The conference was officially opened by Ray Hurst. He welcomed us all – around 600 people or so. This conference differed from ours in the following ways: It starts late on the first day, around 10 am, that is so most people can travel in by train in the morning. They had many more panel discussions and presentations prior to them that were 10 -15 minutes in length to lay the ground work for the discussions. I found the day informative and entertaining.
I spoke on a panel regarding “Migrant workers – An International Perspective,” along with Mike Thompson – ASSE; Jakka Takala – Director of European Agency for Safety and Health at Work; and Alwai Shudder – Director of the Bahrain Center for Occupational Health and Safety. From the feedback received, the panel presentations, specifically my presentation, and the subsequent discussion went over well.
Wayne and I attended some of the sessions and met with a variety of people at the conference. One of most interesting meetings was with Sarah Hamilton, Director of International Affairs, Branches and Groups and some of the Chairs from groups who discussed how they have speciality or industry sector groups set up, including how they are run and what have been some of the successes and barriers or issues.
The day ended with a buffet reception event for social and professional networking. I believe a good time was had by all.
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