3 Days in Washington

My Wednesday through Friday last week were full, fantastic, interesting days spent at the Direct Marketing Association Washington Conference. With an invitation from Polly Craik of Fineline, I attended the conference and met many wonderful people.

The days were packed with sessions and networking with the highlight of the Thursday evening reception at the Canadian Embassy in Washington (the photo above is from the reception room, looking out).

The Premier of Manitoba, Gary Doer, addressed the group at the reception. Later that evening, I had the privilege of dining with the Premier, the Deputy Minister of Federal-Provincial and International Relations and Trade Diane Gray, and several other interesting and stimulating dinner guests.

We handed out a gift card to each guest at the reception, as a thank you from Fineline. The card was printed on our plantable eco paper that grows wildflowers when the card is planted.

What a great way to communicate the message - a beautiful full-color on a card made from 100% post-consumer waste, which can later be planted to grow beautiful wildflowers. It was a lovely card and will provide each guest with a blooming reminder of the special evening.

Thank you to each and every person that I met at the DMA. I look forward to meeting again!