NAJ Summit - EAST 2009 TENTATIVE AGENDA
(Last updated 6/15/09 -Program and Presenters are Subject to Change)

 

JUNE 22 , 2009

7th FLOOR N FOYER (Outside Empire Complex Room)

10:00 am-6:00 pm: Registration

EMPIRE COMPLEX ROOM (7th Floor)

1:00-1:15 pm: Opening remarks

1:15:2:00 pm: Inbound Tourism Trends for 09/10: Post Pow Wow Industry Outlook. Presenter: Jake Steinman, President, North American Journeys

2:00-3:00 pm: From The Horses Mouth: Leading Receptive Operators provide their perspective on the industry. Panelists: Bee Dengilioglu, GTA-USA (c), Peter Van Berkel, President, Travalco (c); Jennifer Workman, Manager, Product Dev., New World Travel; Veronique Hubert, Managing Director, Team America

3:00-3:30 pm: The Travel Promotion Act: An Up-to-Date Status Report.  Never before has the industry been this close to passage of a Bill currently that will essentially create a national tourism board with $200 million in funding.  Bruce Bommarito, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Travel Association

3:30-4:00 pm: Coffee Break

4:00-4:30 pm: How Suppliers and Destination Can Expose Their Products to ad hoc, Special Interest and Corporate Groups. Panelist: Esther Roth, GM, DMC East, AlliedTPro.

4:30-4:50 pm: How to Become Part of Receptives Self-Drive programs. Panelist: Lisa Camardella, General Manager, AmericanTours International, New York.

4:50-5:20 pm: How to promote your produce to the international traveler via search, Skype, and other available tools. Presenter: Florian Hermann, Destination Marketing Analyst & International Tourism Research, National Parks Interactive

16TH FLOOR SKYLOBBY

5:30-6:30 pm: NAJ Reception.

JUNE 23, 2009

8:00-9:00am: On-site fill-in session. Suppliers will get an opportunity to schedule additional meetings.

16TH FLOOR SKYLOBBY

8:00-9:15am: Continental Breakfast sponsored by Philadelphia CVB.

EMPIRE COMPLEX ROOM (7th Floor)

9:30-12:30pm: One-on-one appointment Marketplace, Session 1. Tour operators meet with suppliers and destinations in 10-minute meetings.

16TH FLOOR SKYLOBBY

12:30-2:00 pm: Luncheon sponsored by Louisiana Office of Tourism

EMPIRE COMPLEX ROOM (7th Floor)

2:00-5:00 pm: One-on-one marketplace, Session 2.

16th FLOOR SKYLOBBY

5:00-6:00 pm: NAJ Reception

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