Has anyone ever attended the Annual Congress on International Drug Discovery Science and Technology (IDDST) before? You can see the link here but I cannot figure out if it is predatory or not (https://www.iddst.com/iddst2026/default.asp). Any help would be appreciated.
Dear Annick van Niekerk I see numerous red flags:
-According to their own contact info https://www.iddst.com/iddst2026/ContactUs.asp related to BIT … There is a big warning here https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.bitcongress.com with Dalian, China as contact and the name Belinda Wang. If indeed related to BIT Congress then they are listed here as predatory https://www.evscienceconsultant.com/blog/predatory-meetings-and-how-to-avoid-them
-According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIT_Life_Sciences BIT Life Sciences, BIT Congress Inc. and BIT Group Global Ltd) are one and the same thing and they are not discussed positively
The thing is that most likely the whole thing will take place but see the very telling story of how such an event is organized here https://www.technologynetworks.com/tn/articles/inside-a-fake-conference-a-journey-into-predatory-science-321619 and here is a report on how a BITcongress feels like https://dub.uu.nl/en/depth/rogue-companies-rip-scientists-through-fake-conferences
Personally, I would avoid this one.
Best regards.
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