EDUCATION SUNSHINE STATE STYLE

I've just returned from the 27th Annual AHDI-FL Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida. We were honored to have both Susan Lucci, 209 AHDI President and Barb Marques, 2009 AHDI President-Elect in attendance. The onsite coordinator for this meeting was Vallie Piloian, past AHDI BOD President and Debbie Wolfe, AHDI-FL President, did a marvelous job overseeing the meeting for all 107 attendees. The speakers were outstanding and the vendor area was packed with a nice cross-section of vendors. We managed to sell several items at the AHDI booth and had an opportunity to demonstrate the Knowledge Base [KB] to many, many people over the three-day conference. I venture to say a few folks will be ordering their KB license very soon.

For me, it was also an opportunity to reconnect with friends I had not seen in over a year due to my busy schedule as AHDI President last year. We had lots of laughs and even a few tears. Hopefully, we can do more of the same at ACE in Nashville this summer. Networking with colleagues, continuing one's education, and sharing experiences still rates as important reasons to attend as many conferences as possible.

Congratulations AHDI-FL on an outstanding meeting!