Above:
The Sunday morning sunrise in Las Vegas
viewed from Resorts World where
the 2023 ICA Annual Meeting is underway and
continuing through Tuesday (January 23).
Below:
ICA Executive Director Kamila Sekiewicz
greets Sedo CMO Christian Voss
at the registration table Sunday
morning at the Las Vegas Hilton.
Above:
Shortly after registration began, ICA Board
Member Braden Pollock (standing at far left)
gathered some of those first to arrive so they could
introduce themselves to fellow members.
By early
afternoon most of the attendees had registered
and ready to start a busy day of social
events that gave them a chance to choose
among several attractive options. One group (at
right) went to the famous Neon Museum that
has preserves dozens of dazzling original
casino and hotel signs from the city's golden
era. Having seen the museum on various TV
programs over the years it was a place we
always wanted to visit so we went with that
group.
In another photo
from the Neon Museum (below) you see
the massive original sign that graced the
historic Moulin Rouge hotel and casino
in the 1950s and 60s. There were also original
signs from the Sahara, the Stardust,
the Golden Nugget and many more.
Nothing says Vegas like neon so it was
a real treat to get this close up look at the
city's history.
Meanwhile, others
were either exploring the city's old downtown
art district on an electric scooter tour,
driving exotic race cars or hiking
to the highest elevation they could find in Red
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Above:
ICA members on the electric scooter tour of old
Las Vegas Sunday afternoon.
(Photo courtesy of Kevin McKim)
Below:
At the same time one of the most adventurous groups
went on a hike at Red Rock Canyon. We heard
the temperature at the highest point in their trek
dropped to just 20 degrees!
Above:
After the busy day of social outings, members
returned to the Las Vegas Hilton
for the opening night reception and dinner
sponsored by GoDaddy.
Below:
Some of the familiar faces in the opening night
crowd (left to right)
were ICA Board Member Nat Cohen, Attorney Jason
Schaeffer,
ICA Legal Counsel Zak Muscovitch and ICA member Ryan
Finnesy.
Above:
After dinner members were treated to an astonishing
show put on by veteran Las Vegas mentalist Alain
Nu - Tthe Man Who Knows. The
entertaining magician, mentalist and comedian
incorporated members in one remarkable trick after
another, including Penny Nicks (above),
Penny's husband Paul, Tessa Holcomb, Ammar
Kubba, Dr. Gregg McNair and Christian
Voss among others. Alain's appearance was facilitated
by ICA member Kina Merdinian who is a
personal friend of Nu's.
Below:
Truc Tran (center) and Nat Cohen try
to figure out how Alain Nu does it but, like
the rest of us, were left in amazement. Kind of the
way we felt were after seeing how well ICA leaders
performed in bringing their members such an
unforgettable opening day!
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