My First WCPT (World Confederation of Physical Therapy) Congress experience #WCPT2015

Allhamdullilah! WCPT congress (May 1-4,2015) Singapore nicely over by leaving a lot of memories, experiences and lessons :)
Being a part of WCPT is tremendous and amazing experience for me. This is my very first experience of attending the physical therapy’s biggest international event. It was a perfect time to make new friends and have professional networking opportunities.
Start from the colorful opening ceremony to the closing of the congress, I met a lot of people from different background, different cultures and with the different perspectives across the world but we share the common thing which is we all are Physical Therapist. It was my dream to attend WCPT congress since I started my PhD journey even I haven’t had anything to present at the congress. I wanted to see how experts present their work, how people make networking for their own interest and how different working groups and committees work so hard to run the congress smoothly. Even I had some challenges and barriers to be a part of WCPT, I’m glad that I enjoyed the congress so much in both role of a volunteer and a delegate. Being a PT of non-member country of WCPT, joining the WCPT by self-funding and speaking English as the 2nd language are some of the challenges and travelling during PhD Qualifying Exam is huge risk for a PhD student.

However I enjoyed, I learned and I expended my horizon by joining some discussion, interacting with peoples with common interest, getting to know with experts in my interested field and participating in the networking session of early career researchers and professionals.

At the End, WCPT congress left me with motivations, inspirations and energy to try to join next congress in 2017. So, let me say "See you in Cape Town, South Arfrica" InShaAllah!!!