Taking it Virtual
The beginning of my journey places me at Event and Conference Co. If the name doesn’t give it away then I must be delusional, but this is an event management organisation. I initially felt I may be thrown into the deep end, as being a Marketing and Public Relations student doesn’t quite match the ‘event’ management world that the company primarily involve in. After speaking with Tracy, the Senior Event Manager who is also my supervisor, and informing her that event management would be something I would love to learn, she was confident in providing this placement to me and guiding me along the way in areas which I have not yet learnt during my studies.
I am currently two days into my new placement at Event and Conference Co and am very optimistic about the semester ahead as I soon approach the end of my three-year course. Without prior knowledge in the events industry, I have become very open minded to this new venture in my studies.
With COVID-19 becoming a topic of conversation, I learnt that the traditional physical conference would need to make a switch to the virtual platform due to the new limits on large gatherings. With an annual conference, to be held in a few months, the transition to the virtual world needs to be almost identical to the standard, face to face conference. But how could this be made possible?
I was then introduced by my supervisor to the platform EventsAir.
Contacts from the attendee list can be edited on EventsAir
Little did I know that I would learn the ins and outs of this virtual events planner platform. This platform is incredible. It can keep track of attendees, registrations, payments, emails, planned communications, agenda for the day plus many more attributes. With all event details in one place, an organised and planned out event can be achieved. An extended feature from this platform is OnAir, a ground-breaking new virtual conferencing platform, giving professionals the ability to exhibit their products, chat with attendees and engage in meeting rooms just like a physical conference.
The virtual conference on OnAir
Although a new learning experience for myself, the team at Event and Conference Co. were also new to this platform, as they have not previously hosted a virtual conference. I was so amazed by this program as although obstacles such as COVID-19 hinder the availability for people to come together and communicate, there are alternatives that businesses can adapt to as the changing environment becomes unpredictable.
This has taught me that adapting to the unprecedented circumstances and remaining resilient can keep an organisation on track with business goals and learning the aspects of new technologies can always assist in managing such obstacles along the way.
For now though, this virtual world of conferencing looks like it is making headway in business. I wonder if anyone else believes that these virtual platforms will become increasingly utilised when hurdles become apparent?
Press Release? It is NECESSARY!
During the period of studied PR Techniques, we are given with full of information that we needed for our press release. All that we need to do is arranging the sentences and following the format of press release. However, when it comes to the actual press release, you have to prepare all the information on your own from the events or conferences that you have attended. So, this is what I have done two days before.
On 18th December 2019, my colleagues and I were assigned by our supervisor to attend a conference called Seminar on Introduction to Sustainable Development Goals and Low Carbon Cities, which is organized by Miri City Council at Pullman Hotel Miri. The tasks that we have to do are attending the conference, listening to the details and writing a press release on the next day.
It is a very new thing for me as this is the first time that I have experienced to write a press release after attending a conference. As I have mentioned, information and details are given when we practiced writing press releases in campus. Previously, I have written a press release for Pustaka Miri (where I intern at) but also given with full details. However, this is the first time ever that I have to figure out the information myself and produce a press release. It is quite challenging, but interesting at the same time.
Before attending the conference, I was expected that it might be just a talking session for a whole day. However, it was totally different from my expectation. In the morning, it was hold with 3 seminars which introduced and defined SDGs, climate change and low carbon cities. In the afternoon, it was the design thinking sessions which every participant had to workout and brainstorm ideas and solutions to solve the issue provided. Through these sessions, it helps every participant to get a deeper understanding to the topics in an easier way along with the purpose of acknowledging and applying it in Miri.
One of the design think sessions that we have done during the conference
And thus, these are the information that I was looking for. The objective of the conference, the participation and the benefits received throughout the whole conference. Since it was not organized by Pustaka Miri itself, the press release that I wrote only have to include the process and the benefits gain.
Overall, press release is the essential task for every PR practitioner whereby press release is purposely to deliver something that is important in a more precise way that will affect to the reputation of the business at the same time. For a company, press release is one of the key documents that able to increase the brand or industry’s presence by promoting and sharing the business or notifying the public with the events conducted (Wolfe 2019).
Thus, I am appreciated where I have the opportunities to practice on writing press release during these internship months.
Reference:
Wolfe, Lahle. 2019. “Press Release and Their Purpose.” The Balance Small Business. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/what-is-a-press-release-3515529
20 Thoughts in 20 Days
How much can 20 days really teach you?
As many of us reflect on our 20-day placements, I’m sure we’d all have varying degrees of responses to this question! With my internship at Event & Conference Co. coming to a close, there’s a few key things I’ll remember. Although my internship didn’t really push me out of my comfort zone, nor did it teach me any super life lessons, it has cemented my love for events. The most important thing is that I know I have the ability and the drive to make it in this industry and like I mentioned in a previous blog, I’ve found a new path I want to take!
Here are 20 thoughts/ lessons/ observations/ feelings that occurred over my 20 day placement:
- This events program is super specific. Am I ever going to use this again? Is learning this a waste of time?
- This office is so cold – lucky for my new boots!
- All events should be at Crown, their food is amazing!
- I feel like I’m constantly bothering my supervisor for help or for something else to do.
- Is my work actually being used?
- Booking flights for someone else is literally the hardest job I’ve had to do – considering how excited I was when I was asked to do this job, I was unpleasantly surprised.
- There are SO many emails!
- Networking is even more important than I originally thought – having contacts in this industry goes a long way.
- Events never run on time, no matter how hard you try (or how good your run sheet is!)
- Searching the internet for someone’s email is almost near impossible – another reason for contacts!
- WordPress is not my friend, even after watching numerous YouTube tutorials.
- I could get use to attending events in the city – such as QT’s 1st birthday, celebrated with breakfast on the rooftop, cupcakes and goody bags to match!
- Obtaining sponsorships for events looks super difficult and I never want that task.
- Managing conferences is extremely admin based.
- The events industry is so wasteful! Try organising an event for a Waste and Recycle conference (think 100% recycled paper, vegetable ink and 0 plastic).
- Budgets make every decision so much harder – especially small budgets.
- Today is about the tenth time I’ve used the paint program on Microsoft, throwback to 2006 or what!
- When people don’t meet deadlines, simple tasks become very difficult – like trying to get a program developed without speakers being confirmed.
- Sitting behind the AV desk with a headset on looks like so much fun!
- There’s always a new lesson to be learnt from someone in the team.
This experience has been a blast and I couldn’t of asked for a better send off into the working world! It pushed me to work hard, while juggling other units and work, gave me incredible insights into the world of corporate events and gave me the opportunity to form working relationships.
Did any of these thoughts resonate with you? I’d love to know in the comments below 🙂
I’m grateful for the time spent, the lessons learnt and the mistakes made. That’s all from me! Signing off,
Monique x
Venue Wars
The venue used for an event influences just about every other decision that’s made in the event planning process.
Having been a part of two separate events at Crown and another at the Joondalup ECU campus, I’ve been able to experience two very different venues during my internship. Below are some of the major factors involved in the running of the event and how they varied across the two venues.
The events at Crown were held in the Crown ballroom. The most obvious advantage to this was that everything was in the one location and the ballroom acts as a function centre. The ballroom was divided into two separate rooms, with the conference occurring in one and the exhibition space the other; the registration desk at the entrance. Crown managed the set up and was the perfect location to also hold a cocktail party. Being a hotel, attendees could also stay the night, meaning everything was wrapped up in the one location.
The event held at ECU was more complex in that it occurred on a university campus. The initial problem we faced with this venue was that the rooms we were given were split over three buildings. From the get-go this was an obvious problem, as we knew directing 200+ people around a university campus was not going to be easy. I initially created a map with the relevant rooms and even that task itself was confusing! Luckily, changes were made, and we managed to change the rooms around, now only utilising two buildings: one for the conference sessions and one for the exhibition, lunch and registration.
Even though the conference was now only happening in the one building, certain sessions still spanned over four rooms. This required us interns to be stationed around the building directing individuals at the beginning of each session.
Crown Towers is a great venue in that it’s centrally located, easily accessible via public transport and has a high number of unpaid parking spots (unlike most central locations!).
ECU Joondalup is central to the northern suburbs, however, becomes a little out of the way if travelling from south of Perth. The campus is easily accessible via public transport and we were able to obtain a carpark free of charge. This presented another challenge, in that attendees (who were all mostly unfamiliar with ECU) had to find their way to that particular carpark to secure the free parking. A map was created, which seemingly looked quite easy to follow but judging on comments on the day, attendees still managed to have trouble.
Crown Towers Ballroom was relatively secure. Being the one single ballroom with registration out the front, meant it was easy to watch who was entering. During breaks, interns would be stationed out the front of exits, ensuring no one without a lanyard entered.
ECU was a little more difficult to secure, as multiple rooms were being used and being a public campus meant many individuals were walking around. In one instance, mid workshop, a student walked into the lecture theatre, not realising it was tuition free week.
Food, everyone’s favourite part of any event! At a well – known, praised venue like Crown, it can be expected the food will be great and oh it was! Not only could we be sure there wouldn’t be an issue with the quality of food, being a function centre Crown are well aware of how much food is needed and can adjust if the numbers change on the day. Another bonus with this venue was that we didn’t have to worry about organising the food ourselves.
Our event at ECU was much more challenging in regard to food. For weeks we were in negotiation with cafes at ECU, as well as outside catering facilities. Our initial problem was that the onsite cafes were charging a higher fee and of course, the university would rather approve onsite catering. We managed to negotiate a reasonable price for the onsite cafe and were pleasantly surprised at the outcome! Although we had to work in collaboration with the caterers as our numbers dropped throughout the event, the process ran smoothly and we pulled it off!
Picking a venue is not an easy choice! Although my experience points to Crown being a more well rounded venue, many factors must come into consideration, budget being number one. Exotic, polished or high class venues are great if they suit the budget and clientele, however sometimes this isn’t a feasible or suitable option. Despite ECU having some challenges, the venue suited the conference theme and the activities taking place over the course of the three days.
Although I only experienced two venues in my internship, it’s been a great start to what I hope is a long journey in events! Have any of you attended a cool venue at your internship? I’d love to know below 🙂
Cow Bells At Crown Towers
Beautiful views, an amazing venue and great food, were some obvious initial perks of an events internship. Week one of interning at Event & Conference Co. saw me jump straight in to a two-day conference at Crown Towers. Although despite this, the experience wasn’t entirely all glitz and glamour.
The large event was the Pharmacy WA Forum. I was advised to wear comfortable shoes and was required for a 10-hour shift on the first day. My expectations, as can be imagined, were that I’d be doing a lot of running around, the day would be slightly stressful and that it would be very hands on. Well were my expectations wrong! On the contrary, my experience involved mostly standing around and smiling at attendees.
My first experience of conference events led me to three key insights:
We’ve all learnt the importance of a run sheet (PR Techniques!) and how imperative it is for events to follow a tight schedule. One of the hardest and quite frankly, most embarrassing tasks was making sure our event ran on schedule. What could be embarrassing about this I hear you ask? Well rounding up 200+ individuals while they enjoy their Crown lunch isn’t exactly a walk in the paddock. Add in one very loud, obnoxious cow bell and we have a recipe for embarrassment.
This task, which was to happen three times a day, required us interns to walk around the exhibition room ringing a cow bell, attempting to round everyone up. As you can imagine, this was not a pleasant nor welcoming act. This task had intern written all over it!
It’s been drilled into us as PR students, that not every task will be incredibly brain stimulating or challenging; this may be even more true for events. This wasn’t new news to me, nor was it something that bothered me. However, I think it’s key to understand that in events the menial, mundane tasks are the jobs of event managers! Throughout the two days I perfected the role of mundane, event intern. Some key duties included:
- Q&A microphone girl – waiting at the side of the conference room until someone had a question, then walking as fast as humanly possible to reach the individual (who at times was on the complete opposite side of the room).
- Registration desk girl – standing behind the registration desk for hours on end in case someone had a query (which I usually had to direct to someone else).
- Door girl – holding the doors to the conference room open when a session had ended.
The most important and essential part of any event is the planning! From previous experience working with weddings, as crucial as the pre – planning is, something always goes wrong at a wedding! This means as event staff, we always have to be on our toes, ready to tackle any sudden issue. Conferences on the other hand are quite different. There aren’t too many ‘life or death’ issues that arise mid conference.
With strong planning and organising (and a little bit of luck) our event ran seamlessly, meaning our role on the day was made nice and easy. Over the two days, it was evident that the role of our company (in particular as an intern) was as event secretariats – responsible for administrative duties, in particular registration queries.
All in all, my experience was eye-opening, enjoyable and despite not being as full on as I’d expected, I still learnt a lot! Here are some photos of the conference room, as well as the cocktail party that occurred after the first night of the conference!
That’s all from me! I’d love to hear what other students interning at an events company have to say! Drop me a comment below 🙂
And just when I started to get comfortable…
Just when I started to get comfortable, Monday the 27th officially marked the end of my internship at Promaco Conventions.
Although I knew it was coming to an end, I walked in the office with a spring in my step, ready to take on whatever challenge was going to be heading my way that day. I was unexpectedly treated to a delightful and heartwarming morning tea, to which Grace, Jess, and I had an informal reflection on how things went for me at the internship, and what the plans were in my near future.
(This was not the cake but honestly I didn’t think of taking a photo at the time – Should’ve though)
As we talked over muffins and cakes, I came to a realisation that I was so lucky to have experienced what I did at Promaco. I’ve had the opportunity to see what it was like planning an upcoming event – all of the stress, triple-checking of details, the running around at the venue – and actually being there! The two events I participated in were also so different from each other, and I got to see the best of both worlds at a strictly academic conference, and a full-blown state corporate conference (at the Hyatt – pics are below!). The small team also provided me with the opportunity to assist in a variety of tasks that were necessary to the overall outcome of these events – which we all agreed I probably would not have been able to do in a larger firm with separate departments. I even asked Grace the ever-so-scary questions “Do you think I’ve done enough” and additionally, “What more could I have done to fulfil my role better?” I was honestly so relieved when she replied that she was satisfied with my work.
I also left the office that day with a small token of appreciation, a handy compendium, chocolates and a touching card – and after a few days, recommendations on LinkedIn!
This experience will always be eye-opening for me, and I’m really grateful that this unit is a prerequisite for a PR degree at Curtin. I’m not just speaking for myself, but I think a lot of us undergraduates are unsure about what to expect when we graduate, how to implement our learnings properly into practice, and whether or not we really are ready for the real world. This unit has definitely helped me with my confidence in the professional environment, and gave me the baby steps I needed into putting myself out there.
NOW LET’S TALK ABOUT THE ENERGY IN WA 2018 CONFERENCE
The 2018 Energy in WA (EWA) conference spanned over 2 days at the Hyatt Regency, and saw some of the biggest names in WA’s energy industry, as well as renowned international & national speakers. International economist Graciela Chichilnisky was a highly anticipated keynote speaker, along with Professor Ross Garnaut, and the Hon. Ben Wyatt MLA delivered the minister’s address on both days.
Grace, Jess and I set up our station in the lobby, ready for delegate registrations or queries.
My amazing workspace for the day
Setting up for this conference was a lot easier than the previous conference, since the Hyatt had on-site venue staff of their own that assisted in setting up the conference room, the foyer for morning & afternoon tea, as well as the beautiful ballroom for lunch.
It was overall a very smooth-sailing event. With the on-site team, an AV team, as well as volunteers on the day, Grace, Jess and I continued on with regular work tasks like any day in the office as we stood by for any delegates who came up to the desk. It was definitely a stark difference from the ALTA Law event, where we had to be on top of everything from venue set up, to AV as well as manning the registration desk. Catering was also amazing!
For more images, visit the EWA 2018 album on Facebook.
That’s a wrap for tonight, I wish the best of luck for those beginning their internship positions soon!
Nikita.
But I don’t want to leave so soon – I just got here !
With only two weeks left to my internship at Promaco Conventions, it’s finally daunting on me that I’ll have to say goodbye to this new place that I’ve finally settled into. It honestly feels like it was only last week when I waddled into the office like a lost duckling and introduced myself to my internship supervisor and colleague – it’s been more than two months !
I couldn’t help but to think what would it be like after I leave? Did I make that much of a substantial difference between being there and not being there? Have I done enough? Are they satisfied? Guess I’ll find out after the appraisal form gets sent from my supervisor, but fingers crossed…..
One major part that’s tugging on my heartstrings is the upcoming Mindfulness Conference that is happening in September. First of its kind in Perth, Promaco was given the opportunity to be the professional conference organiser for the event, and the lineup of speakers are just exceptional! Ajahn Brahm (renowned abbot of the Bodhinyana Monestery in Serpentine) is expected to speak as a keynote at the conference, and as a strong believer in mindfulness and its benefits on the body myself, I’ll be missing out on being a part of what will be a really exciting event for myself to both plan and (somewhat) attend.
We also focused strong efforts on Facebook to promote the Mindfulness conference on a social network, and initially we were having great difficulty in generating awareness for it. Thankfully, in the last week or so, the majority of my notifications consisted of new likes on the page or people tagging their friends in posts! Surely Promaco will get a lot of buzz in the next few weeks! (but again, it’s sad how I won’t be around 🙁 ).
On another note, this morning I had the opportunity to assist my supervisor in packing the conference satchels for the Energy in WA conference next week! EXCITING! I’m getting jitters for this event. We received a huge delivery yesterday consisting of sponsor booklets, conference notepads and programs, and the compendiums that will be holding all of the items together!
Grace allowed a little peak into what’s inside on the Promaco Facebook page…..
We thought it’d take a few hours to pack everything away into each bag, but we managed to smash it out in under 2 hours.
I’m really excited for the Energy in WA event – it’s going to be very different to the previous ALTA Law conference that we ran about a month ago. Big names in the corporate, energy industry, a great venue and an amazing AV team and catering… we shall see how it all plays out next week!
You’ll definitely be seeing a peek into the event in the coming week or so!
But for now, signing off,
Nikita!
The smaller the business, the BIGGER THE ROLE!
I’m about midway into my internship experience and I was glad to have a catch up opportunity with Grace to formerly discuss how everything was going up until this point. We discussed how I felt about the position, what we did here at Promaco Conventions, as well as how I was going with my degree. I told her that this role and industry (conference management) was something that I never would have planned on doing in my life, but that I was grateful for the experience because it’s such a different experience than what someone on the outside may think of as events management and PR. There’s a whole lot of work that goes on behind the scenes of what you see at every event you attend or see. Behind all the glitz and glamour is months of hard work, liaising with suppliers, delegates, hotels, transport companies, sponsors, caterers – you name it.
Having interned here for over a month, I’ve began to realise the roles and tasks that were put into each conference that Promaco Conventions organised. For instance, Grace’s role as the conference manager is more business and finance-based within the event. She’s in charge of sales, new leads, and securing the clients for each conference, budgets and is the first point of contact to report to the director Livia in Switzerland. Alternatively, Jess’s role as the events coordinator requires more hands on, administrative work to make the event run as smooth as possible. This includes being the point of contact for clients and delegates, contacting catering and suppliers, logging meeting minutes and so on. The size and importance of their roles are especially emphasized right now as we are preparing for another event in around 3 weeks time. For what is normally a two-man team in the Perth office, this small business achieves a substantial amount of work and overall success!
To be honest it made me realise what it meant for me as an intern here. My tasks include things ranging from assisting Grace in finding new leads for future conferences, to assisting Jess in finding sponsorship and cross promotion opportunities for our events. What I have to do in my role is pretty substantial when you look at it in retrospect, and it makes for an even more fulfilling experience here. Let’s say I were at a large events management company with different departments and way more staff members, would it mean that the tasks I do have less impact on the overall outcome of the event? Would I even have the opportunity to learn these tasks at all?
I guess what I do want to share with those who wish for a glitzy and glamorous, big name intern experience is to not overlook the smaller companies and teams in this industry. You might actually find that the skills you learn are way more important than the name you’re chasing to work for.
………..And with smaller teams you get more ‘thank you’ donuts to eat from companies 😉
Until next time,
Nikita.
ACADEMIC CONFERENCES! A side of PR and events I didn’t think I’d see so soon.
This week marks the first time I’ve ever been at a conference, and never did I think I would have helped with setting it up. The 2018 Australasian Law Teacher’s Association Conference took place over a span of 3 days (4-6 July) and it was interesting to see such an event happen with so many professionals in the industry. I even saw some familiar faces from Curtin University!
My role required me to assist in various tasks that would all make the conference run smoothly. This included tasks such as setting up banners for sponsors, double checking delegate names and details, and also assisting in delegate registration on the conference days. I also wanted to showcase the conference on our social media platforms during the event (Instagram live) and post pictures on the Promaco Conventions Facebook.
The Welcome Reception
The welcome reception took place on the 4th of July, and this took place at Curtin Old Boys School at St Georges Terrace. We set up the registration table for delegates who wanted to pick up their name badges and conference satchels early.
The conference delegates arrived and had the opportunity to liaise with others amongst drinks and canapes – I would say it was a great start for the upcoming conference.
ALTA Law 2018 Conference
For the conference (taking place at 57 Murray st), we also had to set up the venue (78 Murray st) for morning/afternoon tea and lunch. This involved sorting out the chairs and tables for food and beverages, and our sponsor signs and tables.
During day 1 of the conference, we set up our registration room with all of the satchels and name badges that weren’t collected. Since it was the first day of the conference, the delegates needed help here and there to find the locations of their presentations, and there were some last minute arrivals. Needless to say it was hectic for someone like me who didn’t know the ins and outs of the venue and conference program like the back of my hand! Take a look below at the final set up for the registration table and morning/afternoon tea venue.
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For the speakers comfort, I chose not to take pictures of their presentations, although overall I think it was a successful event. The conference itself ran for two days, and they were the same in terms of set-up and running.
Reflecting on the event
It’s definitely something different than what I’m used to (I’ve had some experience in events before), but personally I do like a challenge and I enjoy learning on the spot. A key learning point that would have benefited me in this case would probably to have a good understanding of the venue of any event I’m involved with, and having a better understanding of the runsheet/program to better help my managers with the whole process.
Since we were all so busy, I also didn’t have the chance to livestream the morning tea event as planned. However, I did manage to create an album on Facebook specifically for this event (something they’ve never done before), to showcase all the happenings of the conference.
I’ve learnt that time management is definitely an area which we only have so much control over – no one would expect this level of busy! With the stress and meticulous planning, it was a fun first experience in a real-life events company.
****If you’d like to see more images of the event (and upcoming events), check out Promaco Conventions on Facebook.
Signing off,
Nikita!
EXCITEMENT, EXCITEMENT, EXCITEMENT (and a very well hidden side of nerves).
On the 18th of June 2018, I began what I consider my first taste of ‘real’ PR graduate work at Promaco Conventions in nearby Bateman. The application process was fairly straightforward and simple. I had sent a follow up email with my resume to the conference manager Grace, following a casual conversation asking if they were accepting interns. What I did not expect however, was just how fast this process felt – I began the internship about 2 weeks after I sent the initial email.
A little bit about the company….
Established in 1987, Promaco Conventions has a reputation of being one of the leading event organisers in Australia, specialising in academic events and conferences. Over the years, Promaco Conventions has organised over 400 conferences, with Curtin University, UWA, and the Government of WA (Dept of Finance) among notable clientele. Promaco Conventions Perth average about 5-6 events per year (and they’re big ones!). Since the owner Livia is based in Switzerland (at the Promaco Conventions branch in Switzerland), I’ll be reporting directly to Grace.
Fun fact: Grace also did her internship at Promaco Conventions for this unit years ago!
Here’s a handful of their services…..
Settling in…..
The first day was absolutely nerve-wracking! Going into a professional office space was a daunting experience (I’ve only ever worked in food and beverage/ a retail shop floor) but Grace and my other coworker Jess were kind and friendly. Grace also joked about how ‘corporate’ I looked on the first day with my black blazer, button up top and trousers – this was definitely noted, but at least it would’ve been WAY worse if I was underdressed!
The office itself is small, but has an open design amongst us 3 colleagues which was more than enough space. We also had a little kitchen and toilet area, along with a room with a round meeting table, folders and extra stock. I had my own desk with a desktop computer and phone.
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My tasks….
My tasks for the first week involved predominantly social media management, and learning about the various softwares that Promaco uses for events such as Cvent and Microsoft Sharepoint. Data entry on Cvent and various Google tools (excel etc.) and cross checking were amongst my tasks, making sure that the details of delegates and the event program were correct. I also was taught how to follow up on outstanding payments, and a big continuous task for me was to manage Promaco’s Facebook and come up with 2-3 Facebook posts each week relating to tourism in Perth/WA or events and conferencing.
****Can I just say I’ve had little to no experience in helping with academic conferences at all so obviously I had no clue what I was doing and was freaking out internally.****
But logging in to Facebook on the last day of the first week, this notification popped up!
So personally, the first week went pretty great in my opinion.
And for a little kick, here’s an Instagram post Grace posted of me in the middle of the week.
Signing off,
Nikita!