The 21st Meeting of the PSRC was convened in London at the venerable White House Hotel on May 1 and 2, 1998.  Big Ben seen through the moving monument to time and water was created as the logo for this meeting.  In passing, it might be noted that the White House Hotel is situated in central London, Zone 1, and was a billet for U.S. Army officers during World War II.
 

Organizers...reveling in success

The organizers were Drs. Martin Black, John McGrath, Karen Harman, and Balbir Bhogal.  The meeting was splendid and managed to the utmost by John McGrath.  In attendance were speakers from China, Japan, California, the U.K., and Italy, as well as fellows from the Institute of Dermatology at St. Thomas' Hospital in England who come from all over the world.
 

Wistful thinking of the Chairpersons...
     
 

Speakers:

The talks from all over were magnificent, well presented, and highly stimulating.  The discussion initially dominated by the faculty ultimately became, as expected, a general phenomena.  Martin Black introduced special lectures for the first time and these were very well received.  While all were excellent and some were particulary memorable, David Paige of London, presented an outstanding representation of the dermatological aspects of HIV infection as seen in England, and John McGrath, in the final lecture, presented new information on differential diagnosis of inherited blistering diseases in newborns along with a tantalizing quiz that was flunked by most of the attendees.  During the main talks, Terry Ryan enunciated a call for more dermatologists to investigate dermatologic diseases and needs in the Pacific Rim, and Carlo Pincelli introduced us to the possibility that bucky balls may simulate antioxidants in preventing UV induced apoptosis in keratinocytes.
 

During the meeting, old and new friends had a chance to get together and exchange ideas:
 

After a short break to change our shorts and comb our hair, we took a walking trip to the British Association of Dermatology (BAD) House to view the U.K. expertise in maintaining history.

And now, the meeting of old friends...
See the shining, smiling faces.  New faces also appear, and they brim with expectation and the pleasure of the moment.

Back at the White House Hotel, the party continued with pints of beer and whiskey and much joviality and conviviality.  After the speeches, the band played on with a rock-n-roll motive.  All in all, it was a highly successful, stimulating, and fun meeting.

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