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ASI 2008

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

I was privileged to attend this year’s Adventist-laymen’s Services and Industries (ASI) International Convention, which was hosted at the main convention center in Tampa, Florida.

Those who have attended past ASI conventions may remember 3ABN’s booth, which has remained virtually unchanged the previous eight conventions that have passed since I’ve been at 3ABN (and probably longer than that, but that is beyond my time). It was basically one and then later two traditional tradeshow displays, each with space for 3 or 4 backlit Plexiglas panels. The only difference year to year was the choice of panels used, and of course the handouts and the faces present at the booth.

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Off to ASI, Florida Keys

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Tomorrow I am flying to Tampa, Florida, first to attend the ASI convention, and then for a couple days in the Florida Keys with my mom.

3ABN Fans on Facebook Reach 300

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

The number of people who have become “fans” of 3ABN’s Facebook page reached 300 last Monday, the 14th. Activity has been a little slow, because — frankly — I am the only person maintaining that page. I’ve been adding news about major upcoming events, but other than that I haven’t really had any great inspiration for what our page visitors would like to see. A page like this gains value as more people become fans of it, so the future looks good.

Our ASI event on Facebook has taken on a life of its own, with other people inviting friends, beyond my circle of friends that I personally invited. Although the number of people who have indicated their intent to attend is relatively small, it is still good to see regular additions to the numbers just about every week. A frustrating aspect of Facebook is that you can’t simply invite fans to an event (or so it seems); the most you can do is send an update to the fans, and invite your personal friends.

Photos from ASI

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

I meant to include these in my previous post, but didn’t. These are a somewhat random selection of pictures. Unfortunately I missed a lot of photo opps because I didn’t carry the (rather hefty) 3ABN camera with me everywhere I went. Apologies to any friends, old or new, who might feel left out.

Most of my photography was of the live events. Here are some shots from the main auditorium:

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ASI Retrospective

Sunday, August 5th, 2007

I had a really great time at ASI, held this year in Louisville, Kentucky, August 1-4. From a work assignment standpoint, my primary objectives were photography and meeting people, but of course I was blessed with far more than those accomplishments.

As could be expected, I saw many friends at ASI, as well as some family, including my brother and his wife, and my cousin James and his family. I met some new friends. I volunteered a little at 3ABN’s booth, which is always fun (at least when one doesn’t have to do it!). And I volunteered a little at the Health Expo booth that was put together by my friends at LifeStyleTV.

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