During the opening reception, attendees were able to ride a counterweighted unicycle 30 feet above the crowd inside COSI Science Museum.

To help attendees remember the annual meeting in years to come, ASAE’s event planners had a Columbus printing company set up shop at the opening reception and teach attendees how to screenprint logos onto T-shirts they could take home.

Alison Levine, an adventurer who has climbed the tallest mountain on all seven continents and reached both the South Pole and North Pole, closed the general session on day 2 with tales from her experiences and this relevant message: You often cannot control the environment you operate in—you can only control the way you react in that environment in order to lead a team and reach your business goals.

Content management firm OmniPress was one of several exhibitors that conducted mini-sessions in their booths.

At a coffee-break lounge set on an outdoor patio at the convention center, the Columbus Zoo created a small petting zoo. This skunk was particularly popular, once attendees learned that it could no longer use its spray mechanism.

For the ASAE Classic fundraising event held inside 17,000-seat Nationwide Arena, planners used curtains to make the space more intimate for the 2,000 attendees.

Performance artists held court high above the crowd at Nationwide Arena during the ASAE Classic.

Singer John Legend, an Ohio native, put on a spirited 75-minute performance along with his band at the ASAE Classic inside Nationwide Arena.

As singer John Legend performed, he brought one very excited attendee on stage to dance with him, and her performance earned her a rousing ovation.

Country singer Brad Paisley headlined ASAE’s closing reception at ExpressLive!, an indoor/outdoor venue that’s walking distance from the Greater Columbus Convention Center.