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GACVB Winter Meeting
Reaching New HeightsFebruary 26 – 28, 2018
Dalton, Georgia
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Reaching New HeightsGACVB Winter MeetingFebruary 26 – 28, 2018 | Dalton, Georgia
MonDAy, FeBruAry 269am – 5pmregistration Open | upper Level Main Lobby
9am – 1pmsponsor set up | upper Level Main Lobby
10 – 11:30am GACVB Board of Directors Meeting Lower Level A1
12pm Lunch on your own
12:30pm – 1pm First time Attendee/new Member Meet & Greet | Lower Level B1
1:30 – 3pm Opening General session | Ballroom 1Bright New Shiny – What’s Next for Destination Marketingryan thompson, Odyssey
3 – 3:30pm Afternoon Break sponsored by Meredith travel Marketing | upper Level Main Lobbysilent Auction Opens | Ballroom 1
3:30 – 5pm roundtable Discussions, round 1 & round 2Lower Level rooms A1, A2, B1, B2CVB/DMO attendees (only) choose two 45-minute moderated sessions:1 | new Concepts in Marketing2 | Make the most of
exploregeorgia.org & reel-crew 3 | Working with Government4 | Outdoor/Adventure
partnerships
6pm transportation – loop from host hotels to dinner
6:30 – 9:30pm Dinner at the Creative Arts Guildsponsored by the Dalton CVB
TuesDAy, FeBruAry 277:45 – 8:30amtransportation available from host hotels to Dalton Convention Center
7:45 – 8:30amContinental Breakfast upper Level Main Lobby
8am – 5pmregistration Open | upper Level Main Lobby
8:30 – 10am Concurrent LeC sessions, tier 1 supervising excellence – part 1
LeC Course 1 | Lecture HallSetting Priorities from the Inside Outshana Young, the Leadership institute at Columbus state university Advanced LeC Course 1 | Ballroom 2The “It” Factor: Taking Your Presence to New Heightskat Cannella, the Leadership institute at Columbus state university
10 – 10:30am Morning Break sponsored by Advertising unlimited | upper Level Main Lobby
10:30 – 11:45am Concurrent LeC sessions, tier 1 supervising excellence – part 2
LeC Course 1 | Lecture HallSetting Priorities from the Inside Outshana Young, the Leadership institute at Columbus state university
Advanced LeC Course 1 | Ballroom 2The “It” Factor: Taking Your Presence to New Heightskat Cannella, the Leadership institute at Columbus state university
11:45am – 12:45pm networking Luncheon | Ballroom 1
1pm – 2:15pm General session: GACVB Business session & GDecD tourism Division update | Ballroom 1
2:30 – 3:30pm General session | Ballroom 1The Chinese Travelerstella xu and Jassy Ji, GDecD
3:30 – 4pm Afternoon Break sponsored by Atlanta Magazine Custom Media upper Level Main Lobby
4 – 5pm General session | Ballroom 1Social Media is not a PR Strategytaryn scher, tk pr
5 – 5:30pmtransportation available from Dalton Convention Center to host hotels
6pm transportation – loop from host hotels to dinner
6:30 – 9:30pm Dinner at Conductor’s Bar & Grillsponsored by the Dalton CVB
WeDnesDAy, FeBruAry 287:45 – 8:30amContinental Breakfast upper Level Main Lobby
8am – 2pmregistration Open | upper Level Main Lobby
8:30 – 10amConcurrent LeC sessions, tier 1 supervising excellence – part 1
LeC Course 2 | Lecture HallSupervising and Empoweringkat Cannella, the Leadership institute at Columbus state universityAdvanced LeC Course 2 | Ballroom 2Reaching the Peak of Accountability through Compassionshana Young, the Leadership institute at Columbus state university
10 – 10:30amMorning Break sponsored by the Carrollton CVB | upper Level Main Lobby
silent Auction closes at 10:30am | Ballroom 1
10:15 – 11:45amConcurrent LeC sessions, tier 1 strategic excellence – part 2
LeC Course 2 | Lecture HallSupervising and Empoweringkat Cannella, the Leadership institute at Columbus state universityAdvanced LeC Course 2 | Ballroom 2 Reaching the Peak of Accountability through Compassionshana Young, the Leadership institute at Columbus state university
11:45amsilent Auction Checkout | Ballroom 1
12 – 1pmLunch | Ballroom 1
1pmAdjourn