Today I registered as an "accompanying person" for the 15th International Congress of Inborn Errors of Metabolism (ICIEM 2025). Along with about 2,000 other participants (including Steven) who actually know something about all this. With my "accompanying person" registration I can enter the exhibit hall (mostly to get the free beverages), participate in networking events, and get a backpack.
Don't tell anyone, but I also snuck into a luncheon seminar, where I learned about a new drug for PKU patients. Steven listened closely; I ate my boxed lunch (which, by the way, is a thousand times better if it's a Japanese boxed lunch). Even the box it came in was a work of art.
I also participated in a kimono wearing experience, where a tiny Japaneses lady manhandled me into a kimono. I looked like a beautifully wrapped sausage to be honest. Perfectly comfortable but more suited to tiny Japanese ladies.
After relinquishing my kimono, I explored the ICC. I'm not particularly fond of concrete buildings, but I will make an exception for the ICC. Sachio Otani’s proposal was selected in 1963. According to the ICC website,
Otani mentions in his notes that, “I felt the atmosphere of the ancient capital of Kyoto in the tranquil scenery of Lake Takaragaike nestled between the mountains with Mt. Hiei in the background. I allowed the forms of nature to frame my design to avoid disturbing this atmosphere.” While I am told the design is "trapezoidal" there are prominent "V" shaped pillars throughout the main gathering area, which looks out on ponds and bridges and contented geese.
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