In This Case, You'll Have to Settle for 1,000 Words

We're new to this blogging thing, and have only had a digital camera for the last six months. . . these are the excuses we're using for why we forgot to take pictures at Friday's wine and cheese reception for the Society of Risk Management Consultants. It may also be because we were too swept up in the fun; multiple tours were given of our facility, and there was plenty of lively discussion of insurance related issues, not to mention a fair amount of wine and cheese consumption.

We did promise pictures though, and we always deliver on our promises. We've managed to post the pictures for the Insurance Professional of the Year Award Ceremony earlier than we planned. If you're interested in taking a look at all of the pictures, please just click over to our shutterfly site. The library will continue the tradition started last year and make a photo book that will be available for perusal at next year's event (we don't have an exact date yet, but it will be sometime next fall, stay tuned for more information).

The sponsor board which was located outside of the entrance to the event. These
generous sponsors help make the event possible.

The Award, it's hard to see the beautiful dupioni silk matting and the hand
lettering in this picture, but trust us, it's gorgeous.

The award winners past and present (not pictured are Ronald Mariano and John B. Conners).

The awarding of the award, by president of The Library's Board of Trustees, K. Douglas Briggs.

Each year, CAR has generously donated a portrait of the winner which is hung in the library for a year and then given to the award winner. Above, Ralph "Buddy" Iannaco, president of Commonwealth Automobile Reinsurers and 2005 Insurance Professional of the Year Award winner is presenting Richard W. Brewer with his portrait.

Again, more pictures are available on the shutterfly site we've created.

A Whirlwind

Perhaps you've noticed the library hasn't posted lately? The annual Insurance Professional of the Year Award Ceremony took up so much of our time it was hard to stay on top of our research requests etc. let alone keep up with the blog.

The event was great (if we do say so ourselves). The winner was a popular choice and the speeches given were heartfelt and inspiring. Today, we're still playing catch up with some of our requests from Friday, but over all the schedule is back to normal. We should be able to post a link to pictures of the event in the next couple of weeks.

Meanwhile, we're looking at a lovely bouquet of flowers kindly sent to us from the award winner (thank you) and working on planning a tour of the library and reception for the Society of Risk Management Consultants on Friday (more pictures to follow from that next week).