The world's largest scientific/medical congress is ARVO (Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology) and it used to be held every year in Sarasota, Florida. A few years ago they decided to move the venue elsewhere and I suggested Anchorage, Alaska, because I'd never been there. For some reason they chose Fort Lauderdale, Florida where it remains to this day - go figure... I mean what does Fort Lauderdale have that Anchorage doesn't...?
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