Dr Chesterfield-Evans represented the Movement there, and presents his report. First some reflections, then the real news. Paris is a great city. The food is excellent, and not necessarily expensive. The first thing that strikes a 'health person' is that there are almost no fat people in Paris apart from tourists.
People dress well and eat non-fattening foods.
The conference was at 'La Defence' on the outskirts of Paris. The venue was somewhat impersonal. There was little tea or coffee and few places to sit, which made networking harder. Delegates were invited to the magnificent Town Hall by Jacques Chirac, the Paris mayor and presidential hopeful. Chirac was not there himself, and was replaced by another official, a snub which offended some French non-smokers, but was not actually noticed by most delegates.