Overall my observation of the SWVS was very good. From the beginning stages it was
interesting to see how everything came together. The first meeting that was held back in
August between the hotel staff and the SWVS staff was informative and left me with many
questions as to how the event would turn out. I was amazed at the transformation of the
hotel and exhibit hall the day before the event. I found that the hotel staff was very helpful
and that all the attendees were well taken care of. I stayed at the hotel which was a great
experience. I was able to get a feel for what the attendees were experiencing.
The first day was an early one meeting with the SWVS and hotel staff at 7am. I think this
was the first time I realized how large this convention really was. My first assignment was
to work at the registration booth on the fist floor. This was to be many of my locations to
come. Registration was quite an undertaking to say the least. Most attendees had
preregistered online or by mail. The packets that were handed out had all the tickets to the
events as well as schedules. There were a few mistakes on the name badges and caused
some confusion. That takes me to my next assignment in the staff office to reprint and run
the badges back to the registration area. I think that next year there should be a name
badge booth located next to registration. Iwent around helping out in other areas as needed
