We would not be able to do half of what we do without the hugely valued support of our sponsors. For Events Day 07, massive thanks to our sponsors: Mansion House Ltd for the Round Room (it was fantastic, and food was just gorgeous. Easily one of the best venues in town); SUMO Multimedia (as always, beautiful staging, excellent AV and a brilliant crew); Pure Graphics (I just love the print work and the conference programme); Bound to Impress (those packs worked out wonderfully!); Hire All Event & Party Hire (we'd be lost without you!); Pictaural (can't wait to see the enhanced podcast); and of course my team and board at Eventznet for putting up with all this!

You know how you often want to clone yourself so that you can get everything done that has to be done? Well, I've got a better idea - surround yourself with people who can do stuff better than you can do yourself and you don't need a clone! The team involved in bringing Events Day 07: focus on being different to fruition was just fantastic. Aside from our sponsors and suppliers (all of whom were just brilliant) the team that worked on planning the conference originally (Lucy Horan, Clyde Carroll, Julie Mullane and Elaine O'Connor) were legendary! We were joined a month beforehand by Conor, who is proving to be a rather invaluable sort of chap... and on the day, two of my Eventznet Team Aimée Tyrrell and Fern Moore chipped in. We also had the pleasure again of the company and sharp eyes of Clare Brady from DIT (together with Julie on the registration desk), and some new (and incredibly helpful) helpers in the form of Ruth, Clodagh, Emma, Michelle and Ken from the Fitzwilliam Institute (thanks again Noel!), and Cara and Chantelle from DIT.