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December/January 2006

Calendar of Events

January
January 13-20 Seminars at Sea cruise, The B&B and Country Inn Marketplace. Information: 800-871-8977, info@innmarketing.com. Speaking: Eric Goldreyer.

January 28-30 InnSpire 2007, California Association of Bed & Breakfast Inns (CABBI), Irvine. Information: 800-373-9251, info@cabbi.com. Speaking: Eric Goldreyer, Ben Littler.

January 29-31 Conference of the Carolinas, Charlotte, N.C. Information: Twyla Sickmiller, ncbbi@hotmail.com or Hoyt Dottry, info@scbba.net. Speaking: Sandy Soule, Janice Hurley, Patti McPherson.

February
February 2-4 Bed and Breakfast Inns...and Outs!, sponsored by Missouri State University, Springfield. Information: Marilyn Martin or Stacey Trewatha-Bach, MDI@missourtstate.edu, 417-836-5667, 800-733-3203.

February 4-6 Bed and Breakfast Association of Alabama (BBAA), Birmingham. Information: info@bedandbreakfastalabama.com.

February 26-27 Conference of the Virginias, co-sponsored by the Bed and Breakfast Association of Virginia and Mountain State Association of Bed and Breakfasts, Beckley, WV. Information: register@innconference.com. Speaking: Bill Clarke.

March
March 5-7 Heartland of America Innkeepers Conference, co-sponsored by the Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma Bed and Breakfast Associations, Springfield, MO. Information: 800-213-5642, info@bbim.org. Speaking: Sandy Soule.

March 17-18 B&B Expo, Brussels. Information: Jean Pierre Vandevenne, jp@jpv.be, 00-32-(0)11-26.10.49

March 26-29 2007 PAII Convention, Myrtle Beach, SC. Speaking: Eric Goldreyer, Sandy Soule.

April
April 22-24 Minnesota Bed and Breakfast Association (MBBA) Conference, New Ulm. Information: 651-438-7499.

May
May 6-9 Select Registry 2007 Board Meeting, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Information: 800-344-5244, maincontact@selectregistry.com. Speaking: Eric Goldreyer, Sandy Soule, Marti Mayne.

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 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.

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. Fifteen minutes between workshops is inadequate for all concerned; recent conference evaluations show that innkeepers are placing an increasingly high value on vendor time. Reliable high-speed Internet access is essential.

This Month's Sponsor

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"I just purchased a gift certificate for my parents for Christmas and will remember this as an idea for all of the weddings I will be going to in 2007!" -- Jennifer K.

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