It was great seeing all of you wonderful SW grantees in Richmond earlier this week! I hope your travels home were safe and that you gained some new information and resources as a result of our event. I definitely learned a few things at the 2009 VTSF Grantee Conference and I couldn't wait to post at least a few of them here:
10. If ever you are asked to serve on the Audio/Visual Set Up Team for a conference of 200+ of your favorite colleagues and esteemed co-workers, be sure to smile politely, say no thanks and RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN in the opposite direction!
10. If ever you are asked to serve on the Audio/Visual Set Up Team for a conference of 200+ of your favorite colleagues and esteemed co-workers, be sure to smile politely, say no thanks and RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN in the opposite direction!
9. If you actually end up serving on said Team, be sure to wear sensible shoes.
8. If you are a die-hard Coke drinker and stay at the Downtown Marriott in Richmond, you should probably plan to pack a cooler or be ready to spend much of your time tracking down vending machines on Broad Street.
7. If you ever find yourself working on AV and trying to track down a Diet Coke simultaneously, keep up with your wallet.
6. Cold tortellini in alfredo sauce is not all that tasty.
5. Prevention conferences are always made more interesting when elderly folks from a neighboring meeting room (can anyone say Family Reunion?) wander into break out sessions and offer their assistance.
4. When hosting a tobacco use prevention event that also includes obesity information, it is just plain TORTUOUS to be meeting near groups that have candy bars and cheesecake offered during breaks.
3. Consult your hotel floor plan promptly upon arrival. Otherwise you could be schlepping A LOT of AV equipment A LONG WAY in very uncomfortable shoes.
2. Even the brightest of yellow folders, can and do end up MIA sometimes.
1. Despite the ups and downs of conference planning, a few logistical nightmares and some just plain blonde moments, this week was a good one and I'm thankful for the fine folks I work with (and especially thankful for their patience with me)!
Have a great story you'd like to share from our conference this year? Leave a comment or email me.
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3 comments:
Too funny! The cheesecake from the family reunion was soooo tempting! It was good to see everyone again. We had a blast!
-Holly
you were so funny admitting the elevator issue. but getting to hear all the other issues was fun too!!! Hope you had a restful weekend.
anonymous was me, ashley parks
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