TIABC Summit 2017
Includes TIABC and AtBC concurrent AGMs

       

Date: Thursday October 12, 2017
Venue: Westin Wall Centre, Vancouver Airport Hotel - Richmond, BC
Registration: $75 (plus GST) for TIABC and BCLCA members/stakeholders; $99 (plus GST) for non-members. Aboriginal Tourism BC is providing complimentary registration to all AtBC stakeholders.

Tourism students who are interested in attending this event are asked to contact TIABC directly at info@tiabc.ca. Thank you.

Note: Free admission to TIABC and AtBC concurrent annual general meetings. Summit fees include lunch, coffee breaks and all sessions.

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ACCOMMODATION BOOKING

A special conference accommodation rate is available at the Westin Wall Centre, Vancouver Airport Hotel. Please visit https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/events/start.action?id=1708095615&key=31AD8DD8 to book your accommodation.

This rate is only guaranteed until September 27th, so register and book your accommodation early!

AGENDA

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 11 - ATBC Stakeholder Forum and Summit Networking Reception

 Aboriginal Tourism BC is hosting a Stakeholder Forum (1pm to 4pm) and co-hosting a Networking Reception with TIABC (4pm to 6pm) at Musqueam Cultural Pavilion - 4000 Musqueam Avenue, Vancouver, BC. The Networking Reception is open to all Summit delegates.

THURSDAY OCTOBER 12 - Summit

8:15am: Registration open

9:00-10:00am: Concurrent annual general meetings for TIABC and Aboriginal Tourism Association of BC 

10:00am: Break and registration for TIABC Summit

10:30am: TIAC Town Hall with Destination Canada, Aboriginal Tourism Canada, and TIABC to provide an opportunity to engage small and medium-sized business owners/operators across Canada to better understand efforts being made on national tourism issues. 

12:30pm: Lunch and Keynote Speaker

2:00pm: Break

2:15pm - 3:15pm: MPs on the Hotseat - NDP Tourism Critic Gord Johns, Conservative Tourism Critic Blake Richards and Langley-Cloverdale Liberal MP John Aldag discuss and debate national tourism issues ranging from airport privatization and air access, to CRA assessments and temporary foreign workers. Panel moderated by TIABC. 

John Aldag MP, Cloverdale- Langley City Liberal
Blake Richards           MP, Banff-Airdrie Conservative
Gord Johns MP, Courtenay-Alberni NDP

3:30pm - 4:30pm: Join Destination BC for an update on their Destination and Industry Development programs and hear what their teams are doing now to address pivotal destination and industry trends and opportunities.  Learn more about the Destination Development program that is creating a 10 Year Provincial Strategy focused at increasing our industry’s long term global competitiveness.  Hear about recent industry success stories from the  Remarkable Experiences program, a hands-on, collaborative industry learning program, aimed enabling our industry to become savvy digital and social media marketers while delivering outstanding and exceptional experiences.   DBC will be joined by tourism partners, such as AtBC and other local tourism leaders, who will share their stories of  - how through these programs and their own  - they are working alongside their communities to manage and grow local tourism for long-term, sustained prosperity.

 4:30pm: Concluding Remarks

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RELATED EVENTS

Thursday October 12: BC Lodging & Campgrounds Association (BCLCA) is hosting their AGM and Sector Presentation on October 12^th at the Westin Wall Centre, Vancouver Airport from 4:45 – 8:30 pm. All BCLCA members are welcome to pre-register and there is no cost to attend. Contact anne@bclca.com

Friday, October 13: BCDMOA Fall Meeting for Members at the Westin Wall Centre, Vancouver Airport. Timing/Agenda/RSVP details to be forwarded to members.

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