RECEPTION AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE, QUEENSLAND
During the conferences foreign delegates were invited to a special reception by the State Governor of Queensland, Ms Penelope Wensley. The accompanying note on Protocol instructed us to address her as Ma'am or Governor, and her husband as Mr McCosker. Unfortunately he was unable to attend the occasion and she told me that as he was a veterinarian he would have liked to meet us veterinary librarians. Government House is a beautiful building dating from 1910, full of Australian art. It was a great thrill meeting her and seeing this lovely home, and enjoying an interesting variety of snacks, including kangaroo meat! I was told it tasted just like biltong.
View the beautiful building and gardens at http://www.govhouse.qld.gov.au/government_house/visitorsprograms.aspx
CONFERENCES in Australia, 31 August - 5 September 2009
Some thought-provoking keynotes and presentations during 10 ICML :
Bruce Madge: "Art of Medicine - visualising medicine from Vesalius to MRI". He asked medical students at a Romanian medical school if appreciation of art is useful for medicine, and 71% answered Yes! He told us about a British artist, Angela Palmer who creates works of art comprised of layers of MRI scans - they sell at GBP 6000 each!
Trenton Boyd: helped us gain insights into the world of veterinary postcards of which he has a collection of 3000. The first veterinary postcard was produced in Austria in 1869. I wonder how many have been produced in South Africa - this could be a new hobby field for a retired librarian?)
One keynote was delivered by someone not actually present physically. Prof P. Glasziou from the Centre of EBW, University of Oxford presented live all the way from the UK. He had to stay up late to do this, while in Australia it was the following morning.
He asked: Do we know the right things? Can we find the correct answers?"
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