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Connection Date: Saturday, August 16

For me, annual meeting events so far, have consisted of yesterday's golf "challenge," today's EMS Council meeting, and a focused trip to the ASAE bookstore for CAE study materials. That's the objective part.

The subjective part includes a very interesting international seat mate on the bus ride to the golf course, meeting the other 3 guys in my foursome, a friendly "ambassador" on my way into the convention center who insisted on walking with me to pick up my badge holder, saying hello to existing and new members of the Council during our meeting, personal, yet again, help from Esther of the ASAE staff at the bookstore and greeting several fellow Prometheans along the way.

Back at the office, we all have "interesting" board members, "complex" staff members and high maintenance association members. Isn't it nice to come together in a collegial way and actually get help from others, who have lived through similar situations, and who provide some examples and "work-throughs" that actually pay off?

Lest you think I am all rosy, know that I could have written this out by the pool, if only the Marriott Gaslamp had one.