The year was 2003, the location was Fort Worth, Texas, and the reason I was there was to attend my first ever Southern Regional Conference. I suppose you could say that is where I fell hopelessly in love with SMPS…and Doug Parker! The love affair had officially begun. Little did I know then that this [...]

My first Southern Regional Conference was in Fort Worth in 2003, the second year it was held.  It was a fabulous event, but was going through the growing pains that all new ventures go through.  I remember bringing drinks in and icing them down in Dana Duran’s bathtub (Dana was chair that year).  I remember [...]