Olsztynski Editorial: AIM/R's Passion For Learning
I said "the last two annual meetings" because AIM/R's 2001 conference in Monterey, CA and 2002 meeting in Key Largo, FL last April were the only ones I've attended since rejoining Supply House Times in January 2001. They may well have been putting on excellent programs for many years before that.
Also, the "modest budget" comment reflects the fact that AIM/R is a boutique organization with a little over 300 members and conference attendance of around 250, spouses included. My career has taken me to some lavish conventions with thousands in attendance, speaker budgets ranging well into six figures and household names as keynoters. Those were fulfilling experiences. Yet, in terms of pertinent educational value, AIM/R meetings hold their own even with those big-budget spectaculars.