The energy on display at the 2016 AIM/R Conference at The Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Fla., was as persistent as the Miami sunshine.
After an all-day AIM/R Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 18, the organization held a one-hour reception for the first-time attendees before the full cast of veterans arrived. AIM/R President Stew Chaffee (of Aston, Pa.-based rep firm and pme’s 2014 Manufacturers Rep of the Year Rich-Tomkins Co.) told pme (in a podcast that you can listen either in audio-only format at www.pmengineer.com/media/podcasts/2594 or in a video at http://bcove.me/9nv873j1) attendance was 400, including 66 manufacturer companies. That comes up just short of the 2015 AIM/R Conference totals and Chaffee notes that Zika virus scares might have played a factor in the slight dip in attendance.