The Infinity Pool, one of many unique elements of The Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain Resort & Spa in Paradise Valley, Ariz., host of the 2012 KRIAB meeting.
Krisam Group & GEP President Jim Schultenover and Director of Sales Laurel Rhoads McCarthy, CMP, organizers and hosts of the 14th Annual KRIAB
Ready for a discussion on trends during day one of KRIAB 2012: Penelope Parr, Pacific Life Insurance Co., Aliso Viejo, Calif.; and David Strang, Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts, New York
Taking a break during the day one conversation at KRIAB 2012: Maggie Johnston, Assurex Global, Dublin, Ohio; and Mark Benson, Atlantis Paradise Island
KRIAB participants Michael Burke, CMP, Hanover Insurance; and Lynn Schwandt, CMP, Thrivent Financial
Building relationships is an important part of KRIAB. Pictured from left: Anne Erickson, Fontainebleau Miami Beach; Cheryl Ferguson, Hotel del Coronado; Penelope Parr, Pacific Life Insurance Co., Aliso Viego, Calif.; and Debra Reasy, The Sanctuary on Camelback Resort & Spa
Viewing a desert sunset outside the famous Boulder House, a stunning off-site venue that combines prehistoric boulders with historic architecture into a formerly private home that is now available for group dinners: Lynn Schwandt, CMP, Thrivent Financial (left), and Dahlia El Gazzar of meetings technology consultancy Dahlia+
Enjoying a view over Paradise Valley from a mountaintop lawn at The Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain Resort: Wayne Robinson, Guardian Life Insurance (left), and James Wolfe, CMP, NCCI
During breakfast on the Views Terrace at The Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain Resort (from left): Pam Carey-Schrock, AEGON/Transamerica; Mark Benson, Atlantis Paradise Island; Penelope Parr, Pacific Life Insurance Co.; Cheryl Ferguson, Hotel del Coronado; and Chris Gilbert, Charleston Place
Working their iPads during a KRIAB technology breakout session: Dylan Andersen, Bacara Resort & Spa, Santa Barbara (left), and David Strang, Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts
KRIAB attendees focused on test driving apps on iPads—some who came with their own, some who borrowed devices from Dylan Andersen of Bacara Resort & Spa, who brought some extras along.
KRIAB attendees on day two of the meeting, lovely mountain scenery at their backs and complimentary neon-green flip-flops on their feet!
A table set in The Sanctuary on Camelback Resort’s private dining room called Praying Monk, with the room’s namesake rock formation visible in the distance
Getting to know each other during the KRIAB 2012 opening night hospitality (from left): Kathy Massarand, Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain Resort & Spa; Cheryl Ferguson, Hotel del Coronado; Maggie Johnston, Assurex Global; and Pam Carey-Schrock, AEGON/Transamerica
Karin Davis, The Venetian/The Palazzo (left) and Maggie Johnston, Assurex Global, outside The Boulder House, a unique venue that began as a private home designed and built around prehistoric boulders (“the Southwest Stonehenge”) and now available for group functions.
