Getting Ready for PACE
Monday, July 24
The shuttle picked me up at 645 am for a 9:30 am flight out of Philadelphia International Airport. Delaware Express likes to get you there two hours prior to your flight especially on Monday morning. The airport is usually very busy and the security line is horrendous.
Today, there was no traffic on I95 and it was only 65 degrees - my day was starting off perfect. When we got to the airport, I went right through security without waiting. It is Monday isn't it?
I stopped to pick up my newspapers and a diet coke - after all, I had time to sit and relax before getting on the plane. Travel should always be this easy.
The flight was smooth and we actually got to Dallas l5 minutes early. The first thing I noticed when I got to DFW International airport was that there were signs everywhere welcoming the Pink Ladies of Mary Kay Cosmetics. I knew they would be in town but who knew that in the course of three weeks, they would bring 50,000 woman and men from across the country to participate in sales seminars, "feel-good" general sessions and extravagant evening festivities that are reminiscent of a senior prom!
I caught a shared cab with three woman from Indiana who were here for Mary Kay. I didn’t have the heart to tell them my sister-in-law sells Avon!
When I got to the Adam’s Mark Hotel, the headquarters hotel for PACE 2007, the first thing I noticed was that everyone was so attentive. I’m back in the South where hospitality is first and foremost. PACE attendees will love it.
After dropping off my bag, I went right over to the convention center to meet with Freeman Decorating (the company that handles our exhibits), AVW (the company that handles all our audiovisual needs) and of course the convention service manager at the DCC.
The shuttle bus will drop attendees off on the first level where you’ll take the escalator up to registration (sponsored by Sherwin Williams) and the exhibit hall.. Ballroom A is also on this level where we’ll have the Welcome Reception (sponsored by Carboline) and of course, the General Session.
The concurrent education sessions will be held on level one in the A100 meeting rooms. They’ll be one right after the other. All committee meetings will be held on the third level in the A300’s.
We walked outside to where the outdoor exhibits would be and we’re thinking of setting it up to look like a rodeo. Bales of hay, a mechanical bull and roasted peanuts! How fun is that? Keep your eyes opened for more information on what we’re doing out there. I think the outdoor exhibitors are going to like the traffic-building events we’re planning. Maybe we’ll even have a contest to win complimentary registration for 2008 by seeing who stays on the mechanical bull the longest.
Okay, I'm going into the my next meeting with Centerplate, the food and beverage service for the DCC. I'll let you know how that goes.
The shuttle picked me up at 645 am for a 9:30 am flight out of Philadelphia International Airport. Delaware Express likes to get you there two hours prior to your flight especially on Monday morning. The airport is usually very busy and the security line is horrendous.
Today, there was no traffic on I95 and it was only 65 degrees - my day was starting off perfect. When we got to the airport, I went right through security without waiting. It is Monday isn't it?
I stopped to pick up my newspapers and a diet coke - after all, I had time to sit and relax before getting on the plane. Travel should always be this easy.
The flight was smooth and we actually got to Dallas l5 minutes early. The first thing I noticed when I got to DFW International airport was that there were signs everywhere welcoming the Pink Ladies of Mary Kay Cosmetics. I knew they would be in town but who knew that in the course of three weeks, they would bring 50,000 woman and men from across the country to participate in sales seminars, "feel-good" general sessions and extravagant evening festivities that are reminiscent of a senior prom!
I caught a shared cab with three woman from Indiana who were here for Mary Kay. I didn’t have the heart to tell them my sister-in-law sells Avon!
When I got to the Adam’s Mark Hotel, the headquarters hotel for PACE 2007, the first thing I noticed was that everyone was so attentive. I’m back in the South where hospitality is first and foremost. PACE attendees will love it.
After dropping off my bag, I went right over to the convention center to meet with Freeman Decorating (the company that handles our exhibits), AVW (the company that handles all our audiovisual needs) and of course the convention service manager at the DCC.
The shuttle bus will drop attendees off on the first level where you’ll take the escalator up to registration (sponsored by Sherwin Williams) and the exhibit hall.. Ballroom A is also on this level where we’ll have the Welcome Reception (sponsored by Carboline) and of course, the General Session.
The concurrent education sessions will be held on level one in the A100 meeting rooms. They’ll be one right after the other. All committee meetings will be held on the third level in the A300’s.
We walked outside to where the outdoor exhibits would be and we’re thinking of setting it up to look like a rodeo. Bales of hay, a mechanical bull and roasted peanuts! How fun is that? Keep your eyes opened for more information on what we’re doing out there. I think the outdoor exhibitors are going to like the traffic-building events we’re planning. Maybe we’ll even have a contest to win complimentary registration for 2008 by seeing who stays on the mechanical bull the longest.
Okay, I'm going into the my next meeting with Centerplate, the food and beverage service for the DCC. I'll let you know how that goes.
posted by Annette | 6:11 PM
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