Congrats on not only securing the scholarship, but in actually getting over there and getting involved.1/20 men to women isn't too shabby! TF you were not the only one, though I'm sure you would have handled it with aplomb if that was the way it played out.
I've done some intensive training with Cancer Australia which was heavy on the science component. That was a week in Sydney, which is hardly California. But then I didn't have to spend all that time in a plane not playing well with others either, which was probably in everyone's best interests
It's a bit bewildering to start with but if you haven't got a handle on the terminology and some of the processes you run the risk of being the token consumer which is definitely not were we want to be. It AI now or nothing if I'm asked onto a project. That early training and the connections you build with the other participants are invaluable. Good on you! Are you coming to the Melbourne conference on the 11th?
