tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post9189198944939181804..comments2024-03-26T21:47:45.016+00:00Comments on MEI's Barry Wills: We'll meet again....MEIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14834780351452765156noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-47980528774753792332020-06-19T19:13:48.195+01:002020-06-19T19:13:48.195+01:00Ironic and sad that exactly a week after this post...Ironic and sad that exactly a week after this posting, Dame Vera Lynn, the singer whose morale-boosting performances during the Second World War earned her the nickname “the Forces’ sweetheart”, died aged 103. Her best-known song, We’ll Meet Again, became such an anthem of national unity that the Queen referred to it in her televised address on the challenges of Covid-19 last month.MEIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14834780351452765156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-59976085518752877922020-06-15T13:51:50.046+01:002020-06-15T13:51:50.046+01:00Thanks Angie. We look forward to seeing you too, h...Thanks Angie. We look forward to seeing you too, hopefully at Comminution '21MEIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14834780351452765156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-92202097987472525892020-06-15T13:51:02.838+01:002020-06-15T13:51:02.838+01:00I am looking forward to your next event, they are ...I am looking forward to your next event, they are always excellent!<br />Angie Voges, Outotec, South AfricaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-34540276748306805052020-06-15T09:21:32.162+01:002020-06-15T09:21:32.162+01:00Absolutely!!!
Alan Taylor, ALTA Metallurgical Serv...Absolutely!!!<br />Alan Taylor, ALTA Metallurgical Services, AustraliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-79768040178755319532020-06-14T02:02:40.244+01:002020-06-14T02:02:40.244+01:00Good on you, Hamed; you got it right.
These intera...Good on you, Hamed; you got it right.<br />These interactions on MEI Blog are very informative and this is the only platform where we have full freedom to express and gather knowledge.<br />All my wishes to you.Rao,T.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11160713677908165404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-12935902001309068852020-06-13T17:42:37.986+01:002020-06-13T17:42:37.986+01:00Yes dear Barry! Hopefully, we could meet each othe...Yes dear Barry! Hopefully, we could meet each other very soon. Personally I enjoyed a lot to develop and improve my network by contributing at MEI events; you are obviously right my network was significantly developed right after IMPS2008, PIM2010 and IMPC2010 as a young PhD student. Cheers;<br />Hamed Haghi, University of Tehran, IranAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-82016750851052386742020-06-13T10:31:45.063+01:002020-06-13T10:31:45.063+01:00Nothing compares with a face to face meeting or co...Nothing compares with a face to face meeting or conference: more trust, more fun, more human...I strongly vote for “We’ll meet again...”<br />Daniel Amariei. COREM, CanadaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-34522108478052930582020-06-13T02:26:58.402+01:002020-06-13T02:26:58.402+01:00These video /Zoom etc are good if you have a defin...These video /Zoom etc are good if you have a definite agenda and/or a issue to discuss and take conscious decisions--you save time .<br />Your Blog is still a great binding force and we learn so much--keep it going, Barry.Rao,T.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11160713677908165404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-21945736073942306002020-06-12T17:16:25.519+01:002020-06-12T17:16:25.519+01:00Agree wholeheartedly Jacques, particularly regardi...Agree wholeheartedly Jacques, particularly regarding point 5. And my feeling has always been that establishing and growing professional relationships is THE primary role of conferencesMEIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14834780351452765156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-90872317677924543482020-06-12T17:15:43.867+01:002020-06-12T17:15:43.867+01:00My view is that face to face conferences still hav...My view is that face to face conferences still have a lot of value because of the following:<br />1. Ability to have pre-arranged or ad hoc breakout meetings.<br />2. Getting to know people beyond the material shared in the conference presentation or workshop share.<br />3. I find my ability to concentrate is better (this may vary from person to person) with live interaction.<br />4. Establishing and fostering new relationships<br />5. The beer in Falmouth.<br />In general, online conferences and webinars are great for information sharing, but not for the establishing and growing of professional relationships, which is one of the major additional roles of conferences (in many cases some would view it as the primary role of conferences). <br />The presentations is a catalyst for discussion, but the real discussions that lead to research collaboration, or industry insights and opportunities, or funding opportunities, or creative exploration of new ideas, comes from what happens outside the presentations and workshop sessions. <br />Last but not least, it is the opportunity to immerse oneself in another culture.<br /><br />Jacques Eksteen, Chief Operating Officer at Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre, AustraliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-336780454787166892020-06-11T10:59:51.680+01:002020-06-11T10:59:51.680+01:00Nothing, absolutely nothing, will replace human co...Nothing, absolutely nothing, will replace human contact.<br />Paulo Ferreira, Belem, Pará, Brazil<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-69587905528997955802020-06-11T03:35:47.778+01:002020-06-11T03:35:47.778+01:00Barry, I am extremely happy on what you wrote ; my...Barry, I am extremely happy on what you wrote ; my views are also the same.<br />These video/zoom and what not are not substitutes even to a fraction of what we gain through Conferences we attend.<br />I am happy you substantiated with examples from bright professionals.<br />These conferences, for me ,tell how little an individual knows and how much more to know. Meeting stalwarts makes one humble. Presentation skills improve and above all gives a great opportunity to develop personal relationships which go a long way in ones professional career.<br />All of us don't know what is in store in future---but for me what you conveyed is indisputable.Rao,T.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11160713677908165404noreply@blogger.com