Alhamdulillah, KAUST has given my manager and myself to attend the Online Conference in London. It was my first time being there; and it was certainly an eventful time! Masha-ALLAH. The conference took 3 days but with the traveling time - flights n connecting flights; the whole affair took almost 1 week.
Arrived at Gatwick Airport, London and discovered that there was a tube strike on that day! Masha-ALLAH, it caused a major transportation nightmare for commuters. People had to wait for a long time to get to the city and many ended up driving and this caused major traffic jams there. What a way to start! Took me almost 2 hours to get from the airport to the hotel. Usually it'll take abt an 1 or 1.5 hrs max.
The venue and the hotel aint too far away. Walking distance; took me roughly about 10 -15mins. However, because of the heavy snow and treacherous pathways (slippery .. really) we had to tread carefully to avoid falling down.
One more thing: It was freezing over there. Minus 1 or minus 2 at times .... airports like gatwick was closed. However, heathrow stayed open and i was able to fly out before more chaos erupted ... like heavy snowing ....
The whole conference was good. The presentation sessions and meeting the vendors; negotiations and getting some understanding from them was enlightening. Meeting the vendors face to face is a very effective way to open up discussions. Its more than just emailing to one another.
Here's are some photos i took from the conference:
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