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PCMA arrival

Posted by Kristi Casey Sanders on January 10, 2009 at 6:41 pm

By Sandy Biback, CMP, CMM

Well, it was a whirlwind from the moment I left Toronto, from networking at the airport to meeting the PCMA Canada East Freddie Kippert student winner on the plane. (She was seated right behind me.)

The Hilton was buzzing with activity. After snacks with good friends and doing some brainstorming, it was off to register and then to the Riverwalk with Bonnie Wallsh of PCMA’s SE chapter, enjoying ice cream, good discussion and warm weather.

And now to make decisions about exciting educational sessions. Whew! So many excellent choices. Can’t wait to hear Stephen Lewis.

Sandy

(signing off until tomorrow for another exciting PCMA day)

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Sandy Biback, CMP, CMM, has over 20 years experience in the conference, meetings and events industry. She worked for both corporations and associations before forming Imagination+ Meeting Planners Inc. in 1990.  She will be blogging about her experiences at the Professional Convention Management Association annual meeting Jan. 10-14.

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