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Figures 9. Echanges pendant des pauses
Je voudrais terminer mon rapport avec quelques mots
sympathiques et encourageants du Professeur Jean-Louis
Briaud, notre ancien Président de la SIMSG :
Dear Yu-Jun,
You and your team deserve a lot of compliments for this
magnificent success. You had more young people participating
in this conference than any time in the history of ISSMGE. I
heard nothing but praise about the event and I wish I could find
a way to reward all of you for this devotion and unselfishness. I
am afraid that I do not have the right answer but you should
pride yourself to have made a difference, to have had an impact
on the future generation and to have created an unforgettable
moment in the mind of many. It is this kind of tremendously
successful effort with nothing but a hand shake or a pat on the
back at the end which makes life worth living and which allows
us to fall asleep at night with a smile on our face.
Happy dreams, Jean-Louis
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