidarity in medical science brings people together. For the past two days, I attended an endocrinology and metabolism (EndoMet) conference held at the Såstaholm Hotel about thirty minutes north of Stockholm. A total of eighty people attended, including professors, postdocs, PhD students, and medical students. The program was structured with lectures, oral presentations, PhD student/adviser presentations, and a poster session, as well as meals, coffee breaks, and a social event. Overall, I received a good impression for my first academic, over night conference - the venue was nice, the food was generous and fancy, the accommodation was fine quality, and the people were professional and inquisitive. More importantly, perhaps, I saw that the conference was a good medium for people to form professional networks, publicize their research, practice their communication skills, and get a broad perspective of where the field is currently and where it is going.