Eighteen AAPA members, including a few spouses, kicked off the 2011 convention with the traditional Charlie Bush Chinese supper, held this year at the 5 Joy Chinese Restaurant. The fare was plentiful--dishes just kept coming and coming! And from comments I heard, the food was greatly enjoyed. Liz and Ron Hylton agreed that it was the most unusual meal they have had, and of course they enjoyed it immensely.
Members attending this function were Len and Bette Carrick (California), George Hamilton (Vienna, Austria), Ron and Liz Hylton (Washington), Jiyani Lawson (Oregon), Mike O'Connor (Arizona), Susan Petrone (Ohio), Steve Robison (California), Peter and Connie Schaub (Virginia), Jack and Maurine Scott (Ohio), Bob and Mardi Siekmann (California), Ivan Snyder (Oregon), and Dave and Liz Tribby (California).
Other members who have arrived at convention headquarters in the Foster City Crowne Plaza are Greg and Sally McKelvey (Arizona) and Dean Rea (Oregon).
It is evident that convention co-chairmen Dave Tribby and Steve Robison have affairs well-organized. Registration was quick and pleasant. Members are delightedly chatting and catching up on each other since they have last met--and some are meeting for the first time. When I finally left the hospitality suite at around 10:00 p.m., things were still going well.
Stay tuned for further convention events as they unfold. --Ivan Snyder
