I was fortunate to have my work on an AI based Patient Specific Physical Simulation method for accurate surgical image guidance accepted for the Black in AI workshop at NeurIPS 2020. It was my first time attending the conference which was an absolutely amazing experience! I met a great many brilliant scientists specializing in a diverse range of topics and hopefully forged lasting new connections. With 16,000+ attendees and the research community being small I also bumped into many old friends and it was great to catch up. I certainly hope to have the chance to present new work next year!