Vapouround magazine ISSUE 17 | Page 113

STATS FROM THE NIGHT SET UP TIME: 12 HOURS FOOD PREP: 16 CHEFS “THIS WAS AN OCCASION WHERE MONTHS OF HARD WORK ALL CAME TOGETHER TO PRODUCE A NIGHT OF CELEBRATION AND FUN.” It was about people coming together from all over the world where we get to see just how much good can be done when people cooperate on a global scale to help smokers improve their lives. The amazing Nick Einhorn is our go-to magician but every year it is the people in the room for this very special evening who provide the real magic. They inspire, motivate and use their skills and knowledge to shape the vape industry and help make it what it has become today. While organising this annual night of celebration is both challenging and time-consuming, all the effort is worthwhile to pay tribute to an amazing collective of people. As for the longest day next year … that’s due to fall when the world’s best annual celebration of all things vape gets underway once more at the Vaper Expo UK next May. Personally, I can’t wait. DRINKS: 80 BOTTLES OF BUBBLY CONSUMED CATERING STAFF: FIVE MANAGERS AND 47 FRONT OF HOUSE STAFF WORDS IN PAUL’S SPEECH: 2,018 (AND NEXT YEAR WE WILL AIM FOR 2,019!) VM17 | 113