Today I’ll be in Barcelona, ready to attend the SCOPE Europe summit on Tuesday and Wednesday, which is the sister event to the SCOPE Summit that takes place each year in Florida.

I’m looking forward to chatting with people I know in the industry, as well as making new connections and spending time among like-minded people who want to see the world or clinical research move on from its many problems and issues.

Many people – especially if they’re involved in a sales function – come to these conferences to push their own products and services. Which is understandable and obviously an element of what to expect when attending.

For myself, though, as well as the valuable networking and human interaction, I go to learn about the solutions on offer and the experiences people have had working in clinical trials.

There’s a great range of sessions lined-up, with lots of interesting topics, so I’m anticipating learning a great deal.