Jack! Oh for fuck’s sake boy! Yes, he pulled a tin of wood stain from a shelf in B&Q and it exploded on the floor.
Leaving Ghent
A final afternoon in Ghent.
On the train to Brussels airport.
Our BMI plane.
Now THIS is a bag. It’s a padded laptop bag by Crumpler, from some looney Ozies. This particular bag is the Very Busy Man. I carried everything I needed for 4 days in Ghent in this bag, some of it delicate and in complete security. A superb bag. A geek’s bag.
Kim and Jack on the plane.
Waiting to get driven back to the car park at Heathrow.
ICRS day 3
Oh man, you’ll never believe this. The work I had submitted to the ICRS meeting was shortlisted for the Award for Excellence in Cartilage Research (or some such title). I was sitting through the awards ceremony, waiting to finish and go back to the hotel, and up came a slide with the 5 contenders for the title. My abstract title and name was top of the list! This was read out, followed by the other 4 pieces of work, and I got a bigger buzz from that than from actually giving the talk! I didn’t win, but was very, very chuffed to have had my work ratified and selected as one of the best pieces at this large international cartilage repair meeting. Top!
I get a certificate sent to me, so that’ll get framed and stuck up in my office. Good motivation!
This meeting wasn’t as good as the last one in Toronto 2 years ago, but I have taken a lot away from it, and have formulated some new ideas. Although a bit overly clinical, and very heavy on the ACI/MACI (autologous chondrocyte implantation), the meeting was incredibly useful. I think I’ve just added to the huge pile of work on my desk 🙂
Beers last night
I went out with Charlie and the gang last night for a few beers and some food. As ever on a night out with Charlie (particularly at a conference) it was a very funny evening. Bags of fun and loads of laughs.
ICRS day 2
PCs in the conference centre.
Tony!
Belgian cafe…
with Belgian waffles! (And great coffee).
Apple shop.
Graffiti.
One of the rivers in the evening.
ICRS day 1
My talk went very well. Piece of cake!
Kirsty and Jack!
Sam’s Belgian tea shop.
More talks.
Gent, Belgium
We travelled to Gent today, by car, by plane and by train.
Nice place, crap hotel. Conference starts tomorrow, and it looks like a busy 2 and a half days.
Charlie’s Angels
I had a meeting at Cardiff University today so I popped in to see the girls I used to work with and to get them to check out my talk.
ICRS 2004
I’ve almost kind of finished writing my talk for the ICRS meeting this week. Well, I’ve put the slides together.
Do you want to see my presentation?
ICRS 2004
This is the conference that I will be speaking at on Thursday:
http://www.icrs2004.org/
I will be in Belgium from Wednesday to Sunday, with Kim and Jack.