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Association Insight, February 17, 2021

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ASSOCIATIONINSIGHT Portable Sanitation Association International News BIWEEKLY EDITION FEBRUARY 17, 2021 Page 6 The PSAI's 50th—The History of Conventions and Trade Shows…continued from page 5 Fact: Contrary to what many newer operators in our industry may believe, Nashville (and the Gaylord Nashville Opryland Hotel pictured above) was not always the home of "The Pumper Show" until it moved to Louisville and then Indianapolis in 2012. Bob Kendall lists other places to which this industry convention traveled: • Biloxi, Mississippi • New Orleans, Louisiana (two years in the Superdome) • Dallas, Texas • Fort Worth, Texas • Las Vegas, Nevada • Palm Springs, California • Long Beach, California Fact: Although the PSAI has yet to have an international conference or convention, there have been a series of Spring and Fall Board Meetings that have taken place in various locations throughout the world. In 1994, a Spring Board Meeting was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and that same year the Fall Board Meeting was held in Toronto, Canada. Since that time, the PSAI has reached out to various international associations and members throughout the world with meetings in: • Manchester, England • Dublin, Ireland • Germany (three meetings) • Vienna, Austria • Barcelona, Spain • Bridgetown, Barbados • Vancouver, Canada (two meetings) • Nassau, The Bahamas • Nova Scotia, Canada • Cali, Colombia • Sydney, Australia The 2012 Cali, Colombia Spring Board Meeting was special. PSAI Certification was offered in Spanish and I was able to train, with an interpreter, 39 candidates from 13 different countries in Central and South America. This "mini-conference" with international members pictured above really reflected the "I" in the PSAI. In 2015 a large group from the PSAI visited ADCO, the parent firm of Dixi and Toi Toi, outside Ratingen, Germany. Continued on page 10

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