08/10/2025
Takk fyrir allt, รsland! ๐๐ฎ๐ธ What a crazy, adventure-filled few days we had last week at our ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ on October 1-4, hosted by our ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ธ๐ท๐ฎ๐๐ถฬ๐ธ-๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ Luxor tรฆkjaleiga og sala, who went above and beyond to create the most memorable meeting possible. In the ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ we walked the path of lava in Raufarhรณlshellir (๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐บ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต ๐ช๐ต?), explored ice caves on the Langjรถkull glacier, battled the elements between two tectonic plates in รingvellir, ate fermented shark, got drenched by the Gullfoss waterfalls, explored the culinary delights offered by Friรฐheimar Tomato Farm, watched the Strokkur geyser erupt at least four times, and took a plunge in various lagoons, Secret and Blue alike.
But after surviving all of that, the most important part was still yet to come: we had the pleasure to host our Members and Sponsors at our ๐บ๐ผ๐๐-๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐. It was a conference full of learning; about leadership, about the business and each other, about the various new initiatives within the AV Alliance, and the latest milestones in the development of our ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ; insightful and inspiring presentations and showcases; lively panel discussions around ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด, the ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฉ, and much more. On top of that, the also had the most incredible culinary experience visiting many of Reykjavรญk's exquisite restaurants. We have much more to tell you later this week, but for now... we leave you with a few photos of this unforgettable trip.
A ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ณ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ who helped us make this Get Together happen: our Board, our presenting Members and Sponsors, Laura Gรผimil and Dave John on behalf of our Educational, Advancement, and Outreach Committee, all of you who attended the event, and most importantly Karl Sigurรฐsson and his team at Luxor.