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10/22/2008
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When:
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October 22, 2008
7:30am - 4:30pm
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Where:
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Lakeside Pavilion
307 Buena Vista
Marble Falls, Texas 78654
United States
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Contact:
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David Teel
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Online registration is closed.
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Hotel Information:
La Quinta Inns & Suites
501 Highway 2147, Marble Falls, TX 78654
Phone: 830-798-2020
TTIA Rate: $89/night (ask for TTIA Workshop group rate)
State Rate: $85/night
Cutoff deadline: October 14, 2008
*First night's deposit at time of booking required
Workshop Agenda
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7:45 – 8:30 AM:
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Workshop Registration, Continental
Breakfast Continental Breakfast
sponsored by the San Marcos
Convention and Visitors Bureau
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8:30 – 8:45 AM:
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Welcome and Introductions
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8:45 – 9:30 AM:
| General Session - Marketing on a Shoestring Budget Speaker: Dan Quandt, Executive Director, South Padre Island Convention & Visitors Bureau | |
9:30 – 10:15 AM:
| General Session - Understanding the Digital Age of Tourism Marketing Speaker: Nelson Gumm, President, AJR Media Group
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10:15 – 10:25 AM:
| Break
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10:25 – 11:45 AM:
| General Session - State Agency Presentations Speakers: Nate Gieryn, Office of the Governor, Economic Development & Tourism; Doris Howdeshell, Texas Department of Transportation - Travel Division; Gaye
Greever McElwain, Texas Commission on the
Arts; Teresa Caldwell, Texas Historical Commission; and Shelly Plante,
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department | |
12:00 – 12:50 PM:
| Networking Lunch and Presentation - Why International Tourism is Important to Texas
Sponsored by Pedernales Electric Cooperative
Speaker: Julie Chase, Office of the Governor, Economic Development & Tourism | |
1:00 – 1:45 PM:
| General Session: How to Use Your Existing Local Resources to Create Nature Tourism Opportunities
Speaker: Shelly Plante, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
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1:45 – 2:30 PM:
| General Session: Researching Your Target Market Speaker: Nate Gieryn, Office of the Governor, Economic Development & Tourism | |
2:30 – 2:45 PM:
| Afternoon Refreshment Break
Sponsored by the San Marcos Convention and
Visitors Bureau
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2:45 – 3:35 PM:
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General Session: GO TEXAN/Certified Retirement Community Programs Speakers: Natalie Houghton and Sherri Gothart-Barron, Texas Department of Agriculture
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3:35 - 4:20 PM:
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General Session: Texas Tourism: What Does the Future Hold? Speaker: Nelson Gumm, President, AJR Media Group
| 4:20 - 4:35 PM:
| Open Discussion, Q&A |
Registration Fees
Early Bird Rate (by 5 PM October 1): $75
Regular Rate (by 5 PM October 15): $85
After October 15 (on-site registration opens at 8:00 AM on October 22): $95
Cancellation Policy:
Full refund until 5 PM on October 1
1/2 refund until 5 PM on October 15
No refunds after 5 PM on October 15
Workshop Series Sponsors: 
Marble Falls Workshop Sponsors:  
 
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