ARCHIVES: 2016 Schedule at-a-Glance

Please note: the following program information is from the 2016 conference. 

Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Daytime	Ski and Ride Killington Enjoy spring skiing and riding before the conference!	Killington Resort
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Vermont Tourism Summit Welcome Mixer and Vermont Bartender of the Year Competition Brought to you by Hotel Vermont and the Vermont Distillers Association. Sponsored by Killington Hotel, VT Ski + Ride and The Mountain Times. Sample classic cocktails prepared by some of Vermont's finest bartenders from around the state. More information can be found here.	OFFSITE: Killington’s K-1 Base Lodge, Mahogany Ridge
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
9:00 am - 5:00 pm	Conference Registration Desk Open	Lower Lobby
8:30 am - 11:30 am	Pre-Conference Industry Group Meeting Vermont Tourism Network (VTN) - Open to members only - Northstar 2
9:00 am - 11:00 am	Pre-Conference Industry Group Meetings Vermont Gay Tourism Association (VGTA) - Open to all - Gateway Vermont Inns and Bed and Breakfast Association (VIBBA) - Open to members only - Roundabout
9:00 am - 12:00 pm	Sponsor Booth Set Up	Oscar Wilde Ballroom & Promenade
10:00 am - 11:00 pm	Pre-Conference Industry Group Meetings Scenic Route 100 Byway Meeting - Open to all along Route 100 - Northstar 1
11:00 am - 12:00 pm	Byways Meeting - Open to all Presented by the Vermont Department of Tourism & Marketing	Northstar 1
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm	Opening Session & Lunch Sponsored by Miles, The Official Marketing Partner of Brand USA Welcome Remarks by Vermont Tourism Summit Chair Kyle Opuszynski, Ski Vermont Vermont Department of Tourism & Marketing Presentation Megan Smith, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Tourism & Marketing Ted Bridges Hospitality Scholarship Presentation (about) Megan Smith, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Tourism & Marketing	Oscar Wilde Ballroom
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm	Visit with Sponsors & Auction Bidding	Oscar Wilde Ballroom & Promenade
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm	Concurrent Sessions (read the descriptions) 2016 Video Marketing Trends - Escapade Real-life Bricks and Social Mortar: Online Chatter to What Really Matters - Gateway Trends of New England Travelers and Use of Online Information - Northstar 1 What is Your Niche within the Vermont Travel Industry? How to Identify, Package & Promote It! - Northstar 2
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm	Refreshment Break	Oscar Wilde Ballroom & Promenade
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm	Concurrent Sessions (read the descriptions) A Roadmap for Practical and Tactical Communications Solutions - Gateway Creating Successful Trails - Northstar 1 Five “Secrets” to Exceptional Customer Service - Northstar 2
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm	Keynote Address: Looking Back to Look Ahead (about) Eric Baker, Eric Baker Design	Oscar Wilde Ballroom
5:35 pm - 6:30 pm	Awards Presentation with Cash Bar (about) Sponsored by Farrell Distributing The Christiane Skinner Vermont Tourism Champion of the Year Award The Governor's SMART Award for Creative Marketing in Tourism Chef of the Year Restaurateur of the Year Tourism Partner of the Year Borden E. Avery Innkeeper of the Year	Northstar 1 & 2
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Retro Ski Party & Dinner Event Official Beer Sponsor: Long Trail Brewery Dig out your neon one-piece and your father’s old ski boots – the Vermont Tourism Summit is hosting our first ever Retro Ski party! Enjoy après ski fare, retro cocktails, cold beers, and throwback music and movies. Be sure to dress the part - we'll have a photobooth and a grand prize for best dressed!	Snowshed Base Lodge, Long Trail Pub
Late Night	Night Cap Join your friends, old and new, for a night cap at Preston’s, Killington Hotel’s new bar!	Preston’s
Thursday, April 14, 2016
8:00 am - 2:30 pm	Conference Registration Desk Open	Lower Lobby
8:00 am - 8:45 am	Continental Breakfast, Visit with Sponsors & Auction Bidding	Oscar Wilde Ballroom & Promenade
8:45 am - 9:45 am	Opening Session: Panel of State Agency Tourism Partners Panelists: Patricia Moulton, Agency of Commerce and Community Development; Michael Snyder, Department of Forest, Parks and Recreation; Louis Porter, Department of Fish & Wildlife; Mary Peterson, Department of Taxes; Moderator: Megan Smith, Department of Tourism & Marketing	Oscar Wilde Ballroom
9:45 am - 10:00 am	Refreshment Break, Visit with Sponsors & Auction Bidding	Oscar Wilde Ballroom & Promenade
10:00 am - 11:00 am	Concurrent Sessions (read the descriptions) Are You Seeing Your Online Reputation Big Picture? - Gateway Be a Better Leader - Northstar 2 How Storytelling is Working in Vermont - Escapade How and Why You Should Attract the International Traveler - Northstar 1
11:00 am - 11:15 am	Visit with Sponsors & Auction Bidding Last chance to place your bids on auction items! Auction closes at 11:15 am.	Oscar Wilde Ballroom & Promenade
11:15 am - 12:15 pm	Concurrent Sessions (read the descriptions) Branding. Don't just exist...really LIVE. - Northstar 2 Experiental Tourism - Northstar 1 International Visitor Research – A global shift! Its Impact and Potential for New England and Vermont - Gateway Vermont Arts and Tourism: Expanding Your Marketing Reach - Escapade
12:15 pm - 3:00 pm	Closing Session & Lunch Stay until the end of the conference and be entered to win FREE registration to the 2017 Summit! Must be present to win. Panel Presentation: a Tourism Conversation with the Gubernatorial Candidates Bruce Lisman, Sue Minter, Matt Dunne, Moderator: Anson Tebbetts, WCAX Closing Keynote: Vermont Travel: It’s not like it’s Brain surgery. Or is it? How the travel industry truly makes lives better (about) Moira McCarthy, The Boston Herald	Oscar Wilde Ballroom
3:00 pm	Conference Adjourns Remember to pick up auction items at the conference registration desk if you have the winning bid!	Lower Lobby