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High marks go to ASAE & The Center for finding a way to make the presentation this morning by John Graham and Pam Hemann engaging. Finding a good moderator is key, but the coffeehouse setting made it a little more relaxed, not so pretentious. I was a little underwhelmed by the musical, but my “cheesiness barometer” is particularly sensitive – or maybe that’s the cynical Gen Xer in me. It was humorous, but I wonder if one or two songs would have sufficed? It is a long general session.

The four key initiatives for the upcoming year were presented… the last two I recall were social responsibility and diversity – which dovetail nicely, in my opinion. In particular, I’ll be curious to see what the upcoming year holds for diversity. It wasn’t clear what the goal was, though after serving on the Diversity Committee several years ago, I could probably make some educated guesses. Tomorrow’s presentation by David Cooperrider should shed some light on the social responsibility initiative.