Those are some very creative ideas Carolyn, I like them. From: Carolyn Oliver <coliver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:coliver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> Reply-To: "gsis_admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gsis_admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>" <gsis_admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gsis_admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> Date: Monday, January 26, 2015 at 7:39 AM To: "gsis_admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gsis_admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>" <gsis_admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gsis_admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> Subject: [gsis_admins] Re: Any ideas? Here are some ideas for awarding prizes but not during the sessions. 1. Before the conference let's find out by registration who traveled the longest distance. 2. Who was the 100th person to register? Or 200th or 400th? 3. During lunch have everyone stand up that has worked for a school district over 10 years. Then increase by 5 or 1 until we find the person who has worked for a school district the longest. 4. Before lunch, we could tie ribbons around some of the drink glasses and give a prize to whoever has a ribbon. 5. Set up a display of 6-8 door prizes and let the winner choose which prize until all have been awarded. 6. Set up a display of prizes with boxes with a slit in the top of the box. Anyone who wants to win that prize can drop their name in the box. When we get ready to award the prize, pull from the names in the box. I'll keep thinking about the sessions. Carolyn From: gsis_admins-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gsis_admins-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> [mailto:gsis_admins-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Denise Epperson Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2015 7:42 PM To: gsis_admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gsis_admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [gsis_admins] Any ideas? I've been thinking.....Yes, I know that's scary. I know we always do the tickets and we started last year with writing the names on the cards in the rooms for prizes, but I was wondering if there was something that we could do that would be fun to do. We will have to keep the tickets for somethings, but what are some creative ways to give things away. We all know how long the days can be sitting in sessions all day long and how you can loose interest (Don't say it hasn't happened to you.) For example, in Session 1, across the board if you want, the presenter says "Marco" during their presentation and sees if anyone says "Polo" and maybe a second time if no one answers the first time, if someone does not then no prize is given. If we have prizes leftover from Wednesday sessions and the morning sessions of Thursday, we go in during lunch play some upbeat music, see if anyone starts dancing, give a prize. I would like to make it fun. Let's keep people guessing what we will do next. Any thoughts? Suggestions? Any you are crazy and go take your meds? Denise