Spring Conference - Over and done with

This weekend I attended my first conference in about a year and a half. There were some problems I had with district leadership that pushed me away from the district's activities. Our new leaders figured out the right things to say to bring me back into the fold and I followed like a donkey following a carrot on a stick.
If felt nice to be part of things again. Five members from the club attended. I got my DTM medal (pictures soon!) and made people laugh. I felt liked and wanted... mostly because people are feeling comfortable speaking out about things they don't like. I think we feel more like a proactive community rather than people just letting the system do it's thing. Maybe it's that I surround myself with change agents. I made sure to leave my honest feedback for the conference planners. I am going to try conference planning again next year, but not taking on the big roles right away. I seem to be committing myself to some big things at work and with my education. I need to remember to keep everything in balance.
I am excited about our new leaders- Sherri, Bill and Ben. I think they both get the issues people are concerned about. I spoke with a few people about my pet concers: DCP Cheating and Technology. I got some comments that the DCP system is broken and we need to fix it. I stuck to my point that it's only a tool and that we have encouraged cheating for too long. One person agreed with me and then told me he was holding off on putting his paperwork in for a DTM because his club didn't need it this year. I had to walk away from that conversation. A few people said things about holding awards, but no others had the balls to agree on the cheating issue and share their little cheat.