Tourism Industry Conference &
34th Annual General Meeting

Kimberley Conference & Athlete Training Centre
~ Kimberley, BC ~

AGENDA

Nov 3, 2011

7:30 - 8:45 am	Breakfast at the Trickle Creek Lodge (Must be pre-registered for breakfast)

8:00 - 8:50 am	Morning Coffee Service Sponsored by: go2 The resource for people in tourism

9:00 - 9:15 am	34th Annual General Meeting - New Dawn Ballroom, Kimberley Conference Centre

9:15 - 9:20 am	Tourism Industry Conference Opening Remarks Mike Smith, Chair of Kootenay Rockies Tourism

9:20 - 10:10 am	Destination Marketing Organizations - Where it all Began Chris Dadson, President

10:15 - 10:25 am	Coffee Break Sponsored by: go2 The resource for people in tourism

10:30 - 11:10 am	The Regional System - Putting the Pieces Together Wendy Magnes, Manager of Regional Partnerships, Ministry of Jobs, Tourism & Innovation

11:15 -11:20	*Kootenay Rockies Tourism Staff Introductions* - Chris Dadson, President, Kootenay Rockies Tourism

11:15 - 11:55 am	Kootenay Rockies Your Regional DMO - Marketing & Community Program Updates Wendy Van Puymbroeck, Manager Partnership Marketing

12:00 - 12:10 pm	Gordon Wilder Award Presentation Ken Fisher, Vice-Chair of Kootenay Rockies Tourism

12:15 - 1:30 pm	Buffet Luncheon - New Dawn Ballroom (Must* be pre-registered for lunch)*

1:40 - 2:20 pm	Media Relations 101 Janice Greenwood-Fraser, Manager, Travel Media Relations Ministry of Jobs, Tourism & Innovation

2:20 - 2:35 pm	COFFEE BREAK/Silent Auction Ends

2:40 - 3:20 pm	How HelloBC Programs can Benefit your Business Kathleen Harvey, Tourism Product Management, Ministry of Jobs, Tourism & Innovation

3:20 - 4:00 pm	Cooking up a Solution to the Increasing Labour Shortages Debbie Yule and Heidi Romich, go2, the resource for people in tourism.

4:00 pm	*Tourism Industry Conference Concludes*

6:15 pm	Delegates make their way over to the Bauernhaus Restaurant Walking distance from ski hill on main road : 208 Norton Avenue

6:30 pm	*Enjoy 'The Feast" a memorable sit down dinner in the historic Old Bauernhaus Restaurant* (*Must* be pre-registered for dinner)

**Agenda subject to change without notice.

Nov 4, 2011

7:30 - 9:30 am	Breakfast at the Trickle Creek Lodge (Must be pre-registered for breakfast)
	Check out for overnight delegates

REGISTRATION

Please fill in the fields below to register for the Kootenay Rockies Tourism Industry Conference/AGM:

Company Name:

Delegate Name:

Contact Phone:

Contact Email:

Guest Name(s):

A. Conference Only - Nov 3 *(no charge)*	# Attending:

B. Conference & Lunch - Nov 3 *($22.33 + $2.67 HST= $25.00)*	# Attending:

C. Conference, Breakfast & Lunch - Nov 3 *($37.50 + $4.50 HST = $42.00)*	# Attending:

D. Conference, Lunch, & Dinner - Nov 3 *($59.82 + $7.18 HST= $67.00)*	# Attending:

E. Conference, Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner - Nov 3 *($75.00 + $9.00 HST = $84.00)*	# Attending:

F. Conference, 2 Breakfasts (Nov 3 & 4), Lunch, & Dinner *($90.18 + $10.82 HST = $101.00)*	# Attending:

Payment:	VISA MCard Chq
Please note: If selecting credit card for payment, please call 250-427-4838, Ext 205 for Accounting or to leave your credit card information. Cheques must be received in advance of AGM by mail only to: 1905 Warren Ave, Kimberley, BC V1A 1S2

REGISTRATION DEADLINE is OCTOBER 24, 2011

CONFERENCE PACKAGES are NON-REFUNDABLE AFTER OCTOBER 26, 2011

A Conference 'confirmation' will be issued to you.
If you have any questions regarding the Tourism Industry Conference/AGM
please contact:
Kathy Cooper at Kathy@KootenayRockies.com
phone 250-427-4838, Ext 201