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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2008 |
| 3:00-7:00
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Camp Lodging Check-in |
| 7:00-10:00 |
Welcoming Cocktail Party
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24,
2008 |
| 6:45-8:15 |
Wake-up Call |
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Continental Breakfast and Registration |
| 8:15-8:30 |
Welcome and Chairman’s Opening Remarks |
| 8:30-10:00
|
GENERAL SESSION |
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W-1 |
Survival Skills: Hot Topics
and Hotel Trends |
| 10:00-10:45
|
Refreshment Break |
| 10:45-12:15
|
CONCURRENT THINK TANKS |
| |
W-2 |
Follow Your Compass to
Find Out Where We Are
Headed in 2009 |
| W-3 |
Capital Availability: What Savvy Investors Know
About Getting Money
Right Now |
| W-4 |
Hotel Valuation and Financial Structure |
| W-5 |
Eco-friendly Design Concepts and Product Trends |
| W-6 |
Ghost Stories:
Will Hotel Properties Escape the
Global Business
Slowdown? |
| 12:15-2:00
|
Lunch |
| 2:00-5:30 |
THE DEAL CORRAL |
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Meet one-on-one
with representatives from a variety of hotel industry-related companies
including franchise, design, brokerage, management, and finance. Attendees -
please complete the
Deal Corral
Registration and forward along with your
Think Tank
Registration,
Golf/Tennis and Conference Registration forms. If you would
like
to reserve a table in the Deal Corral, please call us at 800 252-3540. |
| 3:00-5:00 |
ROUND TABLES |
| |
Experts from each discipline
will field questions from you, our
distinguished Lodging Conference
delegates. There is no advance
registration for the round tables. You are
invited to participate in
as many as you choose. |
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| Round Table 1: |
Extended Stay |
| Round Table 2: |
Luxury Hotels |
| Round Table 3: |
Economy and Mid-Market Hotels |
| Round Table 4: |
Mixed-use Projects with a
Hotel or Condo Hotel |
| Round Table 5: |
Vacation Ownership |
| Round Table 6: |
Franchised and Independent Boutique Hotels |
|
| 4:00-4:30 |
Refreshment Break |
| 7:30-? |
Poolside Cocktail Party |
|
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2008 |
| 7:45-9:00 |
Wake Up Call
|
| |
Continental Breakfast and Registration |
| 9:00-9:15 |
Welcome and Chairman’s Opening Remarks |
| 9:15-10:45
|
GENERAL SESSION |
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T-1 |
The Great Hotel Owners Debate |
| 10:45-11:15 |
Refreshment Break |
| 11:15-12:45 |
CONCURRENT THINK TANKS |
| |
T-2 |
Hot Sectors and
Global Opportunities |
| T-3 |
Project Design, Planning and Development |
| T-4 |
Treasure Hunt: Moneymaking Strategies for the Hotel Investor |
| T-5 |
Turning Underperforming Hotels into Profit Centers |
| T-6 |
Marking a New Trail with Trendsetting Boutique Hotels |
| T-7 |
The Formula for a Successful Joint Venture |
| 12:45-2:00 |
Lunch |
| 2:00-3:30 |
CONCURRENT THINK TANKS |
| |
T-8 |
Lucrative
Mixed-use Projects |
| T-9 |
Overview of the
Mid-Market Segment |
| T-10 |
Innovations in
Technology |
| T-11 |
Keeping Track of
Where You Are: Hotel Ownership
Issues and Answers |
| T-12 |
Field Trip: New
Investment, Development and Franchise
Opportunities in Emerging Global
Markets |
| T-13 |
Closing the Deal |
| T-14 |
Tug of War: Territorial Encroachment |
| 3:30-4:00 |
Refreshment Break |
| 4:00-5:30
|
CONCURRENT THINK TANKS |
| |
T-15 |
Cabin with a
View: How Luxury Hotels Meet Four and
Five Star Standards and Performance
Goals |
| T-16 |
Understanding
Yield Management |
| T-17 |
Coming In First:
Maximizing the Performance and ROI of Your Hotel |
| T-18 |
Picking Teams:
Choosing a Management
Company |
| T-19 |
Checking In:
Successful Sales & Marketing Strategies, Rewards
Programs and Guest
Incentives |
| T-20 |
Capture the Flag:
Franchising Issues and Answers |
| 4:15 |
Tennis Tournament |
| 6:30-10:00 |
Cocktail Party |
|
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2008 |
| 8:00-9:00 |
Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00-10:15 |
CONCURRENT THINK TANKS |
| |
F-1 |
Green Hotels
Workshop: Initiatives That Save Money
and Conserve Resources |
| F-2 |
Meeting the
Staffing Needs of the Hospitality Industry |
| F-3 |
Franchise vs.
Independent |
| F-4 |
Please Send
Money: Where to Find Financing in Today’s
Economic Climate |
| 10:15-10:30 |
Three Wise Guys |
| 10:30-11:30 |
Express Check-in and Refreshment Break |
| |
Join us for a fun, fast-paced
three minute rapid networking session
open to all conference sponsors,
exhibitors, attendees, and speakers.
Bring plenty of business cards to
exchange during the event! |
| 11:30 |
Door Prizes |
| 1:00
|
Scramble Golf Tournament |
| |
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| |
Conference Adjourns |
