Thanks for coming to SIOP in Auckland

Some of you are holidaying in New Zealand but some of you are already back at work! Wherever you are, we would like you to know how much we have appreciated your participation in the meeting and your enthusiastic involvement in all activities, scientific and social! As we have said a number of times during the meeting, New Zealand is a long way away from where many of you live and we acknowledge the inconvenience of travel. However, we hope that you will have felt "the view was worth the climb" (Tim Finn- famous NZ musician).

Thanks for your generous contribution of knowledge, and even more importantly, wisdom. Thanks for being on time for sessions and for not complaining (too much) about lack of hot water in hotels after the gas pipeline disruption. The LOC had a wonderful time during the congress and while we are of course pleased with the outcome, there is a tinge of sadness that it's all over.

However, we are going to meet again next year in London and we wish Kathy and her team all the very best as they plan to welcome, educate and entertain us in one of the world's greatest cities.

Scott Macfarlane
On behalf of the SIOP Auckland 2011 LOC and The Conference Company