| TIME |
EVENT |
LOCATION |
| Sunday, January 25, 2009 |
| 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Registration |
Meeting Room 2 |
| 1:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
Pre-Conference Tours (you need to have already registered for conference) |
Meet in Marriott Lobby |
| 4:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. |
Registration |
Meeting Room 2 |
| Monday, January 26, 2009 |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Registration Open |
Meeting Room 2 |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Trade Show Open
Submit items for Agritourism in Action
Show Your Stuff Exhibit
Facilitators: TBD
|
Meeting Rooms 4 & 5 |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Opening General Session
Welcome and Announcements
Moderator: TBD
Agritourism in Action
Susie Boyd, Boyd Orchards, Versailles, KY
|
Banquet Hall E & F |
| 10:20 a.m. |
Break and Refreshments in Trade Show |
Meeting Rooms 4 & 5 |
| 10:40 a.m. |
Concurrent Session I (Choose 1 of 2) |
|
| |
A. |
(Beginner Track)
Evaluating Your Resources: A Snapshot of Your Potential
Alan Galloway, University of Tennessee
Facilitators: TBD
|
Meeting Room 3 |
| B. |
(Advanced Track)
Mysteries of the Motor Coach Market Revealed
Ed Tonahill, All Aboard USA; Cecil Morgan, C & A Charters;
Gerald and Dalphna Kuyeendall, Royal Charter and Tour (Representatives of the Tennessee Motor Coach Association)
Moderator: TBD
Facilitator: TBD
|
Banquet Hall E & F |
| 11:40 a.m. |
Lunch |
Banquet Hall H & I |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Concurrent Session II (Choose 1 of 2) |
| |
A. |
(Beginner Track)
Safety and Health: Regulations and Experiences of Agritourism Operators,
Tim Prather, University of Tennessee
Facilitators: TBD |
Meeting Room 3 |
| |
B. |
(Advanced Track)
Who Needs Records Anyway,
Alice Rhea and Laura Howard, University of Tennessee
Moderator: TBD
|
Banquet Hall # & F |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Break and Refreshments in Trade Show |
Meeting Rooms 4 & 5 |
| 2:20 p.m. |
General Session
The Ins and Outs of On-Farm Food Service
Lori LeMaster, Tennessee Department of Health
Jerri Lynn Sims, University of Tennessee
Moderator: TBD
Facilitators: TBD |
Banquet Hall E & F |
| 3:45 p.m. |
Tennessee Agritourism Association Meeting |
Banquet Hall E & F |
| 6:30 p.m. |
Trade Show Closes for Monday
Awards Banquet and Entertainment
|
Banquet Hall H & I |
| Tuesday, January 27, 2009 |
| 7:30 a.m. |
Breakfast |
Banquet Hall H & I |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Trade Show Open |
Meeting Rooms 4 & 5 |
| 8:30 a.m. |
General Session
Increasing Sales & Profits as a Destination Business
Jon Schallert, The Schallert Group
Moderator: Pamela Bartholomew, Tennessee Department of Agriculture
|
Banquet Hall E & F |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Short Break and Refreshments in Trade Show |
Meeting Rooms 4 & 5 |
| 10:15 a.m. |
General Session Continued
Increasing Sales & Profits as a Destination Business
Jon Schallert, The Schallert Group
Moderator: Pamela Bartholomew, Tennessee Department of Agriculture
|
Banquet Hall E & F |
| 11:45 a.m |
Lunch |
Banquet Hall H & I |
| 12:45 p.m. |
General Session Continued
Marketing Roundtable
Jon Schallert, The Schallert Group
Moderator: Pamela Bartholomew, Tennessee Department of Agriculture
|
Banquet Hall E & F |
| 1:45 p.m. |
Break and Refreshments in Trade Show |
Meeting Rooms 4 & 5 |
| 2:15 p.m. |
Trade Show Closes
Closing General Session
Moderator: Megan Bruch, Center for Profitable Agriculture
Liability Legislation and Insurance
Shannon Mirus, National Agriculture Law Center
Tom Brown, Tennessee Farmers Insurance Company Company & Holiday Acres Farm
Lessons Learned from the Agritourism in Action
Educational Bus Tour
Closing Comments and Collection of Evaluation Forms |
Banquet Hall E & F |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Adjourn |
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