Day one of AHP Hoofprints in the Sand Seminar is over. It was a day that presented some crazy arrivals for a few attendees. Speaker Ryan Dohrn had planned to arrive a day early to prepare for his Thursday afternoon session on digital publishing strategies. So much for planning ahead. A cancelled flight on Wednesday due to a bad storm delayed his departure until Thursday. No problem, his rescheduled flight would have him in San Diego by 10 a.m. in plenty of time for his 1:00 session. Well, that plan got scrapped when his plane went to LAX due to mechanical problems.
Plan B went into action when Kim Brown received a text from Erin Ryder that her plane was diverted to LAX at the same time I received a text from Ryan. Quickly, Kim notified Erin to text Ryan so they would know they were on the same flight. They rented a car and headed south to San Diego.
Meanwhile, the AHP command center prepared for Ryan's delayed arrival by flipflopping the sessions and Kim Brown started her Sharing Ideas session at 1:00. We rescheduled the coffee break and hoped Ryan would arrive in time for the 2:30 start of his session. At 2:45 Ryan arrived and walked into the meeting room to cheers from the attendees.
There was high praise for Ryan's two-hour session. Bravo Ryan! We all appreciate your determination to get to San Diego and your inspiring advice.
And then there was Farnam's Ron Akre's car breakdown 75 miles from San Diego. Who ya gonna call? Carrie Foote came to his resuce by renting a car and heading out to get him. You will have to ask Ron and Carrie in the Resource Center for the rest of the story. I left them assembling their attendee gift bags well into the night.
Yup, it's been an exciting day, a little chilly for some attendees who planned on wearing sandals, shorts or sundresses. But, the Alltech Reception was a warm welcome to the beach and we all had a great time.
What will tomorrow bring for AHP attendees? Can't wait to find out.
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