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    Schedule of Events

    2015 Tri-State Tourism Summit Agenda

    9:00 am – 10:00 am  Registration & Resource Fair

    10:00 am  Welcome
    Mount Pleasant Mayor Steve Brimhall
    Dr. Steven Titus, President, Iowa Wesleyan University

    Morning Session
    Cory Jobe, Director Illinois Office of Tourism
    Dan Lennon, Director Missouri Division of Tourism

    Build Great Guest Experiences – Phil Bruno, Treat ’em Right

    11:30 am  Networking Lunch & Resource Fair

    Afternoon Session

    Moderator – Jason Hutcheson, President & CEO, Greater Burlington Partnership, Steering Committee Member, Tri-State Development Summit

    Social Media & Digital Marketing Panel
    Gary Harpole, Owner, Harpole’s Heartland Lodge, Pike County, Illinois
    Brooke Miller, Social Media Manager, Iowa Tourism Office
    Amy Zeigler, Digital Marketing Manager, Iowa Tourism Office

    The Value of Tourism: What Data Can Tell Us Panel
    Adam Plagge, Executive Director, Fairfield Economic Development Association
    Robin Hanna, MA, MPA, Project Manager, Rural Economic Technical Assistance Center, Illinois Institute of Rural Affairs at Western Illinois University
    Joshua Shamberger, President, Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau

    3:00 pm  Conclusion

    3:30 pm  After-the-Summit Mt. Pleasant Tourism Experience – Ice Cream Social
    Join the Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance and Midwest Old Threshers after the Summit for complimentary ice cream, an electric trolley tour of the Midwest Old Threshers grounds, museum tours and if we’re lucky, a ride on the steam-powered carousel.

     

    Register for the 2015 Tri-State Tourism Summit. Click here to download a pdf of the registration form.

     

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