I am just back from a wonderful ILCA meeting in Acapulco.  It truly had an
international flavor, and the sights and sounds were beautiful and exotic.
The food was exceptional!  If you didn't go, you missed dancing the macarana
with Miriam Labbok and Jim Akre (from WHO) and seeing Linda Smith lead the
conga line.  The networking was superb, and the presentations by the
physicians from Mexico and Brazil were eye-opening in terms of how
breastfeeding promotion works in countries outside of the US.  The
pre-conference presentation on early repair for clefts was revolutionary.  I
agree that attendance at confs can be expensive, but we are an international
organization, and going to Mexico was a broadening exper. well worth the
cost.

Barbara Wilson-Clay BSEd, IBCLC
Austin Lactation Associates
http://www.lactnews.com

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