A meeting of the minds took place this week in Warrensburg after the Monday session of the NCST proceedings. After a enjoyable meal at the local Applebee's, Denny Coughlin, Cheryl Wolf, Charley Kennington, Susan Hunt and Kathy Furneaux (co-presenter Jean Zimmerman was not able to attend the meeting) met to discuss the ins and outs of the workshop, which would include two school buses, a smoke machine, some cameras, some school bus seats and a lot of pre-planning. It was interesting to sit back and watch the combined years of experience working together to plan out all aspects of the class, to see the workshop slowly take shape into something that everyone involved was excited about.

This is just one glimpse into all the work that goes into every EXPO workshop, or any conference workshop for that matter. The people involved do so because of their passion to educate, working long hours with no pay and not enough recognition. The next time you take a workshop, not matter what conference you attend, think about all the planning involved, the hours spent organizing thoughts and the passion behind the information provided.