2010 Cultural & Heritage Tourism Seminar
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 – Corpus Christi,
Texas
Registration: $50/person
*Open to members and non-members
8:15 AM – 8:45 AM Registration & Continental
Breakfast
8:45 AM – 9:20 AM Roundtable
Discussions
Don’t
miss these roundtable discussions led by industry experts and specifically
designed to share ideas and experiences with other attendees. Sit at one table or float from one table
discussion to the next.
9:25 AM – 9:35 AM Welcome and Overview
9:40 AM – 10:40 AM Presentation Title TBA
Keynote
Speaker: Sheila Armstrong, Executive Director of the
US Cultural & Heritage Tourism Marketing Council
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM "Building
Partnerships to Achieve a Shared Vision”
Our communities are as strong as we collectively make
them. Learn who your community partners are and how share resources
and talent to build a shared vision for your tourism program.
Speakers: Stephanie O’Banion, President, Belton Area
Chamber of Commerce; Elizabeth Regner, Executive Director, Lubbock Arts Alliance;
and TBA
12:00 PM – 12:45 AM Lunch
Keynote
Speaker: Mary Bomar, Former National Park Service Director
12:50 PM – 2:20 PM "Blogging
& Social Networking”
Speaker:
Chay Rees Runnels with the Stephen F. Austin State Univ.-Human Sciences Dept.
2:20 PM – 2:30 PM Communications
Break
2:35 PM – 3:35 PM "Heritage
Tourism Product Development: How to be Effective in the Local Political
Arena"
The
goal of the session is to evaluate the issues and challenges of heritage
tourism development within the context of local politics today. It is important
to understand and to utilize the many different motivations and perspectives
found in Texas communities. The session will explore the question of how
heritage tourism product development can be made to be an effective force in
the local community."
Speaker: Doug Harman, Tourism Consultant
3:35 PM – 4:00 PM Open Mic Q&A
For questions, please contact Jennifer Roush, Director of Events,
at jenniferr@ttia.org.
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