SUNDAY, MARCH 12
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. CHECK-IN AND REGISTRATION
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. SUNDAY SESSION - Employee Hiring & Retention
Presented by MIKE KIERNAN - Panel Built, Inc Modular Construction
4:00 pm - 4:15 p.m. AN UPDATE FROM GACVB with JAY MARKWALTER
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. RECEPTION - Creekside Pavilion
Spirit Pull, Silent Auction Preview
7:30 p.m. - 9:00 pm VISIT TO ROLLINS PLANETARIUM
Rollins Planetarium & Observatory is staying open late to welcome our exclusive group for a tour. Located a short drive away on the Campus Young Harris College, the cost to attend is only $5 per person.
MONDAY, MARCH 13
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. SPONSOR SET-UP
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. CHECK-IN AND REGISTRATION
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Keynote Speaker JUDY RANDALL - Post COVID Trends and Visitor Expectations - Ballroom
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Break
A. TikTok - JACQUELYN BLACKWELL - Advance Media - Cedar Knob A
B. Entertainment & Film - CONNIE TABOR and JULIE PAYSEN - Cedar Knob B
C. Fortify Your Future - ILKE LANDER - Lander Company - Keys Branch
1:15 a.m. 11:30 am Break
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch with Keynote Speaker JUDY RANDALL - Revamping Your Post COVID Destination Marketing - Ballroom
A. Digital Customer Service - TOBIE CHANDLER - CBT Digital - Cedar Knob A
B. Do You Want Impressions or Results? - MIKE ROBERTSON - Media One - Cedar Knob B
C. Breakthroughs in Streaming Television for Tourism - AYLA CRIPPEN - Premion.Tegna, 11 Alive - Keys Branch
2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Break
A. Geocaching - ANNE POE - Cedar Knob A
B. Designing in Canva - MATT MEEKS and HOLLY HAWKINS - Square Frame Media - Cedar Knob B
C. Make Your Events Pop - AMY DOHERTY - City of Suwanee - Keys Branch
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Wrap-Up, Silent Auction Winners and Door Prizes
SCHEDULE STILL IN PROGRESS, ALL SESSIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE