INTERLEND 2015 is here

I can hardly believe we’re coming up to a year since I joined the FIL committee following the AGM in Edinburgh yet here we are on the eve of the conference about to travel to Manchester. I have attended many FIL conferences in the past starting with Cambridge in 2003 and only missed a couple since. Obviously I was aware, but in a sort of vague way, that these conferences don’t just run themselves but I’m ashamed to confess I didn’t give it a lot of thought beyond that.  I always enjoyed the experience of combining socialising with colleagues and have made some good contacts over the years who I have been fortunate enough to see time and time again at this annual event.

 

All this complacency changed this year when I became a member of the sub group for the conference and saw exactly how much thought, planning and organising goes into this event. I have only played a small part but have had the privilege of seeing how Su, at the helm, managed to juggle everything skilfully to allow us to now be on the eve of what promises to be an exciting couple of days.

 

Please consider volunteering for the committee, the old adage of ‘many hands make light work’ is true. There is a great spirit of camaraderie among committee members and you won’t regret it. You only have to see how many of the current committee have been members in the past yet have been up for a repeat!