APC was my first event wherein I am part of the core team. I was the delegate services coordinator and my main task was to take care of the needs of the delegates 'from womb to tomb' (as what my boss told me). Prospecting delegates was also one of my function in the team. Being the DSC was not easy especially for an event that doesn't really appeal to prospect delegates. It was so hard to get delegates even though we were giving free seats to those who register two delegates from one company. But even if there were so many hardships and hurdles along the way, APC was a success.
I have only fond memories of APC. Everything bad that had happened prior and during the event became blurred and I can't even remember some things that had happened. The APC memory file in my brain was probably overwritten by 'APC good memories only' file. I will not forget meeting my delegates, persuading people to fill out the feedback form, running back and forth from the reg booth to the secretariat, sharing stories with my very good student assistant, waking up so early in the morning, eating granola bars, meeting Jim and her husband, going to China Town, Esplanade and Sentosa, watching an Indian movie in the wee hours of the night, crying because of anger and riding the super cool interconnected trains of Singapore and cable cars.
Compared to other events that we handled last year, being the DSC of APC was relatively easy onsite compared to other events. I was lucky to have an understanding event manager (Tintin), very accomodating program coordinator (Ktin), my favorite awards coordinator (Jemah), the friendly media and PR coordinator (Shawn), my coffee maker IT guy (Warren) and my rolling on the bathroom floor DSC assistant (Grace) and the student assistants who made our lives easy (can't remember all their names).
(AP 2008 Team)
I hope the AP 2009 team will have a blast during the event this coming July. All the hardships and stress you've experienced this past few months will fade away once the event is over. I have only good wishes and prayers for all of you. Go AP '09 Team! Go! Go! Go! Aja!
