World Diabetes Congress, Dubai - 4th-8th December, 2011 - Commentary from a UK perspective

摘要

Am I getting smaller or are conference centres getting bigger? Montreal's was huge. This one in Dubai was gigantic. No wonder the staff need to ride around on motorised tricycles! Over 15,000 delegates converged on the Dubai Convention Centre. Despite this, many of the sessions were surprisingly sparsely attended, an effect, I imagine, at least in part resulting from the temptation of high powered shopping amongst the crazy buildings of down-town Dubai. (This is a place where architects seem to be desperately trying to out-do one another with their latest bizarre designs.)