Pulse September 2019 | Page 94

connect With me on faceBook! lynne Walker mcnees WE ARE THRILLED TO ONCE AGAIN be hosting our yearly Conference & Expo at The Venetian Resort, a fitting venue for such a beautiful and joyous event as this was the same property where ISPA held its first Vegas Conference back in 2000. But while the famous saying, “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas” may be true for some things, ISPA is the clear exception. It’s no secret that the ISPA Conference & Expo is the spa industry’s crowning event, and much of our year-round focus is dedicated to making it the best it can be. However, we devote just as much energy to making ISPA an incredible resource for all our members twelve months a year, whether they can make it to Conference or not. Seasoned ISPA members will tell you that ISPA is so much more than an event—something we like to call “ISPA 365.” Your ISPA is a year-round resource. While we enjoy the energy and in-person networking and educational benefits of Conference, ISPA offers a steady stream of those exact things throughout the year in various forms— research, committees, the Media Event, the Job Bank and more—to appeal to an even wider audience than the thousands of members who may (or may not) attend our Conference. The magic of this industry and the world-changing potential it holds cannot be contained by any single event or location, even one as huge as The Venetian Resort! After all, the 2019 ISPA Conference & Expo will only last three days, but the spa business never stops evolving. ISPA 365 is our daily commitment to evolve alongside you for the other 362 days, providing resources and support to help you build a better world made up of healthier people. hoW ArE You —lynne mcnees, isPa President 92 PULSE ■ SEPtEmbEr 2019