Calendar of Events

February 2009
February 17-18 Bed & Breakfast Association of Arkansas, Magazine Lodge, Paris. Information: President@bedandbreakfastarkansas.com, 501-520-9224. Aspiring innkeepers seminar, February 17.

March 2009
March 2-3 Illinois B&B Association, Northfield Inn Suites & Conference Center, Springfield. Information: Sandy Timmermann, 618-228-7068, info@illinoisbnb.com. Speaking: Andy Martin.

March 2-4 Missouri-Kansas Innkeepers Conference, Hilton Garden Inn, Independence, MO. Information: info@bbim.org. Speaking: Patty Crowe, Sara Shusta. Internet Intensive.

March 8-10 Mountainstate Association of Bed and Breakfasts (MABB), Flatwoods Days Hotel and Conference Center, Flatwoods. Information: stay@wvbedandbreakfasts.com.

March 14-15 B&B Expo, Brussels, Belgium. Information: Jean Pierre Vandevenne, info@bbexpo.be, 00-32-(0)11-26.10.49.

March 30-April 2 The Innkeeping Conference & Trade Show – Hosted by PAII, Atlanta, GA. Information: 800-468-7244. Internet Intensive.

April 2009
April 6-7 Montana Bed and Breakfast Association (MTBBA), Hilton Garden Inn, Kalispell. Information: contact@MTBBA.com, 800-453-8870.

April 19-21 Minnesota B&B Association (MBBA), Duluth. Information: info@minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org, 651-438-7499. Attending: Willow Coyle.

April 29-30 Preferred Inns of New Jersey, Jumping Brook Country Club, Neptune. Information: 732-449-3535 or info@njinns.com.

July 2009
July 19-22 Mississippi/Louisiana B&B associations, Natchez, MS. Information: Peter Sharp, 601-948-3429, peter.sharp@fairviewinn.com. Speaking: Sandy Soule.

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