This year's NAR Convention is a very different one for me for several reasons.  I've always attended governance meetings and NAR educational sessions.  This year is the first where most of what I've done, and will be doing, is outside all the NAR stuff.

And what a blast this convention has been so far!!  I've had the great pleasure of attending the Cyber Professionals meeting as a guest of Linda Davis, along with fellow guests Monika and Jay McGillicuddy.  Chris Griffith was a guest as well.  Other AR members who are part of the Cyber Professionals are Kristal Kraft, Jim Lee, Angus "Moo" Woodbury, Sharon Simms.  Teresa Boardman was there as well.  How great to finally get to meet some of these people that I've interacted with online for some time now, some for years at this point through other online networks and communities!

We had the great pleasure (!) of finally meeting Rich Jacobson and Brad Andersohn, @ActiveBrad and @ActiveRIch.  They were our speakers yesterday morning, and Rudy from Trulia spoke to us yesterday afternoon, @Trulia.  This morning we'll be hearing Brian Brady and Greg Swan speak to us at our breakfast meeting.

I've seen lots of pictures from different meet-ups, and thought I'd share some of mine as well.  Put your cursor over each picture for description and/or names.

And no doubt, tonight even more pictures will be taken as the AR Orlando Party takes place - 8pm at the Hard Rock Cafe at City Walk.  Now THAT should be fun!!

I am LOVING this year's convention, and to think I almost didn't come......

Stay tuned for more posts and pics - the AR party is tonight after all, and that should be ripe picture-taking grouds for sure!!

Wish you all could be here with us - it's so great to actually meet people I've been conversing with on-line for so long now!