One of the very cool things that not everyone knows about is that each convention signals the stepping down of one president and the stepping up of another. There is an official “pass the gavel” ceremony somewhere for formality, but more often than not, there’s a couple of other cool things involved that you’ll want to participate in. One of those is obtaining an incoming presidential pin. If you meet the new incoming president during convention, ask him for a pin and he/she will give you one. Pretty soon, you’ll have a nice little collection of convention bling, AND you will have met a member of the leadership team for the next year.
I know it’s difficult being at convention for the first time, so here’s your first assignment, find the incoming president, introduce yourself and then ask him for a pin.
To make this job a lot easier for you, I’m going to help you out. Next year’s president will be Steve Busch and he looks like this. He is pictured here with his wife, Julie, who is also a member of our Board of Directors.
Stay tuned for more first-timer hints, tips and tricks.