Don’t miss the finest Innkeeping Conference in the Mid Atlantic!
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Chef Suzie Blanchard
Inn at Meander Plantation

Heide Bredfeldt
Inn Consulting Partners

Joan Byrnes
Tea, Lace & Roses

Doug Carleton                            Carleton Business Finance 

Terrie Glass
Leadership Solutions

David Hawkins
Raetz & Hawkins

John Hinton
EW3D/SuperStatz

Hilary Jones
Inngenium

Jay Karen
PAII

Lisa Kolb
Acorn Internet Services

Ron Mitchell
Inn at 202 Dover

Nan Morgan
Five Star Longevity

Jerry Prewitt
1848 Island Manor House

Greg Raetz
Raetz & Hawkins

Frank Salvo
Whitegate Inn

Chef David Scales Inn at Meander Plantation

Lee Spencer
Integrity Lending Services

Sandy Soule BedandBreakfast.com

Michael Swain
Markel Insurance

Tom Weiskotten
Payment Alliance International

Rick Wolf
The B&B Team

Bed & Breakfast Innkeepers from the District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia are specifically invited to attend the Mid Atlantic Innkeepers Trade Show and Conference. An outstanding array of nationally known B&B and Country Inn industry experts will be on hand to welcome you.

Sunday January 11th, 2009
 
Aspiring Session

8:00am -
5:00pm

Aspiring and New Innkeeper Inntensives
Inn-depth Inn-keeping Seminar

3:30pm Q & A with Seasoned Innkeepers
5:30pm Reception with Innkeepers in Exhibit Hall
Preliminary Schedule ~ Mid Atlantic Innkeepers Trade Show & Conference
1:00pm Trade Show and Conference Registration
1:30pm BBAV and Other State Regional Meetings
3:00pm Preparing Visually Vibrant hors d'oeuvres
3:00pm Inn Valuations - Mid Atlantic Area
3:00pm Certified Green Lodging
3:00pm Relax, Refresh, Rejuvenate
4:00pm Exhibit Hall Opens for Early Registrants
5:30pm Welcome Reception (Cash Bar)
8:00pm Dinner on your own
Monday January 12th, 2009
 
8:00am
Trade Show and Conference Registration
8:00am
Website Marketing & Design Boot Camp - Part 1
9:30am
Trade Show Open All Day
9:30am
Operating a Tea Room for Fun & Profit
9:30am Pricing Strategies for Staying at Your Inn
9:30am Guest Management & Online Reservations
9:30am How the Mortgage Crisis is affecting Innkeepers
9:30am Hosting Special Events
9:30am Photography & Branding the Inn
10:30am Morning Break in Exhibit Hall
11:30am Opening Kick-Off Session with Don Farrell
1:00pm Lunch on your own - or, attend Howard Helmer's Workshop
1:00pm Howard Helmer's Luncheon Workshop - (pre-registration required)
3:00pm Time Management for Innkeepers
   
3:00pm Accounting Principles for Small Inns
3:00pm
Exit Strategies for Innkeepers
3:00pm Crisis Management for Innkeepers
3:00pm Loyal Customer Culture Building
3:00pm TUTORIAL - Maximizing your BedandBreakfast.com Membership
5:30pm Wine Tasting Reception
7:00pm Trade Show Closes
7:00pm Dinner on your own
Tuesday January 13th, 2009
 
8:30am Trade Show & Conference Registration
8:00am Website Boot Camp Part 2 - Scheduled small group instruction/evaluation

8:00am

9:30am

B&B Town Hall Meeting

Trade Show Open

10:00am 10:00am

10:00am 10:00am

Accounting Practices for Larger Inns & those w/Restaurants

Painless Credit Card Processing

Integrated Marketing Communications

Business Travel - Solving the midweek occupancy dilemma

10:00am
Networking for the Fainthearted
11:00am Morning Break in Exhibit Hall
11:30am Avoiding the Black Hole
11:30am
11:30am The Wonderful World of Cheese
11:30am
Determining your Inn's Value
11:30am Cooking Organic - DEMO
12:45pm
Luncheon Address
2:00pm The Best is Yet to Come
2:00pm Business Plans for Innkeepers - by Innkeepers
2:00pm TUTORIAL - BedandBreakfast.com/Expedia Online Reservations
3:30pm
Inn Branding & Market Positioning
3:30pm Cooking Organic - DEMO
3:30pm Relax, Refresh, Rejuvenate
3:30pm Understanding Building Codes - Virginia
3:30pm Health Department Regulations - Virginia
5:00pm Trade Show Closes - Last chance to see exhibitor

5:30pm

5:30pm

Bed & Breakfast Association of Virginia Annual Meeting

Maryland Bed & Breakfast Association Annual Meeting

  Dinner on your own
7:00pm BBAV's 20th ANNIVERSARY DINNER
9:30pm MidAtlantic Innkeepers Gala Dance music by "Loose Change"
SUPER SESSIONS - Wednesday January 14th, 2009
 
7:00am Breakfast at The Homestead!
8:45am Mini Cooking School - The Chefs of Meander Plantation
10:30am Closing Keynote - Thinking like a Concierge - Holly Stiel
12:00noon
Conference Closes - $1000 Cash Drawing!
  The Homestead has extended our check-out time to 1:00pm