In addition to rousing speeches and songs, attendees were entertained and showered with congratulations for their hard work. One of the first orders of business was a tour of the factory floor where special exhibits had been erected in different departments to help tell the story of NCR’s manufacturing and inspection processes. The members of the first CPC convention deemed it "a tremendous success. So great was the praise of the charter members of the 100 Point Club—of the idea, of the convention, of the help and encouragement they got—that many of the agents voluntarily asked that their quotas be increased to 100 points a month so that they too could be eligible for membership." As the company grew and prospered and NCR evolved into a global entity, enthusiasm for CPC expanded from its roots in the United States into a phenomenon of domestic, regional, international and eventually global events in which the “best of the best” in NCR sales came together as one. Rewards and recognition were a big part of the CPC convention experience, but more important was the veritable explosion of ideas that resulted as salespeople shared their stories and their most successful techniques. Annual CPC conventions continued to be held with regularity except when world events intervened, notably the Great Depression and World War II. The rules for CPC qualification have changed from time to time since the first CPC convention. Today attaining 100 percent of assigned objectives qualifies sales associates for CPC Membership, but it does not qualify them for attendance at the convention except for first-timers or “Baby 100 Pointers” as they were called in the early years of CPC. Today, in order to participate in the convention, additional quota attainment is "incrementally set…depending on the category of the sales associate." Some things have not changed, however, including many of the CPC traditions that have evolved over the decades. The one tradition that has endured the longest is the flying of flags which formed a key part of the celebrations of the very first CPC convention. Today, in addition to a flag ceremony, other CPC traditions include the CPC pin, a tie/scarf ceremony started at a CPC convention in the Far East, recognition of first-time CPC qualifiers, recognition of consistent achievers, recognition of 25-year CPC Members and Chairman Award Winners, and the induction of new Life Honorary CPC Members.