>IMHO a South East Asian conference is a great idea and might make somebody a whole lot of money. For example, the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (no fools) run very well attended training sessions in SEA rather than demanding people come to Australia/New Zealand- which is a lot closer and cheaper than the US, by the way. They also allow you to sit your exams in larger SEA cities. It works very well.
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