A collaborative educational event and trade show
produced by CH&LA and AAHOA.

Thursday, June 5, 2008
Long Beach Convention Center

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

8:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration
9:00 am - 10:15 am Concurrent Educational Sessions:

Advanced Search Engine Marketing
Vikram Singh – CEO, Evision Worldwide

Real “Going Green” Stories
Stefan Muhle - General Manager, The Orchard Hotel
Christian Strobel - Chief Development Officer, JDV Hospitality
John Huey - Corporate Dir. of Sustainability, Delaware North Co’s

10:30 am - 11:45 am Disaster Preparedness Seminar
Jim Kelly – Regional Director of Loss Prevention, Marriott
Orange County Red Cross – TBD
Jeff Fitch – Deputy Director of Operations & Maintenance for Los Angeles World Airports (invited)

California Employment Law Update
Jeff Thurrell - Partner, Fisher & Phillips LLP

12:00 pm-1:15 pm Lunch
David Kong - CEO & President, Best Western Int'l

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Panel Discussion with Industry Leaders
Moderator: Tony Bruno - V.P. Disneyland Resort Hotels & Downtown Disney
Tarun Patel - AAHOA Vice Chairman
Bob Alter – President and CEO, Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.
Jim Butler - Chairman, JMBM Global Hospitality Group
Karl Hoagland - CEO/Chairman, Larkspur Hotels & Restaurants
Cormac O’Modhrain - President, CIM Hotel Group

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm Trade Show
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Reception (in trade show hall)
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm AAHOA Business Dinner

Accommodations

Hyatt Long Beach
(next door to the Convention Center)
(562) 491-1234
$165 + tax
(rate deadline May 5, 2008)

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