Mike Hale: Advantages of the personal touch

Attending the London edition of the Specsavers Mini Professional Advancement Conference (MiniPac) last Sunday was an informative experience for me. Held at County Hall on the banks of the River Thames in central London, this was the 10th and final instalment of a series of face-to-face events that began back in February and have subsequently been held across the main geographical areas of the British Isles.

In-person optical events still retain a slight shimmer of novelty in this post-pandemic world. Going along to this one paid off journalistically in a way that can’t really be achieved online with a couple of chance meetings during the lunch break resulting in leads for future articles.