Parting Words about the Conference from NEDMA’s New President, Craig Blake
June 24th, 2006
Craig Blake, who was installed as President of the New England Direct Marketing Association at NEDMA ‘06, has just a few parting words about the conference before we put this blog to rest for at least a short summer hiatus. Here’s Craig…
Well, 10 months of planning and preparation have passed and NEDMA ‘06 is in the history books. After all of the countless hours of organization and STRESS, it is all over. It kind of reminds me of Christmas morning when I was a little boy. All of that anticipation, build-up and excitement, then it is over, just like that, in the blink of an eye. Poof!
On Thursday night (June 15) after the conference, I had a chance to enjoy a frosty pint with fellow NEDMA ‘06 volunteers Ben Borne, Bob Cargill and Doug Hamer to celebrate the success of the conference, and we all came to the same conclusion: It was truly a fantastic journey and seeing everyone so excited and enjoying themselves so much made it worth all of the hard work. So to all of you in attendance, thank you.
I would also like to express my appreciation for all of the speakers, lunchtime discussion leaders, exhibitors, sponsors and volunteers who made NEDMA’s 44th annual conference such a huge success. We broke attendance records across the board with over 375 total attendees. This is a testament to you, members of New England’s direct marketing community.
Look out world, here we come!
On a related topic, rumor has it that Gary Lubarsky, Vice President of NEDMA and chair of NEDMA ‘07, has already started planning next year’s conference. If you would like to join the excitement and help plan it with him, or if you would like to serve as a speaker, sponsor or exhibitor, please drop us a line at . Otherwise, don’t forget to check back here. I suspect the blog will continue, providing you with all of the behind-the-scenes coverage of next year’s event.
Signing off as NEDMA ‘06 co-chair, on behalf of Bob Cargill and myself…
…good night, New England direct marketers! We will see you again soon.
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