ISRI's 2014 convention in Las Vegas received the broadest, highest-profile media coverage of any ISRI show to date, with mentions in scores of national and international news outlets. It even received mentions on Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update" segment April 12 and in President Obama's address at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in May. ISRI's annual event received such extensive exposure, however, for an unfortunate occurrence: A protester slipped past security and hurled a shoe at Hillary Rodham Clinton, the convention's keynote speaker. (For more details, see "A Keynote Speech With a Kick" on page 94.) Fortunately, attendees had many other reasons to remember this year's ISRI convention. The event attracted roughly 5,750 attendees, making it the third-largest convention since the association's founding in 1987. Once again, it featured the world's largest scrap recycling industry exposition, as well as more than four dozen educational workshops and numerous networking opportunities. Plus, there was a memorable closing-night beach party at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, the convention's host venue.
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