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Convention
Agenda
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Lee Island Coast
Superior Small Lodging
Convention '99
Agenda
"Growing together"
On Florida's Lee Island Coast, you'll escape to a world where white
sand beaches stretch as far as you can see and the shore is lined with
exotic seashells. It's a world of tropical wildlife, spectacular sunsets
over sparkling blue waters and hundreds of islands to explore. Experience
Florida the way it used to be ... with unspoiled natural beauty, crystal
blue waters, and a quieter, unhurried pace; all in a warm, inviting, tropical
ambiance.
"I'll be home for Christmas
...after I attend the SSL
Convention in Fort Myers"
Sunday December 5, 1999
12:00 PM Registration at assigned accommodations
(Lee County)
4:00 PM Convention Registration Opens ( Cafe
Cabaret Lobby )
Trade Show Opens (Cafe Cabaret)
4:30 PM Cash Bar Opens (Main Lobby)
5:30 PM Dinner (Main Theater)
7:00 Show (I'll be home for Christmas) (Main Theatre)
9:00 Cash Bar Opens until 10 PM (Main Lobby)
Monday December 6, 1999
8:00 AM State Board of Directors Meeting
- Open to all SSL members
8:00 AM Trade Show Opens - Coffee Served
in Exhibit Area ( Cafe Cabaret )
9:00 AM Welcome - H. R. Blanchette,
Lee
County SSL President ( Main Theatre )
9:10 AM Welcome & Proclamations- Elaine
McLaughlin, Lee County VCB
9:15 AM Breakfast Buffet
9:40 AM Welcome & State of SSL - Roger
Krauth, Chairman, Florida
SSL
9:50 AM Introduction of Speaker &
Panel Moderator, SSL Pres. Don Dermody
10:00 AM Guest Speaker - Herb Hiller, Travel
Writer
10:30 AM Break - Refreshments & Drawings in
Exhibit Area ( Cafe Cabaret )
11:00 AM Marketing Panel - featuring Austin Mott,FLAUSA
- Trent Blizzard, Blizzards
B& B Internet Marketing, Inc. - David Caples, Elizabeth
Pointe Lodge & Roger Krauth, Florida
SSL (10 minutes each w/ time
for Q&A)
12:15 PM Break - Trade Show - Drawing - Cafe Cabaret
12:30 PM Lunch & Lee
County VCB Video Presentation, Elaine McLaughlin
1:45 PM Round Table Session #1
1) Promoting your website using traditional resources,
lodging directories and regional websites - Trent Blizzard, Blizzards
B& B Internet Marketing, Inc.
2) Visit Florida's Role in SSL Marketing- Dee Ann Smith,
FLAUSA
3) SSL Inspection Criteria - Scott Anthony, PRP
4) Interior Decorating on a Budget - Dee Westphal,
Focal
Point Interiors
5) Working effectively with your DMO/CVB - Kathleen
Pruett, Daytona CVB &
Tom
Bartosek, Space Coast Office of
Tourism
6) Internet for the beginner - Bill Marbach, Lodging.com
(Travelbase)
2:15 PM Round Table Session #2
1) Increasing traffic to your website using Search Engines
and Keywords - Trent Blizzard, Blizzards B& B Internet Marketing
2) Visit Florida's Role in SSL Marketing- Dee Ann Smith,
FLAUSA
3) Insurance 101, "Everything you wanted to ask your agent
but didn't!"-Tom
Cleary, Acordia of Florida
4) Interior Decorating on a Budget - Dee Westphal,
Focal
Point Interiors
5) Maximizing Internet Advertising Opportunities - Chuck
Lunsford, The
Tropical Traveler
6) Florida Lodging Laws - Roy Costa, Florida DBR
2:45 PM Break - Trade Show - Drawing - Cafe
Cabaret
3:15 PM Round Table Session #3
1) Tracking visitors to your website using the "Extreme
Tracker" -Trent Blizzard, Blizzards B& B Internet Marketing
2) Visit Florida's Role in SSL Marketing- Dee Ann Smith,
FLAUSA
3) 3) SSL Inspection Criteria - Scott Anthony,
PRP
4) Interior Decorating on a Budget - Dee Westphal,
Focal
Point Interiors
5) Working effectively with your DMO/CVB - Kathleen
Pruett, Daytona CVB &
Tom
Bartosek, Space Coast Office of
Tourism
6) Florida Lodging Laws - Roy Costa, Florida DBR
4:00 PM Convention Closes
Note:This agenda is still being developed and subject to change.
Please check this site daily.
Rev. 12/1/99
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