APRO Staff greet early arrivals to the convention.

APRO members began arriving at the Tampa Marriott Waterside early Tuesday. This years convention and buying show, with a focus on buying, will begin with a golf tournament Wednesday morning sponsored by Whirlpool and officially kick off Wednesday night with a welcome reception sponsored by TRIB group.

Attendance at this years show is expected to nearly double 2003. Much of the credit for that projected increase goes to Lyn Leach (who's who), who was elected president of the association last year.

Lyn, along with Bill Keese (APRO's Executive Director), and the APRO staff, have made a tremendous push to increase attendance and buying at the show. Lyn committed to personally call every APRO member and issue a personal invitation and APRO will present $24,000 in prizes for invoices written.

RTO Online will be updating with photos and stories every 2 hours throughout the show. Please check the home page for updates...you may see someone you know!