This gathering is all about meeting people. Best spontaneous meeting today was with Mr M Raviua, ministry of planning and development, Mozambique. In the cloakroom! No need to visit seminars! Suddenly I was totally involved in a discussion about needs and opportunities. Several ad-hoc meetings later I left the Bella Centre filled with hope for the following days.Finally: How difficult can it be? Who dimensioned the registry and places to sit in plenar? I had to jump my way through herds of people sitting on the floor with lap-tops open reporting back home. The queues where endless!
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ReplyDeleteThat stochastic way of meeting people is, in one sense, just wonderful! In another sense it is worrying - which are the missed opportunities? But rational behaviour is not equal to eliminate coincidences; there will still be missed opportunities and you will still not know which they are.
ReplyDeleteAs you say - the power is in meeting people. Physically. Irrespective of the location.