Being a part of the 2010 IFA Convention Planning Committee was fun, but seeing the whole 50th Anniversary Convention come together was really fun!! When we were having discussion about who the Opening General Session speaker should be, no one was quite sure how Bush would be received so shortly after the ending of his Presidency. Quite frankly, that trepidation was also part of the appeal. Well, I must say, I think we made the right decision because Bush was tremendously appealing to those who already liked him and he even "impressed" some who went into the session disliking him. He was funny, witty, patriotic, self-depracating and Joe Average-guy with those with whom he interacted. He said Laura told him he now has time to take out the garbage - his new "Domestic Agenda" - very cute!
The IFA once again did a stellar job pulling together a wonderful event. Unfortunately, I was not able to stay for it all, but I know the ending was probably better than the beginning. Way to go IFA staff and volunteers! It was such a pleasure to work on this event from start to finish. And, the Women's Leadership Conference rocked!! Jane Abell, President/COO of Donato's Pizza, did a great job being very forthright and transparent with their story. Our panelists, and moderator, Kerry Olson, were great and added much value!
As is always the issue when coming back from Convention - what to do with all this new information??? 1) Process 2) Prioritize 3) Plan to implement. What a great challenge to have! I better get to sorting through all of my info so we can get to prioritizing. Have a SUPER day!
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