Conference Diary - Day 7

David Ratcliffe, President | February 26, 2009 Events
Not really a Conference day at all. Up early for the flight home. I had breakfast with my daughter, Amy, who came over from England to help out at the Reg Desk. We splashed $20 on keno as we sat in the cafe and lost it all (of course!) I guess...

Conference Diary - Day 6

David Ratcliffe, President | February 25, 2009 Events
We had a few technical glitches in the final keynote this morning; one time the music we'd been expecting didn't start, so Clint Fletcher grabs a mic and started singing the Beatles song we needed - and he knew all the words! Way to go Clint! Two more awards ... Student...

Conference Diary - Day 4

David Ratcliffe, President | February 23, 2009 Events
Another long day (they're ALL long days!) We kicked things off with the "The Early Pink Show" again. I think this format works really well. We profile some of the key personalities at the Conference in a late-night talk show format. As to be expected, Craig Ferguson was very funny...

Conference Diary - Day 3

David Ratcliffe, President | February 22, 2009 Events
A VERY long day! Started with a staff meeting at 7:00am (seeing about 50 Pinkers all wearing orangey shirts first thing in the morning was quite a sight!) Later in the morning we opened up the Reg Desk and held our breath. Last year this was one aspect of the event...

Conference Diary - Day 2

David Ratcliffe, President | February 21, 2009 Events
Most of today was spent in an extended meeting with our buddies - "The International Pinkers & Partners". This year we have colleagues from Mexico, South Africa, Trinidad, Netherlands & UK - as well as the USA & Canada. It was good to see some of the folks I haven't seen since last...

Conference Diary - Day 1

David Ratcliffe, President | February 20, 2009 Events
OK - so this isn't actually the 1st day of Pink's 13th Annual Conference & Exhibition. But it is the first of what will be a 7 day stay for me at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. I flew in this morning - the Friday before things really start to get hectic,...