Making new friends and contacts in Africa

Approximately 250 experts in nutrition travelled to Tanzania for the 2015 Federation of African Nutrition Society (FANUS) conference.  Delegates from over 20 countries attended to discuss ‘Nutrition in Africa at a Crossroads’.  The overarching message throughout the week was the need for nutritionists in Africa to collaborate and systematically build capacity to address Africa’s nutrition challenges.  Throughout the week our Nutrition Society stand was one of the busiest.  Attendees waited patiently to join us as international members, to enter our prize draw and register for our training events: effective networking for nutrition graduates and scientific writing for publication.  Both workshops were quickly fully booked with a brand new networking workshop creating a particular buzz. It can often be difficult to network effectively, especially at the beginning of your career so the networking workshop was created and delivered by Professor of Public Health Nutrition at the University of Chester, Basma Ellahi.   Learning the skills to network Whilst some people approach networking with enthusiasm and gusto, others dread every coffee break at a scientific meeting.  Love it or hate it, networking is an important part of career development and is much more than saying ‘hi’ to strangers. It is a skill.  And as with all skills, it needs to be developed.  The workshop was lively and interactive.  Professor Ellahi opened the session by telling a packed room ...
Source: The Nutrition Society - Category: Nutrition Authors: Source Type: news