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November, 2002
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 web site so we can link directly to it.

Need Speakers? BedandBreakfast.com would like to help make your state or regional association meeting as successful as possible. Eric Goldreyer, Sandy Soule, and Tim Wilson 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. We can also suggest ways to maximize vendor participation in your conference. Email information to InnkeeperNews@BedandBreakfast.com, or mail materials to Eric Goldreyer, 1855 Blake Street, Suite 201, Denver, CO 80202.

Click here for a complete list of state associations. Corrections or additions? Please email InnkeeperNews@BedandBreakfast.com.

November 2002

November 4-5 Michigan Lake to Lake B&B Association , Bay Valley Resort, Bay City. Information: 616-738-0135 innfo@laketolake.com.

November 5 Federation of Ontario Bed and Breakfast Accommodation (FOBBA), Stephen Leacock Museum, Orillia. Information: Betty Bridgens, 705-326-1125, betty@bettyandtonys.com.

November 6 Bed & Breakfast Innkeepers of Colorado (BBIC), Business meeting, Breckenridge Town Hall, Breckenridge. Information: 800-265-7696, info@innsofcolorado.org.

November 9-10 Montana B&B Association (MTBBA), Marina Cay Resort, Bigfork, MT. Information: Clara Morehouse, 406-837-4551, beardanc@digisys.net.

November 10-11 Bed and Breakfast Association of Kentucky (BBAK), Lake Barkley Lodge, Cadiz. Information: Rosalie Swann, 859-226-0095, rswann@mindspring.com

November 10-12 Empire State B&B Association (ESBBA), Aquebogue, Long Island. Information: Jim Vavrina, Centerport Harbor Bed & Breakfast, 631-754-1730 centerport.hrbr.bnb@eudoramail.com. Speaking: Sandy Soule.

November 12-14 Wisconsin B&B Association (WBBA). Information: 715- 539-WBBA (9222), info@wbba.org.

November 13-14 Arizona Association of Bed and Breakfast Inns, Hacienda del Sol Resort, Tucson. Information: 520-298-1764, oasis@tucson-bed-breakfast.com.

November 17-18 Indiana B&B Association (IBBA), Harrison Inn & Conference Retreat, Indianapolis. Information: Carol Stenbro, 812-285-1877, house1877@peoplepc.com. Speaking: Sandy Soule.

November 19 Bed & Breakfast Inns of Missouri (BBIM) Fall annual membership meeting, Ramada Inn and Convention Center, Jefferson City. Information: Rick Carpenter, 417-334-7144, redbudcove@aol.com.

January 2003

January 6-8 B&B Association of Virginia, Omni Hotel, Charlottesville, VA. Information: 888-660-2228, info@innvirginia.com. Aspiring innkeepers: Monday, 1/6. Speaking: Sandy Soule.

January 13-15 Tennessee Bed & Breakfast Innkeeper Association, Clarion Hotel, Gatlinburg, TN. Information: 800-820-8144, stay@tennessee-inns.com. Aspiring innkeepers: Sunday, 1/13. Speaking: Sandy Soule.

January 26-28 Bed & Breakfast Association of Alabama, 4-H Youth Development Center, Columbiana. Information: 800-340-4074 , info@bedandbreakfastalabama.com. Aspiring innkeepers: Sunday, 1/26.

January 26 - 28 California Association of Bed and Breakfast Inns, Vineyard Creek Hotel, Santa Rosa; Information: 831-462-9191, kathy@cabbi.com. Speaking: Eric Goldreyer.

February 2003 – SAVE THE DATE!

February 23-25 Heartland of America Innkeepers Conference, sponsored by the state associations of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma and PAII. Chateau on the Lake, Branson, MO. Information: 805-569-1853, info@paii.org.
Speaking: Eric Goldreyer, Sandy Soule, Marti Mayne.

March, 2003

March 7-9 Bed and Breakfast Association of Alaska (BBAA) Wasilla/Palmer area, Mat-Su Region. Information: Karen Cauble, innkeeper@skylinebb.com.

March 11-12 Mountainstate Association of B&Bs (MABB), Lewisburg. Information: Judy Erskine, 304-754-7350, Judyerskine1@aol.com.

March 11-12 Illinois Bed & Breakfast Association (IBBA), Galena. Information: Barb Winandy, 815-772-3454, hillend@clinton.net Speaking: Sandy Soule.

April, 2003 – SAVE THE DATE!

April 6-8 Southeast Regional Sunshine Conference, Sheraton World Resort, Orlando, FL. Sponsored by Florida Bed & Breakfast Inns. Information: 800-524-1880, info@florida-inns.com. Aspiring innkeepers: Sunday, 4/6.
Speaking: Eric Goldreyer, Sandy Soule, Marti Mayne.

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