T
he more I’ve learned about
Phoenix as we put together
this issue of Pulse, the more
excited I am about our trip
there this September. Our lovely designer
Marja ensures me that the 95-degree
heat we will experience will feel nothing
like the heat with 100 percent humidity
that we are used to in the South.
Ninety-five degrees down here is a
swamp, but in the desert, it can be
pleasant (so I’m told).
And downtown Phoenix, y’all! The
Sheraton Grand Phoenix and the
“Use this
Pre-Conference
issue to make
your plans and
get excited for
September 24,
when ISPA
members take
over the Valley
of the Sun.”
Phoenix Convention Center are in the
heart of it all. As you’ve read in our passionate about their hometown is an
Countdown to Conference features for understatement! They’ve given us so
the past several issues, we’ve had the many tips and tricks, plus a list of the
pleasure of working with the incredible best places to eat, drink and play (don’t
people at Visit Phoenix who are so worry, we’ve shared them with y’all in
excited for our event. To say they are our Conference Guide on page 44) and
we cannot wait to experience them all.
Most importantly, though, I’m
excited to see all your smiling faces
again! We had our ISPA Staff Retreat not
too long ago, and we were all asked to
give some of our new staff members
some insight into the ISPA Conference
& Expo. We talked a lot about how
Marja Walker, the other half of team Pulse, calls the
sunny state of arizona home. We can’t wait for her to
show us how the locals live this september! she shares
her office in tucson with lulu.
folloW KElly
@PulseEditor
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gracious and warm ISPA members are
about the powerful and inspiring
messages our keynote speakers project
into the audience every morning and
how, even on the sidelines, we can feel
the excitement in the air.
I get to know so many of you
throughout the year through Pulse inter-
views and features, that when the ISPA
Conference & Expo rolls around, it’s so
exciting to see all your faces! You all
have lovely phone voices, but nothing
beats meeting face-to-face.
So, enjoy this Pre-Conference issue of
Pulse, use it to make your ISPA
Conference & Expo plans and allow
every page to make you more and more
excited for September 24, when ISPA
members take over the Valley of the Sun
with warmth, enthusiasm, inspiration
and, of course, hugs.
and how even the most stressful day can
be cured with an ISPA hug. We talked
—KElly HEitz, Editor