Written by: Tracy Hsieh

On Sept. 11 morning, the 2019 TIMA Annual Convention’s achieving a successful start of the convention through interact games.

The convention begins in introducing all the functional groups, and inviting the leaders of the groups coming on stage. Then representatives from 24 countries/nations go on stage to show our big welcome to all 506 participants, among which, members from Burkina Faso, Ecuador, Mozambique, and Syria are “first-timers”.

Dr. Lin Chin-Lon, CEO of Tzu Chi Medical Foundation take the artificial assistants (robots) to say hello to all the members. As the organizer of this convention, Dr. Lin Shinn-Zong, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital Superintendent also makes a welcome speech and expresses gratitude to all the function group volunteers for preparing food, cleaning up the areas, and all related work.

Most hosts expressed that this will be good programs to be presented within the 3- day convention, including sharing of the medical technique used in the disaster relief.

Following the program of Eight Form Tai Chi, performed by 144 medical personnel from Hualien TC Hospital. The exciting interact game through Kahoot gives everybody a quick understanding of the convention highlights, such as: This is the 23rd TIMA annual convention, the theme is "Compassion Bearing Wisdom, Technology Stemming from Human Love",...etc.

Hope every participants can enjoy this convention and recharge oneself professionally and spiritually.