My secod EMS Expo Eve is in the books and boy was it a fun one.
Hurricane Irene pushed my flight back a day and I did not get into town until almost a full day later than I had initially planned. Â For those of you who are wondering, my area did not get hit very bad, but to the north of us there was a considerable amount if flooding.
After getting settled in, and a great dinner at Margaritaville complete with one of their staff sliding down off of a volcano and into a blender, it was off to the Hard Rock Cafe on the strip. Â Zoll was once again our gracious host and thanks to Charlotte and her team, we all had a great time. Â Zoll secured the third floor of the Cafe (yes the whole thing) complete with an outdoor seating area full bar, and appetizers. What started a year ago with eight friends getting together at the House of Blues in Dallas had now grown to a group of close to one hundred conference attendees and social media gurus. Â It provided a great chance for all of us to make some new friends and, for those of us who have not seen each other since EMS Today in March, it gave us an opportunity to catch up with some old friends.
The view of the Las Vegas Strip from our balcony at the Zoll Blogger Bash
If you have never been to Las Vegas, you should know that it is a city that never sleeps, and last night was no exception. Â Some of us got to bed at two or three AM, and others did not get to sleep at all. Â Today being the first true day of EMS Expo though meant that many of us had to be up early to help set up booths, make classes, and nurse our hangovers.
The time since I drove out of Baltimore back in March has seemed to fly by. Some people like Justin, Natalie, and Random, I’ve talked to quite a bit over the last couple of months, and others I have not seen since we parted ways at the Pratt Street Ale House some six months ago. Â Regardless, there never seems to be enough time in the day, so I plan on squeezing as much fun and as much education into the next seventy two hours.
An elevated view of the EMS Expo exhibit hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center
If you are here at EMS Expo, come join us at the Podcasting booth. Â There will be shows going on over the next couple of days, and you will have a chance to meet many of the bloggers, podcasters and Tweeters who are attending this year’s conference.
Also, the big reveal of Interventions will happen this Friday. Â Be sure to check back here to get the web address for the magazine.
And finally, thanks to Charlotte and her team at Zoll for putting on such a great party for us again. Â Their dedication towards the EMS Social Media community is greatly appreciated.