Calendar Of Events

Planning ahead? Email InnkeeperNews@BedandBreakfast.com so we can start telling folks about your upcoming conference. We highly recommend adding a conference information page to your state association website so we can link directly to it.

Need Speakers? BedandBreakfast.com can help make your state or regional association meeting as successful as possible. Eric Goldreyer, Sandy Soule, Tim Wilson, Bill Mitchell, and Marti Mayne are available to lead educational workshops on a wide variety of topics, including internet marketing, email effectiveness, customer service, promoting and publicizing your B&B, and lots more.

Need vendors?  To maximize vendor participation in your conference, include several hours for your members to enjoy the trade show, in addition to the times when workshops are in progress. High-speed Internet access is increasingly important, and a reliable dial-up Internet connection is the bare minimum. Email information to InnkeeperNews@BedandBreakfast.com, or mail materials to Eric Goldreyer, 700 Brazos Street, Suite B-700, Austin, Texas 78701.

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October, 2004

October 19  2004 Vermont Lodging & Restaurant (VLRA) Sheraton Burlington Hotel & Conference Center, Burlington. Information: 802-660-9001,info@visitvt.com. Attending: Janice Hurley, Tim Wilson

October 24-26 New England Inns & Resorts, Sebasco Harbor Ressort, Sebasco Estates, Maine. Information: 603-964-6689, info@newenglandinns.com. Attending: Sandy Soule.

November, 2004

November 4 B&B Innkeepers Association of New Jersey (BBIANJ) The Breakers Hotel, Spring Lake. Information: Janet Read, 732-449-3535, office@bbinj.com Attending: Sandy Soule.

November 7-8 Bed & Breakfast Innkeepers of Colorado (BBIC). Pueblo Convention Center. Information: 800-265-7696,  info@innsofcolorado.org., Attending: Tim Wilson

November 7-9 Bed & Breakfast Association of Kentucky (BBAK),
Conrad-Caldwell House Museum, Louisville. Information:  Nancy Swartzel, 859-689-5096,  inn@burligrave.com

November 7-9 Empire State B&B Association (ESBBA) Saratoga Springs. Information: mail@esbba.com. Speaking: Sandy Soule

November 7-8 Indiana Bed & Breakfast Association (IBBA), Wyndham Hotel, Indianapolis. Information: Diane Callahan, 812-755-4274

November 8-9 Michigan Lake to Lake , Brook Lodge, Augusta. Information: Angela Carrier, 989-539-1300, Speaking: Janice Hurley innkeeper@carriagehouseinn.com.

November 16-18 Arizona Association of Bed & Breakfast Inns (AABBI), Hacienda del Sol Resort, Tucson. Information: 1-800-284-2589, info@arizona-bed-breakfast.com.

November 16-18 Wisconsin Bed & Breakfast Association (WBBA) Sturgeon Bay, WI. Information: 715-539-WBBA (9222), info@wbba.org. Speaking: Sandy Soule

January, 2005

January 3-5 B&B Association of Virginia (BBAV) Omni Hotel, Richmond. Aspiring innkeepers seminar (Jan 3) plus annual conference. Information: Eleanor Ames, ames1@shentel.net, 888-660-2228.

January 23-25 California Association of Bed & Breakfast Inns' (CABBI) Embassy Suites, Monterey Bay. Aspiring innkeepers seminar (Jan 22) plus annual conference. Information: Kathy Moler, 831-462-9191, InnSpire@cabbi.com., Attending: John Banczak, Eric Goldreyer, Bill Mitchell, Tim Wilson.

January 31-February 2  South Carolina B&B Association (SCBBA) and North Carolina B&B Innkeepers (NCBBI) Joint Conference, Greenville, SC. Information: info@southcarolinabedandbreakfast.com, 888-599-1234.

March, 2004

March 6-8 Heartland of America Innkeepers Conference, co-sponsred by area state B&B associations and the Professional Association of Innkeepers, International (PAII). Chateau on the Lake Resort, Branson, MO

April, 2005

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