Thoughts from around the Congress

The ICE/ECE 2012 is a really great opportunity to get some conversation going about endocrinology, so we went around the venue to ask delegates their thoughts on the Congress:

“The highlights of the Congress have been the strength of the programme, which is possibly the best I’ve seen, and the truly international reach. The fact that there are people of so many different nationalities here has made it a huge success.”

Professor Paul Stewart (UK), ISE General Secretary

“As a clinician scientist I really like the varied sessions running in parallel – I work in thyroid autoimmunity and breast cancer and the Congress programme allows me to get lots of useful information on many different aspects of these.”

Dr Ilaria Muller (Italy) – Dr Muller received an ESE Basic Science Meeting grant to attend ICE/ECE 2012.

“The opportunity to interact with people from all over the world is what makes this so great – there is nothing like face-to-face contact.”

Professor Christian Strasburger (Germany)

"This has been a great success. Florence is a wonderful place to hold a congress – I had wanted this for some years, and it is so good to see it come to fruition.  The organising committee really deserve congratulations, and as an Italian I’m so pleased that Gianni Forti has been able to host the congress."

Professor Ezio Ghigo (Italy)

 “This is a wonderful Congress – I am particularly enjoying the bone sessions. And of course Florence is a wonderful place to be.”

Professor John Wass (UK)

“This is a big meeting but the facilities are very good, the food is better than I expected and it’s nice to be able to walk to your hotel. The city is obviously very interesting, with lots of art, so by coming here I’m getting more than science.”

Dr Gunnar Valtysson (Iceland)

“This is one of the best Congresses of Endocrinology, and I have been to a few. Lots of interesting lectures and symposia, especially the Meet the Expert Sessions. I have lots of information to take home. Thank you to the organisers.”

Ms Elena Shelestova (Georgia)

There’s lots more conversation going on via the ESE twitter feed (hashtag #iceece12), ESE facebook page and the networking tool on the ICE/ECE 2012 Congress app (access via your smartphone), and of course feel free to post your comment below.