Calendar of Events

January 13-16 Mid-Atlantic Innkeepers Trade Show and Conference, Natural Bridge, VA. Information: coordinator@MidAtlanticInnkeepers.com. Speaking: Eric Goldreyer. Attending: Janice Hurley, Patti McPherson.

January 27-29 California Association of Bed & Breakfast Inns (CABBI) Innspire, Hyatt Vineyard Creek, Sonoma County, Santa Rosa. Information: 800-373-9251. Speaking/attending: Tim Wilson, Sandy Soule, Patti McPherson.

January 28-30, Conference of the Carolinas, Spartanburg, SC. Information: Bebe Woody, ncbbi@whitedoeinn.com or Hoyt Dottry, info@scbba.net. Attending: Eric Goldreyer, Patty Crowe, Jeff Hauger.

February 2008
February 19-20 Bed & Breakfast Association of Alabama (BBAA). Information: bamabnb@bbonline.com.

March 2008
March 2-3 Iowa Bed & Breakfast Innkeepers Association (IBBIA), Storm Lake, Iowa. Information: 800-888-4667 or inns@iabedandbreakfast.com. Internet Intensive. Attending: Janice Hurley, Patti McPherson.

March 3-5 Illinois Bed & Breakfast Association. Information: 888-523-2406; ilbba@bbonline.com. Internet Intensive. Speaking: Tim Wilson.

March 3-5 Bed & Breakfast Inns of Missouri (BBIM), St. Charles. Information: Venetia McEntire, innkeeper@booneslick.com.

March 10-11 New York State Hospitality & Tourism Association (NYSHTA), Albany. Information: Belinda McElroy, mcinnbnb@att.net, 315-483-2222. Speaking: Marti Mayne.

March 15-16 B&B Expo, Brussels, Belgium. Information: Jean-Pierre Vandevenne, +32 (0)11 26 10 49; info@bbexpo.be. Speaking: Janice Hurley, Sandy Soule, Eric Goldreyer.

April 2008
April 7-10 2008 PAII Convention and Tradeshow, Disneyland Resort Anaheim, CA. Information: 800-468-PAII (7244), membership@paii.org. Speaking: Sandy Soule, Eric Goldreyer, John Banczak. Internet Intensive.

April 14-17 Oregon Bed and Breakfast Guild (OBBG), Hood River. Information: 800-944-6196, stay@obbg.org. Speaking: Sandy Soule, Tim Wilson. Internet Intensive.

April 20-22 Montana Bed and Breakfast Association (MTBBA), Helena.
Information: Nancy Dawson, 406-582-8440 or contact@mtbba.com. Speaking: Patty Crowe.

April 20-22 Minnesota Bed and Breakfast Association, Red Wing. Information: 651-438-7499, info@minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org. Speaking: Janice Hurley.

July 2008
July 20-23 Louisiana/Mississippi Bed and Breakfast Associations, New Orleans. Information: Sharon Vennen, 225-590-3084 or LBBA@cox.net.

Need vendors? For a successful trade show and happy vendors, we have some recommendations: Offer a two-hour reception with hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar in the trade show area, typically from about 4-6 or 5-7 to kick off your conference. On the next day, offer a two-hour block of time (with no competing workshops) for vendors, perhaps after lunch. Reliable high-speed Internet access is essential. Fifteen minutes between workshops is inadequate for all concerned; recent conference evaluations show that innkeepers are placing an increasingly high value on vendor time. Feel free to contact Sandy@BedandBreakfast.com or Janice@BedandBreakfast.com for advice.

Planning ahead? Email Sandy@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. These listings are a free service of BedandBreakfast.com.

Need Speakers? BedandBreakfast.com can help make your state or regional meeting a success. Eric Goldreyer, Sandy Soule, Tim Wilson, Janice Hurley, John Banczak 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. Ben Littler, Product Manager for RezOvation, is available to lead user group sessions that will help you get the most out of your software.

Innkeepers listen to presenters at the Internet Intensive in League City, TX.

Tim Wilson, John Banczak, Patti McPherson, and Eric Goldreyer enjoy Coeur d' Alene during the Select Registry Conference.

Bobby Aycock, innkeeper at Glen-Ella Springs Inn in Clarkesville, GA, with Patti McPherson.

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