This year has been reminiscent of the first couple of years I worked for CMN - travel, travel and more travel! Next Sunday I am off to Thailand again, headed for both Bangkok and Chanthaburi. In Bangkok, it's for a couple of reasons - to meet with a few mineralogists/geologists at various universities to talk about Thai corundum, and also to attend the 2011 Thailand Science and Tech Fair held at BITEC. I'm not entirely sure what to expect, but it seems to be a combination of a CASC meeting with YSF activities coupled with a science communications conference. We'll see! But hopefully next year CMN can have a display and/or provide speakers/plenary lecturers. This year is a chance to check it out and see how we can get involved. NSM is one of the main coordinators.
Then it's down to Chanthaburi to talk to folks at the university about Thai corundum and checking out how much actual outcrop is in the area. I'm giving a talk or two there as well. Given the chance, I'm going to take a day or two on Koh Larn or possibly Hua Hin to check out the beach and get a bit of a tan. :) Hey, I'm down there - why not? Actually, a friend of mine has opened a new Thai gym in Hua Hin so I'd like to check that out. But all in all, it'll be nice to simply be in Thailand again, enjoy the food and my new friends and colleagues. I've started packing, but I suspect I have too many clothes compared to what I need! As always. But going to a conference, I have no idea what I may or may not need. And if I need casual clothes, Khao San is always around the corner.
Time to relearn some of the Thai phrases I was getting so good at this winter!!
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