Friday,August 13th, 2010As we count down the last few days before e4, the EXCITEMENT as well as a tiny bit of ANXIETY manages to creep its way into the noise of my mind. It is not so different from the fear I experienced when I was venturing off to my first day of school; or departing off to college ~ terrifying!! Even my first day of work, here at Experient, over 22 years ago conjured feelings of that first day of school so many years ago!
It is a feeling that at times is so hard to explain, yet I know we have all experienced “Anticipation”!!
Each year in our planning efforts for e4, I gain all the more respect for our valued clients who work on their annual meetings all year long. . . or any type of meeting for that matter ~ they all take so much Work!
I know that if I went back and found all of the scraps of paper that I scribbled notes on during this planning process, I for sure would be able to wallpaper my bathroom at home or at the very least publish a small novel ~ UGH so many trees!
Look forward to seeing all of you who are attending e4, and ANTICIPATING a fun filled, productive conference for ALL.
PS – If any of you have any words of wisdom to calm the butterflies, feel free to reach out. . .
Teri Tonioli
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Teri Tonioli is currently Senior Vice President of Strategic Account Management and serves as the e4 Conference Chair. She has over 20 years with Experient, originally Conferon. Teri' is active inPCMA, MPI, ASAE and IAEE. In 2009, Tonioli was appointed to the Board with the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) and is on the Board of the Convention Industry Council, currently serving as Chair of Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX). |
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