Lodging Conference 2011 Think Tank Registration

You will have the opportunity to participate in up to four think tanks (one in each of the four time slots). Please choose one seminar in each time slot. All sessions are filled on a first-come, first served basis. You may attend one seminar in each time period. General Sessions and Round Tables are open to everyone.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

8:30-10:00 GENERAL SESSION (Open to Everyone)

W-1 A View From The Top (Part 1)

10:45-12:15 CONCURRENT THINK TANKS (Please select One)

W-2 Hotel Owners Check-in
W-3 Hospitality Real Estate For Sale
W-4 Statistics, Trends and Projections for 2012 and Beyond
W-5 Let’s Make A Deal: 7 Steps to a Successful Post-Meltdown Acquisition
W-6 Wall Street…Are the Bull’s Back to Stay?
W-7 Is Now the Time to Develop?

3:00-4:30 CONCURRENT ROUND TABLES (Open to Everyone)

Round Table 1 Online Travel Agencies and Your Sales, Marketing & Revenue
Round Table 2 Sustainable Architecture, Green Programs and Eco Tourism
Round Table 3 The Technology Laboratory: New Innovations with Practical Hotel Applications
Round Table 4 Negotiating a Management Contract
Round Table 5 Up and Running During a Renovation

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

9:00-10:30 GENERAL SESSION (Open to Everyone)

T-1 A View From The Top (Part 2)

11:15-12:45 CONCURRENT THINK TANKS (Please select One)

T-2 Hotel Ownership (Part 2)
T-3 ABC’s of Growth: Acquire, Build, Convert
T-4 Social Media: Integrating Multi-Channel Marketing
T-5 Distressed Property: Foreclosures, Receiverships, Workouts
T-6 Public Private Development
T-7 Branding Your Hotel
T-8 Luxury and Resort Hotels Leading the Recovery

1:45-3:15 CONCURRENT THINK TANKS (Please select One)

T-9 REITs: The Driving Force of Transaction Activity
T-10 Project Management from Start to Finish
T-11 Profitable Growth Strategies
T-12 Hiring the Right Management Company
T-13 Today’s Independent Hotelier
T-14 Extended Stay Hotels
T-15 Operations 101

4:00-5:30 CONCURRENT THINK TANKS (Please select One)

T-16 Boutique & Lifestyle Hotels – Still Hot and Getting Hotter
T-17 Around the World in 90 Minutes
T-18 Deals Under $20 Million
T-19 Gaming Update
T-20 Lenders, Borrowers and Dealmakers Discuss Money

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

9:30-11:00 TOWN HALL MEETING (Open to Everyone)

11:00 Door Prizes: Conference Adjourns