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London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF)

I have attended many conferences during my time at university, but by far the most memorable of those was the LIYSF (London International Youth Science Forum).

I was a participant at the LIYSF in 1998, where I had the opportunity to meet nearly 300 students from 60 different countries. It truly was a remarkable experience. Then in 1999 I returned to the Forum as a councillor in International Hall, where my duties included chairing seminars, escorting participants to research institutions and scientific venues, and assisting in setting up for lecture demonstrations.

In 2001 I returned to the Science Forum as Deputy Host in Commonwealth Hall. In this position I was expected to act as liason between administration in the hall of residence and the LIYSF Directors, to assist in the running of events in the hall, chair lectures and seminars and to assist in setting up lecture demonstrations.

In addition, this past summer (2002) I was Host of College Hall, and was in charge of accomodations and running of the hall and allocating jobs to staff in my hall. Through the Science Forum I have met over 1000 people from nearly all walks of life, and have made many close friends whom I still keep in regular contact with. Each of my years at the Forum were very special to me, and the highlight is always the people.

The following pics were taken at the LIYSF in 1999, when I was on staff there as a councillor of International Hall.

Other Conferences

I have attended many conferences at the Graduate and Undergraduate level in Canada, including:

PIMS Industrial Problem Solving Workshop ( IPSW 6 )
PIMS Graduate Camp in Mathematical Modeling ( GIMMC 5 )
2001 IAM-CSC-PIMS Senior Undergraduate Math Modeling Workshop
APICS 2000 (Dalhousie University)
The Blundon Conference (Memorial University)

Alberta Pics

Pictures snapped during a conference in Alberta in January '01.

Sweden

In the summer of 2001 I went to Sweden to visit my good friend Jacob Alvarsson, who I met at the London International Youth Science Forum in 1998. From 1998 to 2001 we kept in touch via phone and email, and our reunion was fantastic. Two days in Stockholm and 10 in Visby (which is in Gotland, an island in Sweden) in the summer time was one of the most amazing experiences of my life.