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Tag Archives: conference
A tryst with a Turk in Toronto (Rousse)
I’d grown very fond of my tiny Turkish room-mate over the course of the conference in Toronto – so much so that I was in the habit of bending down to kiss the top of his head whenever I passed … Continue reading
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Tagged camera, conference, fault, luggage, mumeration, packing, photograph, starling, Toronto, tryst, Turk
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Trapped on a non-stop train to Heidelberg (Rousse)
I jumped on the train to accompany MM – for just a short while – on her long journey east across Europe. The plan was for me to accompany her as far the next stop, leave the carriage, cross platforms, … Continue reading
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Tagged carriage, conference, Europe, Heidelberg, non-stop, platform, train, trap
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Premature plane ticket purchase (Rousse)
I was already annoyed that my colleague had submitted a conference contribution without first sharing his work for review with the rest of the team When I found out that he had already bought return first class return flights to … Continue reading
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Tagged china, colleague, conference, contribution, plane, purchase, ticket
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Horse head hood hotel hillock attire (Rousse)
After a two year break due to pandemic restrictions, conference season was once more in full swing. I joined the throng in the registration queue, looking forward to dropping off my case in my hotel bedroom and seeing the colleagues … Continue reading
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Tagged attire, bedroom, burrow, conference, head, hilock, holiday, hood, horse, hotel, pandemic, restrictions, visa
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A burgundy red bob and Big Ben (Rousse)
TPR made a huge effort with his appearance, first straightening and then dying, his grey hair into a glossy burgundy red bob. This was all in readiness for the arrival of a bunch of his former work colleagues at our … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Ben, bob, call, conference, government, hair, Houses of Parliament, London, politicians, TPR, Westminster Bridge
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Conference skiving (Rousse)
One day at a conference was quite enough for me these days, so I made a good contribution on day 1, then lounged about in my hotel bedroom on day 2. I would have done the same on day 3 … Continue reading
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Tagged biomedicine, conference, paper, professor, science, scientist, skive
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Penguins suits and a smell (Rousse)
The twins made a huge effort with their outfits for the conference. They dressed in not-quite-identical penguin suits. The slightly larger one had also dyed her strawberry blond hair black, making it much easier for strangers to distinguish the two … Continue reading
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Tagged conference, dye, hair, outfit, penguin, PhD, sister, smell, suit, twin
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An unprofessional conference chair (Rousse)
The keynote speaker – Professor EG from Berlin – was so excited to see me that she stretched out her hand and brushed my arm. I recoiled in horror. How could she be unaware that we were still social distancing … Continue reading
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Tagged academic, chair, conference, German, keynote, speaker, unprofessional
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An unplanned wedding and retro hooligans (Belle)
When I checked the agenda at the Women in Industry event, I was horrified to see that an afternoon session had been set aside for me to marry D, a married man with a thousand children I’d crushed on for … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackburn Rovers, conference, football, fountain, hooligan, police officers, wedding, wedding dress
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