Contract Signing Workshop
Hilton Alexandria Mark Center
Tuesday, February 10, 2003

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

 
Who may attend?
All suppliers of meetings and incentives products and services who wish to be suppliers for www.meetings2go.com. Includes travel agents, tour operators, hotel and airline sales managers, speakers, trainers, suppliers of entertainment and special events, registration software, Destination Management Companies and others.
 
Objectives:
1. Discuss sample packages
2. Discuss Quality Assurance issues
3. Discuss promotional strategies
4. Complete meeting packages
5. Sign contracts
 
SCHEDULE:
Monday, February 9
6:30 PM - Dinner in Andrea Sigler's Home. All workshop participants are welcome.
Tuesday, February 10
9:00 am - Continental Breakfast
  • Overview of Program- Dr. Andrea Sigler
    Workshop
    10:00 am - Coffee Break
    Workshop
    12:30 pm -Working Lunch
    Presentations and Critique of  Preliminary Packages
    Coffee Break
  • 5:00 pm Contract signing
    • 6:00 pm - Adjournment
  • Wednesday, February 11
    10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon - Department of Commerce Travel and Tourism Advisory Board Meeting
    12:30 PM - Luncheon at the Capitol ($38.00)
     
    • DIRECTIONS TO HILTON MARK CENTER HOTEL
    The hotel is located at 5000 Seminary Road in Alexandria, Virginia.  There is a shuttle service from Reagan National Airport every half hour. If you are taking
    American Airlines, Continental, Delta, Delta Shuttle, Frontier or America West, please wait at Door 5. If you are taking United, Air Canada, US Airways or
    US Shuttle, please go to Door 9.
     
    There is also a shuttle from the Pentagon CITY Metro Station (Yellow Line) every half hour. Take the escalator that goes to the street
    - not the mall. You will find yourself on the street
    level beside Ritz Carlton Hotel. Cross the street
    and wait for a big silver and blue shuttle van.  If you are taking Amtrak, you can easily transfer to the Metro from Union Station.
     
    FEE:
    Gold Members - FREE
    Emerald Members - $250
    Non-members - $450

    Please click here to pay

    All packages completed during this workshop will be included in meetings2go.com

    Participants are requested to come prepared to sign contracts.

    All participants are invited to attend the US Department of Commerce Travel & Tourism Promotion Advisory Board meeting to be held in Washington DC on February 9, 2004. Time and venue to be determined.

    Cost of luncheon: $38.00. Please click here to pay

    Please click here for details