As President, I had so many people come up to me to say thanks for a great event. I was quick to point out that I didn't do it, the members did. The people who came were all great human beings. The organizing committee of ZENngine Master, Joe Alexander, 4-time committee person Alfred Esser, your Treasurer Mike Mizesko, and local coordinator, Alex Djuric, deserve most of the organizing credit. But, anyone who was asked to do anything immediately jumped in and over delivered. Great thanks are due for all of our sponsors, and presenters. And the real success was that everyone in attendance, even new owners, had some knowledge or experience to share that will help someone in the future.
I had the opportunity to speak to Gernold Nissius and Brad Peterson at the same time about an issue with my car. Where else in the world can you have that experience? At one point, we had Joe, Gernold, Brad, Dan Caron, Chuck Taylor and Mike Eegan sitting side by side for a technical Q&A. Are you kidding me?! Talk about a brain trust!
I encourage each of you around the world to consider the elements that made this great and seek to do a similar, if smaller event in your region. You don't have to do everything yourself. As we have seen over and over, Pagoda owners are hungry for knowledge and generous in their sharing. If you want advice on how to do it, those of us with PUB experience are ready and willing.
