TUESDAY, November 4, 2008
Pre-Conference |
| 4:00p.m. - 7:00p.m. |
Conference Registration and Information
Delray Beach Marriott - Ocean Breeze |
| 7:00p.m. - 9:00p.m. |
"Election" Reception
Sponsored by Delray Beach Marriott and Palm Beach County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Location: Boston's On The Beach Upperdeck, 40 South Ocean Boulevard, Delray Beach, FL |
WEDNESDAY, November 5, 2008
Pre-Conference |
| 7:00a.m. - 5:00p.m. |
Conference Registration and Information
Delray Beach Marriott - Ocean Breeze |
| 7:45a.m. - 12:00 noon |
The U.S. Cultural & Heritage Tourism Marketing Symposium
Delray Beach Marriott - Coral Reef Ballroom
|
| 8:00a.m. - 12:15p.m. |
Pre-Conference Workshop
Product Development Workshop: Raising Support for Your Projects
Delray Beach Marriott - Island Breeze |
| Pre-Conference Excursions |
| 12:15p.m. |
Load Buses -
Delray Beach Marriott |
| 12:30p.m. |
Buses depart Delray Beach Marriott |
| 12:30p.m. - 4:30p.m. |
Excursion 1:
Art Under The Palms in Central Palm Beach County |
| 12:30p.m. - 4:30p.m. |
Excursion 2:
The Best of West Palm Beach...The Traveling Cultural & Heritage Tour in West Palm Beach |
| 12:30p.m. - 4:30p.m. |
Excursion 3:
Wild & Scenic Culture & Heritage Tour of Northern Palm Beach |
| 12:30p.m. - 4:30p.m. |
Excursion 4:
The Art & Architecture of Boca Raton |
| 4:30p.m. |
Buses return to Delray Beach Marriott |
| 5:00p.m. |
Load Buses
Delray Beach Marriott |
| 5:15p.m. |
Group departure to Henry Morrison Flagler Museum |
| 6:00p.m. - 8:30p.m. |
Opening Reception at the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum
Sponsored by Visit Florida |
| 8:30p.m. |
Depart Henry Morrison Flagler Museum for Delray Beach Marriott |
| 9:30p.m. - 10:30p.m. |
Afterhours Get-Together
O'Grady's Lobby Bar Delray Beach Marriott |
THURSDAY, November 6, 2008
Conference |
| 8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m. |
Conference Registration and Information
Delray Beach Marriott - Ocean Breeze |
| 8:00a.m. - 9:00a.m. |
Breakfast Buffet
Outside Seacrest Ballroom
Sponsored by Eliran Murphy Group |
| 9:00a.m. |
Welcome
Seacrest Ballroom |
| 9:30a.m. - 10:15a.m. |
Keynote Address
Tourism- What's really happening out there? |
| 10:15a.m. - 10:30a.m. |
Morning Break
Sponsored by: Custom Marketing Group |
| 10:30a.m. - 11:30a.m. |
Branding in Tough Economic Times |
| 12noon - 1:30p.m. |
Lunch and Culinary Tourism
Best Practices in Culinary Tourism Development:
Models and Applications Domestic and Abroad |
| 1:45p.m. |
Load Buses
Delray Beach Marriott |
| 2:00p.m. |
Group Departure |
| 2:00p.m. - 4:30p.m. |
Mobile Workshop/Tour and Panel
Delray Beach: Village by the Sea - Creative, Authentic, Intimate |
| 4:30p.m. |
Return to Delray Beach Marriott |
| 5:30p.m. |
Load Buses
Delray Beach Marriott |
| 5:45p.m. |
Group Departure for Cornell Museum of Art & American Culture |
| 6:00p.m. - 7:00p.m. |
Evening Reception - A Night on the Avenue
Cornell Museum of Art & American Culture |
| 7:00p.m. |
Dinner on your own |
| 9:30p.m. - 10:30p.m. |
Afterhours Get-Together
O'Grady's Lobby Bar Delray Beach Marriott |
FRIDAY, November 7, 2008
Conference |
| 8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m. |
Conference Registration and Information
Delray Beach Marriott - Ocean Breeze |
| 7:45a.m. - 8:30a.m. |
Breakfast Buffet
Outside Seacrest Ballroom |
| 8:30a.m. - 9:15a.m. |
Opening Session – The Culture of Green
Seacrest Ballroom |
| 9:20a.m. - 10:05a.m. |
Visitor Center 2.0: It Ain't Your Mama's Visitor Center Anymore! |
| 10:05a.m. - 10:20a.m. |
Morning Break
Sponsored by: Custom Marketing Group |
| 10:20a.m. - 11:05a.m. |
Tell me! Where's the Money? |
| 11:10a.m. - 12:00 noon |
Culture & Heritage Site Retail Gift Shops: Reinventing the Visitor Experience |
| 12:15p.m. - 1:15.pm. |
Lunch
Sponsored by: The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation, The Pennsylvania Tourism Office, The Philadelphia Multicultural Affairs Congress
 Bunny Sigler
The Platinum-Selling, Grammy Award-Winning R&B Legend
Few songwriters have influenced a genre like Walter "Bunny" Sigler. The Philadelphia native and R&B pioneer is the force behind hits from the 60s and 70s. Instant Funk's "I Got My Mind Made Up", Patti Labelle's "Somebody Loves You Baby", The Whispers' "Bingo", Jackie Moore's "Sweet Charlie Babe" and The O'Jays "Sunshine" all came from the pen of Bunny Sigler. An integral part of the Philadelphia Sound and Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff's Philadelphia International Records, "Mr. Emotion", as he was called, positioned himself as one of the day's most significant musical players working with artists such as Curtis Mayfield, Carl Carlton, Phyllis Hyman, Lou Rawls, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, and Chaka Khan. Bunny's legacy continues to grow as current artists use and draw inspiration from his impressive list of song credits, including Nelly's "Dilemma," in which Bunny co-wrote the Grammy award-winning hit. He has amassed more than 35 million units as a producer, artist and songwriter in mainstream music and has left an indelible mark in R&B music's history.
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| 1:30p.m. – 3:00p.m. |
HOT TrOPICS
Friends and Family Reunions
Commemorations and Celebrations - Centuries in the Making
Managing Historic Sites is Not Rocket Science - It's Harder Than Rocket Science
|
| 3:00p.m. - 3:15p.m. |
Afternoon Break |
| 3:15p.m. - 4:00p.m. |
White Elephants - Town Hall: White Elephants in Your Closet |
| 4:45p.m. |
Group departure to Sunset Tour & Closing Reception at Morikami Museum & Japanese and the American Orchid Society |
| 8:30p.m. |
Load buses and depart American Orchid Society for Delray Beach Marriott |
SATURDAY, November 8, 2008
Post-Conference Excursions
Pre-registration required |
| 11:00a.m. - 3:30p.m. |
Picture the Everglades: A Photographic Tour of Florida's "River of Grass" at the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge |
| 9:00a.m. - 4:30p.m. |
Miami Beach: The Art Deco Special |
