POSITIVE VIBE
Gerry Lane was excellent. He presented his material matter-of-factly and was very knowledgeable about the topics. He answered some tough questions with positive solutions. • Jamie Baringer did a great job keeping her session moving and engaging. • Lee Rosebush, the Contract Administration speaker, was really good, entertaining and extremely knowledgeable. I took a lot away from the presentation. • Jeff Anderson and Kim Hansen did a great job presenting on Tips and Tricks of the Edge Competition Software.
I thought Ryan Bradley and David Santee did a great job with the on-ice presentation. • I truly enjoyed David Santee’s presentations. He was energetic and taught a lot of valuable information. • I thought Lisa Fedick’s session on The Business of Coaching and Tiesha DiMaggio’s session on Personal Branding were both very well prepared and had a lot of great information. • Lisa Fedick’s and Paige Scott’s Program Creation Lab was a ton of fun while providing us with real-world experience — super helpful! • Art Sutherland was knowledgeable and communicates well at his audience’s level. • Rob McBride is the smartest guy in the industry! • All of the presenters were knowledgeable and gave great presentations. • Paige Scott is always entertaining and upbeat. • As always, Art Sutherland and Rob McBride were outstanding. • Paige Scott’s session on Production & Theater on Ice Programs was really good — I wish it had been longer! • Paige Scott teaches with fun and excitement and makes sure we are all engaged.
On the Sessions ...
How to Develop Effective Ice Monitor Training by Kevin McCormack was most valuable, because I need some additional policies put in place for my rink and came away with some good info that I can immediately use • Skating director specific sessions were most valuable for me. • I liked the How to Motivate Your Part-time Staff by Bill Dobbs. It will come in handy! • On-ice presentations on Friday were invaluable. I enjoyed learning how other coaches present material to
students and also watching skaters demonstrating the elements and discussing them. Kelly Corcoran Smith did another fabulous job of involving on-ice coaches in everything he did. • The skating director course as well as off-ice choreography were most valuable.
Changing Perception of the Ice Arena Industry with Rob McBride, Lisa Fedick and Liz Mangelsdorf was outstanding! • Legal Discussion — Employee vs Independent Contractor by Lee Rosebush stood out to me as valuable • I felt the on-ice presentations helped me refresh style and learn different approaches and techniques to pass along to our skaters. • Accidents Happen: Learn What You Need to Know to Successfully Navigate the Litigation Process (CAE class) with Corey Cash was outstanding, informative and timely. • Ice Maintenance Tips and Tricks by Ed Peduto was excellent • Risk Management — several things were brought to light that I had not thought about the implications. • Dry Floor/Specialty Events (CAP class) by Paige Scott; in my current position, I am tasked with making sure our dry floor events run smoothly in the off season. This portion of the class helped me network and find more ideas to incorporate into our off-season programming.
I enjoyed Jamie Baringer’s class on Emergency Preparedness — super great and extremely valuable • Tips and Tricks of the Edge Competition Software: I learned several new tricks about the Edge software that will help me in scheduling competitions in the future. • Importance of Building a Team in Your Facility — Bill Dobbs had a lot of great suggestions on how to create employee connections and loyalty as well as getting figure skating and hockey groups to work together. • I enjoyed the ISI Dance Steps session by Alexi Killakov and Gerry Lane. • Accidents Happen: Learn What You Need to Know to Successfully Navigate the Litigation Process (CAE class) was very informative. It helped me understand the process of what could happen if we didn’t do things the way the industry standard is set.
Hope to see you at the
2019 ISI Conference & Trade Show, June 4-7. In honor of our 60th
anniversary, we’re headed back to Chicago, the birthplace of ISI! 10 FAL L 2 018
“ I think the vibe this year was very positive. All the little details were impressive this year. The organization of the conference was one of the best I have been to. There was great communication and all of the staff were able to answer questions. The little gifts and things were a nice touch and well done. I also liked having some free time to explore and network with fellow conference attendees. Thank you to everyone in the office for all of your hard work on the conference and ISI Conference Championships. You all worked tirelessly and with smiles on your faces. Your passion and enthusiasm for the ISI and the ice industry shows, and we appreciate all that you have done and continue to do.”
ISI Treasurer Kevin McCormack, vice president of arena operations, Floyd Hall Arena and Danbury Ice Arena
SPECIAL THANKS TO THIS YEAR’S SPONSORS
CONFERENCE GIFT CIMCO Refrigeration Inc.
EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS FMC Ice Sports
ISI UNIVERSITY (ISIU)
Accent Refrigeration Systems Becker Arena Products Inc.
LUNCH & CONFERENCE OPENING K&K Insurance Group Inc.
ISI AWARDS LUNCHEON American Insurance Agency Inc. Tokio Marine HCC Axis Capital
TRADE SHOW & COCKTAIL RECEPTION
Becker Arena Products, Inc Climate by Design International
RINK DAY BUS TRANSPORTATION RinkMusic
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