Emma, Orchid’s newest staff member, recently joined Anne and Nathalie in our delegation to TPAC 2025 in Toronto. That she got quite a buzz from the experience is evident when you read her LinkedIn post, which began:
They say you never forget your first TPAC!
Others from the Orchid team certainly remember their first TPAC – the inaugural 2003 event in Vancouver - and we’ve been to every iteration since. That makes it 25 in a row if my notes are correct: 22 in North America, 2 in Southern Africa, and 1 in Asia.
- The image above shows Anne, Nathalie, and Emma late at night, under the CN Tower. There are big smiles on their faces, despite the freezing temperature. Emma puts this down to residual warmth from the high energy of TPAC.
- The image below shows Emma and Anne at David Pecaut Square, home of the "Eternal Flame of Hope", a reminder to Emma of the collaborative, warm, and inclusive spirit she experienced at her first TPAC.
Emma (and the rest of us) thank Doug Ash, Shannon, and Kit for running a truly outstanding conference.
