Miami Sound in Vegas

AARP's Vegas@50 has been pretty exciting so far. Going into the event, I really had no idea what to expect. I knew it would attract a ton of people and the schedule would be packed, but wow! Day one kicked off with an opening session with our CEO A. Barry Rand delivering a great speech on health care reform. Magic Johnson became an official member of AARP and received his membership card. And the evening highlight was a concert with Gloria Estefan.

We were incredibly tired from the full day of activities and coverage, but I'd have to say the concert was my favorite part of the day. Brian and I were the only photographers allowed to shoot and so we had the best seats in the house. And just prior to the concert we got word that celebrity blogger and TV personality Perez Hilton would be showing up.

Near the end of the concert, our PR director grabbed me and practically threw me on stage because Perez and his mom were dancing with Gloria. It made for some awesome photography.

And the best part was getting my picture taken with Gloria after the concert. I mean, how could you not enjoy a night like that? Below are a few more photos from the concert. Enjoy...

Labels: AARP, concerts, Entertainment, Music, Nightlife

posted by DVS @ 12:08 PM 6 comments

Quick Hello From Vegas...

As some of you know, I'm in Vegas this week shooting photos of the AARP member event. The whole conference is being held in the Sands Convention Center. I'm staying at the luxurious Wynn Hotel & Casino. Oh my god!

Anyway, just thought I'd post two photos of what I'm seeing so far. Enjoy...

Labels: AARP, Citylife, Skyscrapers, Urban

posted by DVS @ 9:54 PM 0 comments

That Can't Be Good

It's never a good sign when your company starts offering training on "Creating A Winning Resume."

Seriously? C'mon guys. Are you serious??? You're in the middle of a budget crunch. Every full-time employee has been asked to take 5 furlough days. There are "voluntary buyouts." And we know you're doing "involuntary buyouts." (code word for lay offs) Stress is high enough as is. And now something like this shows up on our internal communications newsletter and site. We get the picture folks, you want us to leave. =)

In fairness to the company, they are taking every possible step to lessen the financial burden on the organization. And if they can accomplish this, more people will keep their jobs than lose them. But the timing was just a bit suspicious...don't ya think?

Labels: AARP, Career, Random

posted by DVS @ 10:26 AM 1 comments