NAEA Treasurer Frank Shaffer gets an earful here in more ways than one
106°F !! These kids have the right idea: temperatures in KC soared to as much as 106°F during convention, not including the humidity heat index
Thunder in the Heartland: as many as 30,000 Harley-Davidson bikers showed up for a celebration across from convention at the Westin-Crown Center. The Charlie Daniels band also showed up along with the heat: whoever said the devil went down to Georgia?
I had the pleasure of dining with former NAEA president Howard Sobelman and his lovely wife Joyce during the NAEA banquet
NAEA President Kirby Robinson posing with President-elect Faye Touchet
NAEA's Marissa Raso-Wardell so happy to serve us
NAEA's Michael Dade posing hear with an unidentified MOSEA member
The Missouri Society was very hospitable to convention attendees: here they appear a little suspect as I quickly snap a picture
The registration booth at convention
Sue Church and I pose with NAEA President Kirby Robinson: Sue was the only other ORSEA member who attended NAEA convention
A roundtable discussion took place among the presidents of state affiliates: a meeting of minds that some didn't mind meeting
A network breakfast meeting yielded some intellectual discussion and satisfied appetites
The skyline over Union Station can be seen here: Union Station is apparently North America's largest active train depot
NAEA convention was held in the building to the right, with the HQ of massive Hallmark nearby: H&R Block HQ are also in KC.