More than 1,000 members of our community came together at #ILCA15 for four days of learning the latest concepts in lactation, connecting with leaders and changemakers, and bringing our voices together to transform world health through breastfeeding and skilled lactation care!
We hope that you had as much fun as we did.
If you were not able to join us, it’s not too late to catch the highlights! You can still search the hashtag #ILCA15 on all of our social media platforms and join the conversation. In addition, you can follow the twitter conversation streams from our plenary sessions by clicking on the following Storify links:
Dr. Gail Christopher
Dr. Howard Chilton
Dr. Jane Morton
Dr. Daniel Sellen
Dr. Kerstin Uvnas-Moberg
Dr. Chessa Lutter
Dr. Donna Geddes
Dr. Katherine Dettwyler
Thirty Years of Lactation Research Informing Practice
Several of ILCA’s Past Presidents gathered to be honored at our Opening Ceremony.
We heard from dynamic speakers from all over the world who pointed us towards new research and new ways of thinking.
Our Founders were our guests at a reception thrown in their honor.
We had the opportunity to host the first US screening of the stunning film, MILK.
Our first ever Global Partners Meeting gave us the opportunity to hear from emerging organizations supporting breastfeeding all over the world.
We were able to engage with cutting-edge research all throughout the conference.
And our President, Decalie Brown, made sure we got a “selfie” with the whole crowd during her President’s Address.
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Gasping with gratitude for the links to the Twitter streams of the excellent plenaries, and thrilled that over 1,000 folks came to #ILCA15. Well done!
Thanks for sharing!
People often ask me why I have rarely missed a Conference in these last 30 years – this conference provided it all: great speakers with new and confirming updates, the opportunity to catch up with friends I have not seen in years, make new friends, and – as I teased after having lunch with “total strangers” – the opportunity to “earn 1 CEU at lunchtime” by sharing our varied experiences and learning from each other.