Blast from the Past: Summit Pictures + More!

Summit Blast from the Past!
The picture above is from over 24 years ago. The people are the SI staff celebrating the successful conclusion of the 7th Global TapRooT® Summit (2001, Galveston, TX). That Summit was almost canceled due to a tropical storm two days before that dumped two feet of rain on Galveston and Houston, but the Summit went on.
The picture below is Linda Unger and TapRooT® Advisory Board Members at the TapRooT® Advisory Board Dinner at the 9th Global TapRooT® Summit (2003, Dallas, TX). Do you remember 2003? Twenty-two years is a long time.

And here is Becky coordinating Summit activities in 2003…

Alison and her team handle these duties now.
And who are the people below intently listening to a great Keynote Speaker in San Antonio?

Were you there? Do you remember?
And here are some students at one of the pre-Summit Courses before the 2006 Summit…

Next, does anyone remember the Halloween-themed reception in 2010?

That was great fun!
In 2012, we had the Summit and the reception in Vegas…

That’s Ceasar’s across the way.
Below is a picture of people sharing best practices at the 2014 Summit…

Every Summit we have great best practice sharing sessions.
Below is Linda presenting a Success Story Award in 2015…

People present their success stories. It’s a great way to learn what others are doing.
And finally, below are students lined up for awards at the 2022 Summit…

Getting college students involved in TapRooT® RCA and the Summit was fun.
I have a lot of memories of past summits. All the:
- friends,
- networking,
- learning, and
- best practice sharing.
The 2025 Global TapRooT® Summit will be more of the same but even better!
Summit Flashback Video
Watch the video below … It wasn’t that long ago (just 18 years). Do you recognize the people? Everything in the video is still true today – even more so! I could say that we were young but still knew what we were doing! And we continued to learn and make the Summit better every year.
That’s the past, but you should be thinking about the future. The 2025 Global TapRooT® Summit is coming up on September 29 – October 3. The Summit will be held at the Knoxville Convention Center in Knoxville, Tennessee.
The Best Summit Ever is Coming Up in September/October!
Don’t miss the 2025 Global TapRooT® Summit. It will be the best Summit ever!
We are older and always wiser. But there is a new generation of TapRooT® Experts, too. You can hear from “the old-timers” and the next generation of TapRooT® Experts at this year’s Summit.

Attend the Summit to:
- Network with industry leaders
- Benchmark with other TapRooT® Users
- Learn best practices from experts from around the world
- Refresh your TapRooT® Skills
- Be inspired
- Get motivated
- Have FUN!
That’s what the Global TapRooT® Summit is all about.
Five Keynote Speakers

The 2025 Global TapRooT® Summit Keynote Speakers – including our closing speaker Kim “KC” (Killer Chick) Campbell – are pictured below…

I know you will enjoy their motivational, informative presentations.
Eight Best Practice Tracks
In addition to the amazing Keynote Speakers, we sponsor best practice sharing in eight focused, improvement best practices tracks. For the 2025 Global TapRooT® Summit, the eight best practice tracks include…

CLICK HERE to review what’s being presented in each track.
11 Optional Pre-Summit Courses

The courses to choose from are:
- Analyzing and Adjusting Safety Culture
- Advanced Communication/Presentation Skills
- The Best Ways to Use Data to Improve Performance
- 2-Day Equifactor® Equipment Troubleshooting & TapRooT® Root Cause Analysis
- Auditing & Proactive Improvement Using TapRooT® RCA
- TapRooT® Advanced Case Study Workshop
- Developing an Incident Command System
- Stopping Human Error
- Interviewing & Evidence Collection
- TapRooT® Root Cause Analysis Training
- TapRooT® Software Training
When you attend a pre-Summit Course and the Summit, you save $300 off the course fee. Bring multiple participants and save even more (up to $900 off each). See all the course and Summit discounts below…

There are a limited number of seats in each course, so REGISTER NOW to make sure you get your first choice for your course.
More Summit Info
Get more information about the Summit by CLICKING HERE.
Register by CLICKING HERE.
Download the 2025 Global TapRooT® Summit Brochure by CLICKING HERE.
