With two weeks to go to the big “Ion Channels in Cancer”\u00a0(INCA)\u00a0conference,\u00a0the pressure\u00a0has definitely been put on. This conference happens biannually and is hosted in a different place every time. This year, Professor\u00a0Djamgoz\u00a0and his PCRF team are the hosts.\u00a0The topic of\u00a0Ion channels is\u00a0an exciting new development in cancer which holds promise to enable early, definitive diagnosis and non-toxic therapies of cancer. The\u00a0conference will bring together scientists at the forefront of this field in order to advance novel solutions to cancer.\u00a0The meeting will include over 30 invited speakers from all over the world, with around\u00a0100 people expected to attend.<\/p>\n
Because the charity prides itself on having no administrative costs,\u00a0logistical organization\u00a0up till now was\u00a0largely down to Mustafa alone.\u00a0With an estimated overall cost of\u00a0\u00a316K, my colleague and I\u00a0found the email addresses of multiple research charities, science and technology companies, and\u00a0scientific societies, and sent them personalized emails asking whether they could help us meet our balance.\u00a0Whilst we\u00a0preferred\u00a0receiving direct monetary support, we\u00a0also welcomed any supporting materials such as pens, notepads, sweets, or any other souvenirs that the delegates would receive in their conference goody\u00a0bags.\u00a0In return, we offered to\u00a0include any publicity material in the conference pack.<\/p>\n
I’ve had a very exciting week speaking with so many different people. I’ve been\u00a0able to harness my communication and negotiation skills that I gained in my previous job as a telethon fundraiser for Imperial’s President Scholarship Fund\u00a0and apply it to contacting these individual professionals. We were so excited to have our first contact offer\u00a0\u00a31000 in the first day of our fundraising.\u00a0We’ve had many\u00a0more\u00a0positive responses and are building up a strong donation base.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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