IRF President Melissa Van Dyke welcomes this year's participants at the opening reception by the pool.

The Royal Palm Pool, where IRF held its opening evening reception, includes both kid-friendly and adults-only pools, and 18 poolside cabanas.

From left to right: Morgan Popalaski, Bellagio; Brad Hecht, Motivation Excellence; and Dara Pierce and Eric Steigerwald with The Mirage

Denise Hunter, Destinations Link Hospitality (left), with Gwenna Brush, The Maxcel Company, and her spouse Don

Palling around at the reception: (from left) Tahira Endean, Quickmobile; Dahlton Bennington, A Plus Meetings and Incentives; and Lynn Randall, InVision Communications

Sam Stanton of redbutton.tv enjoys the IRF ambiance with Victoria Ascione, Bacardi USA (center), and Christi Heacox, FedEx Services.

The South Beach reception and dinner, sponsored by 1 Hotel South Beach, featured décor and entertainment provided by Blooming Events.

Sherrie Newman, Firstpoint Consulting, being interviewed for a highly entertaining highlights video produced by Go TV Entertainment and shown at the final evening gala

Keynote speaker Mike Walsh wowed the crowd with his presentation on incentives 2020 and beyond, which explored the challenges planners face in designing 21st century experiences, new competitors for participants' time and attention, and the emerging technologies that will shape the future of event design.

Since the event was held at a Trump property, it was only fitting that The Donald and Ivanka—or reasonable facsimiles thereof—would take to the stage. Under all that hair are this year's IRF chairwoman Sandi Daniel, Firelight Group, and Brett Hatch, Maui Jim Sunglasses.

Jeffrey Broudy, executive vice president, United Incentives Inc., and IRF former chairman, receiving the first-ever IRF Visionary Award from IRF Chairwoman Sandi Daniel, Firelight Group (right), and Janet Traphagen, executive vice present, sales, Creative Group, and IRF board vice-chairwoman.

Among the first-timers welcomed at the First-Time Attendee Reception were Kathryn Reich, W South Beach (left), and Allison Haynes, Starwood Mexico Resorts.

The action at the live auction, held during the "Modern White Havana Party" reception and dinner, was white-hot.

Among the amenities at the "Modern White Havana Party" were hand-rolled cigars: Ira Almeas, CITE, Impact Incentives and Meetings, with Brandi Scott, Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, enjoying the amenity.

Some amazing athletic feats were part of the entertainment arranged by Deco Productions for the IRF's party on Friday evening.

And yes, there was a conga line.

The golfers enjoyed a fine day on the Trump National Doral's Blue Monster course, which was recently redesigned by top golf architect Gil Hanse and is the home of the World Golf Championships. These personalized golf balls were also a nice touch.

The IRF CSR South Beach History Quest, produced by Impact for Good and sponsored by the Greater Miami CVB, interspersed community service activities with some spicy salsa lessons.

A little beachfront yoga was on the agenda for some of the IRF Invitational participants.

A catamaran cruise was among the activities for non-golfers at the IRF Invitational.

Other non-golfers climbed aboard power boats for some beach hopping.

Sea kayaking was another option for non-golfers, as were snorkeling, fishing, and spa treatments.

The final evening's gala featured a "rock and roll circus" theme that came complete with some very interesting characters, including this chap with a hat, along with singers, dancers, musicians, and other harder-to-categorize entertainers.

The farewell dinner, which was held in the Donald J. Trump ballroom at the Trump National Doral, was a very elegant affair—and The Donald himself made an appearance via video to thank the incentive professionals for their business and the hard work that they do every day.