Red Lion Hotel on the River - Portland, Oregon

909 N Hayden Island Drive

Portland, Oregon 97217

www.redlionontheriver.com

Contact person:

Linda McCaffrey

Director of Convention Services

T 503-978-4551

F 503-735-4847

Linda.McCaffrey@redlionhotelontheriver.com

 

Introduction by:

Margaret Gonzalez
Founder/President
IAHMP and the CDMP Program

Presenter

Angela Gonzalez-Rowe
President
Latino Hotel & Resturant Association

 

 

Certified Diversity Meeting Professional

Each year, millions of people travel globally to attend meetings, conventions and special events. It is therefore a necessity for people within the travel and tourism industry to be culturally aware if they want to maintain relevance and stay competitive. Connecting with your customers is no longer a luxury it’s a necessity. When you understand customer’s needs and preferences you can more effectively support your company’s efforts to delight customers and win their loyalty – which translates into greater profits for your firm.

IAHMP founded the Certified Diversity Meeting Professional designation to meet the needs of industry professionals who work and do business with people all over the world. Becoming culturally aware means understanding your customer based on a specific knowledge of a person’s country of origin, cultural nuances and among other traits such as gender, educational level, etc.

The CDMP has been awarded to professionals in the USA, Portugal, Spain, Croatia and the UK . The CDMP training will be offered at the conference this year by professional speakers/trainers:  Carlos Conejo, CSSBB Peak Performance Seminars & Consulting - Multicultural Associates, and Carole Copeland Thomas, Multiculturalism, Global Diversity & Leadership Training and Dr. Julia Wai-Yin So, A Speaker of Diversity on Diversity.
  

Carole Copeland Thomas

As a speaker, trainer, global thought leader, and business owner since 1987, Carole Copeland Thomas moderates the discussions of key issues affecting our global marketplace. She has her pulse on the issues affecting working professionals and consults with industry leaders on a regular basis. From speaking at the Federal Highway Administration, SHRM, Hewlett Packard, Verizon, Cargill, and Monster.com to interviewing experts around the globe, Carole knows how to analyze the dynamics of a changing marketplace. Carole graduated with honors in 1975 from Emory University. She entered graduate school in 1983 (on a Martin Luther King, Jr. academic fellowship), and received her MBA degree from Northeastern University in Boston. Carole is the Tri State Coordinator for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and the Chair of the Multicultural Committee for the Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau. See: www.tellcarole.com

Carlos Conejo
President of Peak Performance Seminars
Training & Consulting

Carlos Conejo is President of Peak Performance Seminars, Training & Consulting.  A Thousand Oaks-based leadership and process improvement consulting firm. Conejo is the author of “Motivating Hispanic Employees: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Motivating Hispanic Employees” written for the non-Hispanic leader or manager in order to help with better understanding of the fine nuances of the Hispanic culture, approach to teamwork and other workplace issues.  His second book, “Recruiting and Retaining Multicultural Employees” is geared toward assisting Human Resources professionals more effectively deal with the exploding populations in America.  He is currently serving as President of the Pepperdine University Ventura County Alumni Association.

Julia W ai-Yin So, Ph.D
A Speaker of Diversity on Diversity

A sociology professor at the University of New Mexico, Dr. Julia Wai-Yin So has been teaching diversity & inclusiveness, leadership & change, and Asian & Latino cultures since 1995. With decades of international experience working with people from culturally diverse backgrounds while living in Hong Kong, Japan and Ecuador, she is an expert on UNRAVELling the Three Cs to debunking certain cultural communication codes that one uses or presenting the Asian/Latino Parallels about the similarities of the two fastest growing racial/ethnic minority groups in the United States. Dr. So received her B.A. and M.A. in Sociology from the University of Texas at Arlington, and Ph.D. in Public Policy and Political Economy from the University of Texas at Dallas. She also manages her own consulting firm, So García Associates, LLC

Welcome Luncheon - Clackamas Room

Meet and Greet...

International Association of Hispanic Meeting Professionals (IAHMP)

Connected International Meeting Professionals Association (CIMPA)

Latino Hotel & Resturant Association (LHRA) 

Oregon Convention and Visitor Services Network

Travel Portland.

       CDMP Program continues...

        Multnomah Room

        Speakers

	Angela Gonzalez-Rowe
	Carole Copeland Thomas
	Carlos Conejo
	Julia Wai-Yin So

Conference and New Member Orientation - Clackamas Room

Welcome Reception - JB's Night Club and Lounge

Host for this evening is The Red Lion Hotel on the River and Travel Portland

SPECIAL CELEBRATION OF DR.ANDREA SIGLER’S LIFE - December 2, 1939 - June 13, 2008

Dr.Andrea Sigler is the founder of Connected International Meeting Professionals Association (CIMPA).  She was one of the first to recognize the potential of the internet and associated advances in information technology, she became a vocal proponent of using technology to modernize and render more efficient (and profitable) meeting planning process.  She formed CIMPA as a forum to disseminate that philosophy and teach the requisite implementing skills.  She served on panels and lectured at conferences and seminars throughout Asia, Europe, Latin America, Africa and United States. She served on the Board of Directors of the International Association.of Hispanic Meeting Professionals

Andrea Sigler always had boundless energy and a zest for enjoying life.  Birthdays are always special to her and are always celebrated in style.  Today, December 2nd is her birthday, so please join us in celebrating her birthday. Although she is no longer with us she is here in spirt as she participated in the IAHMP Annual Conference for many years.

 

 Exhibitors Setup for Trade Show - Red Lion Hotel on the River

JB's Night Club and Lounge

 Conference Registration in the Main Lobby of the Red Lion Hotel on the River

Red Lion Hotel on the River 

909 N Hayden Island Drive

Portland, Oregon 97217

www.redlionontheriver.com

Contact person:

Linda McCaffrey

Director of Convention Services

T 503-978-4551

F 503-735-4847

Linda.McCaffrey@redlionhotelontheriver.com

 

Portland Color Guard Showing of the Colors 

National Anthem

Trade Show EXPO Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Welcome: IAHMP, Margaret Gonzalez, Founder/President

Welcome: CIMPA, Lida Peterson, President

Welcome: Travel Portland, Mike Smith, CDMP,Vice President National Sales

Welcome: Founder, Roy Jay, Oregon Convention & Visitor Network,

Welcome: Andrea Cano, Chair Oregon Commission on Hispanic Affairs

Welcome: Gale Castillo, President, Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber

SPEAKERS

Meetings Industry Update: Terry Singleton, President/Owner, CCP Events & Past President of ISES,

Destination Management Update:Dzidra Junior, Director Global Sales, MGM Resorts International 

General Session - Multnomah Room

Keynote Speaker

   Ira Koretsky
   The Chief Storyteller®

  "Making your communications unforgettable"

  “Think deliberately.” The mantra of a person who has made improving communications his
  life’s work. For more than 25 years nationally and internationally, Ira has been helping people make their communications unforgettable. Within minutes, he will forever change the way you communicate. He blends insightful and fun exercises into your program based on 12 years of performing improvisational humor professionally. Ira is an active blogger and writer, was a guest columnist for the Washington Business Journal, and an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland. He helped the American Diabetes Association® develop its national sponsorship message; a US government contracting firm win a $94 million multi-year project; and helped The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) secure Affordable Care Act dollars and $6.2M for the National Youth Fitness Survey.

Introduction by: Michael C. Smith, CDMP, Vice President of Convention Sales, Travel Portland and Rosa Mendoza-Friedheim, CASE, CDMP, Director of Mid Atlantic Sales,The Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa

Moderators

Michael C. Smith, CDMP
Vice President of Convention Sales
Travel Portland

Rosa Mendoza-Friedheim, CASE, CDMP, Director of Mid Atlantic Sales
The Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa

General Session - Multnomah Room 

Guest Speaker

Fabiola Rodriguez
Deputy Assistant Secretary
International Affairs US Dept of State

“Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Fabiola Rodriguez-Ciampoli will share her experience as a pioneer in outreach to Hispanic media and as the Department of State’s lead for public diplomacy in the Americas.  Her topics will include President Obama’s Executive Order on Travel and Tourism, the President’s 100,000 Strong in the Americas goal for international education, and Secretary Clinton’s vision for Economic Statecraft.”

Mrs. Rodriguez previously served as communications director for the office of the Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus Rep. Xavier Becerra, in the U.S. House of Representatives. She also led an aggressive media effort to reach out to Hispanic voters as Director of Hispanic Communications for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign in 2007-2008. Her past positions include Director of Hispanic Media for the Senate Democratic Communications Center and Director of Specialty Media for the Democratic National Committee. Rodriguez-Ciampoli has more than 15 years of experience in communications, public affairs and public relations in the United States and Mexico. Rodriguez-Ciampoli earned a Masters of Arts in Public Communication at American University sponsored by a Fulbright Scholarship and a BA in Communications from Universidad Iberoamericana, in Mexico City.

Introduction of Speaker - Angela Gonzalez Rowe, AGR Hospitality Solutions, President, Latino Hotel & Resturant Association

Recognizing our Colleagues in the Industry

Industry Trade Show continues

Featured Speaker

Jan Fox

She likes to say she came from a poor house in Shelbyville, Indiana, all the way to the White House and Hollywood interviewing many celebrities and US Presidents – a life she never could have imagined.

 

As a TV personality, Jan won 3 Emmys at WUSA TV9 in Washington, DC:  In Boston at ABC, she hosted the EMMY award winning talk show – Sunday Open House. Jan has been a sought-after “conversation starter” her word for “speaker”, facilitator, and emcee for more than 30 years, engaging hundreds of audiences. Her proprietary “SPEAK TWEAKS” program has helped Corporations, Law groups; Associations, Government Agencies, PR firms, Conferences, Women’s Groups, and other businesses raise the corporate communications level and increase the confidence of their employees. She’s trained at Marriott, Verizon, The Defense Logistics Agency, The CIA, The Senate Dirksen Building and Well Point, among many others.

Several of Jan's clients have used the tips in her new book, No MuuMuu, Please! How to Land a Guest Spot on TV and What To Do When You Get There,  to add a TV segment to their resumes.

 

Jan Fox holds a Masters Degree in Education from Lesley University, where she directed the Outreach Program and taught graduate education courses to teachers.

Introduction of Guest Speaker - Lida Peterson, CPPM, President, Connected International Meeting Professionals Association

CDMP Speakers:

Carole Copeland Thomas

As a speaker, trainer, global thought leader, and business owner since 1987, Carole Copeland Thomas moderates the discussions of key issues affecting our global marketplace. She has her pulse on the issues affecting working professionals and consults with industry leaders on a regular basis. From speaking at the Federal Highway Administration, SHRM, Hewlett Packard, Verizon, Cargill, and Monster.com to interviewing experts around the globe, Carole knows how to analyze the dynamics of a changing marketplace. Carole graduated with honors in 1975 from Emory University. She entered graduate school in 1983 (on a Martin Luther King, Jr. academic fellowship), and received her MBA degree from Northeastern University in Boston. Carole is the Tri State Coordinator for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and the Chair of the Multicultural Committee for the Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau. See: www.tellcarole.com

Carlos Conejo
President of Peak Performance Seminars,
Training & Consulting.

A Thousand Oaks-based leadership and process improvement consulting firm. Conejo is the author of “Motivating Hispanic Employees: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Motivating Hispanic Employees” written for the non-Hispanic leader or manager in order to help with better understanding of the fine nuances of the Hispanic culture, approach to teamwork and other workplace issues. His second book, “Recruiting and Retaining Multicultural Employees” is geared toward assisting Human Resources professionals more effectively deal with the exploding populations in America. He is currently serving as President of the Pepperdine University Ventura County Alumni Association.

Julia Wai-Yin So,
Ph.D - A Speaker of Diversity on Diversity

A sociology professor at the University of New Mexico, Dr. Julia Wai-Yin So has been teaching diversity & inclusiveness, leadership & change, and Asian & Latino cultures since 1995. With decades of international experience working with people from culturally diverse backgrounds while living in Hong Kong, Japan and Ecuador, she is an expert on UNRAVELling the Three Cs to debunking certain cultural communication codes that one uses or presenting the Asian/Latino Parallels about the similarities of the two fastest growing racial/ethnic minority groups in the United States. Dr. So received her B.A. and M.A. in Sociology from the University of Texas at Arlington, and Ph.D. in Public Policy and Political Economy from the University of Texas at Dallas. She also manages her own consulting firm, So García Associates, LLC

Introduction of CDMP Speakers - Peggy B. Riley, CDME, Director of Multicultural Sales, Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau

 

Q&A

CDMP Speakers continue...

Attracting Multicultural Markets to Your Meeting/Destination

Your special event, meeting or convention success is often times measured by the number of attendees. Learn strategies that you can implement to set your event, meeting or convention apart from your competitors.

New Technology For the Special Events Industry - Multnomah Room

Gerry Llames,  Enterprise Solutions Inc.

Gerry Llames is a Principal for the Sports Pro Community Network (SPCN).  He and his brother Roberto founded SPCN after a family dinner.  Combining his love of sports and Roberto’s IT business, SPCN was conceived.  Gerry believes that SPCN should work with the concept of a holistic approach in helping athletes reach their potential in their chosen sport and serve as a resource to guide and motivate these athletes to continue to actively participate in sports activities past their prime playing years. Total collaboration means the involvement of parents, professionals and businesses to share their talents and resources to achieve this concept.

 

Gerry graduated from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and was a track star winning the MVP Award in Track while in school.  He was the Track & Field Head Coach for Bishop O’Connell High School in Fairfax, Virginia from 2000-2011.  Gerry is still an active basketball player and continue to participate in basketball tournaments both in the US and Canada.

Speaker introduction - Lida Peterson, President, CIMPA

 

Downtown Portland Tour and Reception at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts 

Sponsored by Travel Portland, the Portland Center for the Performing Arts, the Oregon Convention Center and pacificwild Catering. 

Continental Breakfast - JB's Night Club & Lounge 

General Session - Timberlines Room 

Special Guest Speaker

Aaron Wodin-Schwartz
Director, Public Policy Liaison - Brand USA

Aaron Wodin-Schwartz is Director, Public Policy Liaison for Brand USA, the public-private partnership responsible for launching the United States first-ever nationally coordinated tourism marketing effort. In this role, Aaron is responsible for working with Federal partners and key industry groups to ensure productive implementation of the Travel Promotion Act, communicate U.S. entry policy, and develop collaborative opportunities to promote inbound travel to the United States.  

Aaron has gained strong Latin American experience during the course of his career, including his work at the State Department where he coordinated U.S.-Brazil efforts on environment, science, technology, and health; economic cooperation, social inclusion; and consular affairs.  Prior to his government service, he was the program assistant for the Latin American and Hemispheric Studies Program at The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs.  He speaks fluent Spanish and is conversant in French and Portuguese. He holds the M.A. in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies from The George Washington University and the B.A. in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts. 

The mission of Brand USA is to encourage increased international visitation to the United States and in doing so, aims to bring millions of new international visitors to the United States, creating thousands of new American jobs. Brand USA was established by the Travel Promotion Act in 2010 to spearhead the nation's first global marketing effort to promote the United States as a premier travel destination. Formed as the Corporation for Travel Promotion, the public-private entity does business as Brand USA. 

 www.thebrandusa.com

General Session - Timberline Room

Corporate Guest Speaker

The Future of Meetings

Michael Dominguez
CHSE - Senior Vice President Hotel Sales
MGM Resorts International

Michael has been involved in the hospitality industry for the last 25 years. His early career included Hyatt Hotels, Starwood Hotels, Loews Hotels & Resorts and numerous independent hotel management companies.

 

In 2003, Michael served as Vice President of Sales for Palm Springs Convention Visitors Authority and in 2012 he joined MGM Resorts International as the Senior Vice President of Global Sales. His responsibly includes oversight of 13 Las Vegas Hotels and 3 Regional hotels in Detroit, Mississippi and Reno.  

Introduction by: JIM ESTRADA, President & CEO, Estrada Communications Group, Inc.,

 

General Session - Timberline Room

Speakers:

Benny Agosto, Jr.
President, Hispanic National Bar Association, Severine Stephenson,
CMP - Manager Events & Logistics, National Society of Hispanic MBA's
 

Roland Ramirez
Corporate Liaison Manager, SER Jobs for Progress

Séverine Stephenson

CMP, Manager, Events & Logistics, National Society of Hispanic MBA's (NSHMBA)

 

Introduction by: Gary R. Simon, Director, Multicultural Affairs, Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau

Association Luncheon - Tradeshow Continues - JB's Lounge

Becky Karinsky
Founder of Recipes for Life & Recetas para la Vida

Krinsky is a connector of people. Finding common life experiences that connected her with others she has met in her professional and personal world, inspired her to develop Recetas Para la Vida™/Recipes for Life™. Krinsky, a successful entrepreneur and university professor, has also organized business/inspirational symposiums and international seminars in human development. With an educational background and degrees from the University of Mexico in the sciences, education, human development, and counseling, she is also a proud mother and housewife. Recetas Para la Vida™/Recipes for Life™ launched her speaking career as she now appears on numerous Spanish language radio and television shows, sharing the “recipes.” The recipes are also published in dozens of publications to promote living a life of substance. Her desire is to take these recipes for life and make them learning experiences with a moral foundation that can be passed on from generation to generation. It is a true family life cookbook that she will stand by.  Krinsky are based in San Diego, California.  

Introduction of Guest Speaker by: Alessandra Bergman-Nicolini, Director of National and Hispanic Sales, Tropicana Las Vegas

Understanding the Cultural Differences of Your Attendees:
Strategies to Promote Inclusiveness at Your Annual Meeting.

Speaker

Jim Estrada President & CEO
Estrada Communications Group, Inc.

Jim Estrada is  nationally renowned for his expertise in ethnic marketing, with over 30 years of advertising and public relations experience. In 1992, he founded Estrada Communications Group in San Antonio, TX, which specializes in Corporate & Marketing Communications. Now based in Austin, ECG provides clients with strategic counsel related to the Hispanic Consumer Market (HCM). ECG has provided counsel to several of the nation's most respected corporations, among them: Advantica (Denny's), Anheuser-Busch Companies, AT&T Mobility (Cingular), HISPANIC Magazine, Lopez Foods, Marathon Oil, McDonald's, MCI, Pizza Hut, Super Show Deportivo (NFL/TV), Univisión TV Network, Walmart, and Wells Fargo Bank. and Latino communities across the USA.

Introduction by:

Evelyn Vazquez, CDMP, Director of Sales,

St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & The Beaches, Visitors and Convention Bureau

Claribel Gutierrez, Las Vegas, Convention and Visitors Authority

Speakers;

Clara Padilla Andrews
Speaker & Facilitator.

Mrs. Clara Padilla Andrews is the immediate past President of the National Association of Hispanic Publications (NAHP), headquartered in Washington , DC ’s National Press Building. She is the Owner/Publisher of the El Hispanic News based in Portland, Oregon and Más New Mexico based in Albuquerque, New Mexico .

Clara is a native of Albuquerque and was elected to the office of Secretary of State of New Mexico from 1982 to 1986 making her the highest ranking Latina public official in the nation at that time. During her varied career she has received the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Distinguished Service Award; founded the Hacienda Community Development Corporation and The Clara Vista Apartments that set a national standard for community comprehensive housing services. In 1985, she founded Las Amigas de Nuevo Mexico, to promote travel to the State of New Mexico. She currently serves as a member of the board of directors for MANA a National Latina Organization, is Secretary of the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility; the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda and the International Association of Hispanic Meeting Professionals - IAHMP.

Melanie Davis is the publisher-owner of El Hispanic News, named the nation’s #1 bilingual monthly newspaper for seven consecutive years; the publisher-owner of PQ Monthly, Oregon and SW Washington’s fastest-growing LGBTQ publication; and also the Principal-Senior Strategist for Su Publico, the only full-service multi-cultural ad agency in Oregon. With Melanie’s leadership, research, and business savvy, both publications advertising sales have not only significantly increased, but also expanded into new advertising markets such as housing, cars, arts and entertainment, job classifieds, healthcare, finance, and more.  Melanie’s leadership has also created amazing relationships with organizations that now team up with the Latino and LGBTQ communities.  Melanie is also one of the founders of Portland Latino Gay Pride, which was founded in 2006.

She  is able to cite statistics and trends pertaining to the Latino community on a national, statewide, and local level helping to create a greater awareness of the Latino community, within the Mainstream markets.  This passion that Melanie has for breaking ground for the Latino and LGBTQ communities in Oregon, has made her very popular with local politicians, business owners, University Administrators, and everyday people who live all over Oregon.  Evidence by the many awards and letters of recognition she has achieved for her leadership and publications.  Most recent, letters of support from both Governor Kitzhaber and Mayor Adams.

Kirk Whisler is the president of Western Publication Research, a national advertising sales program representing 625 Hispanic publications; WPR Books, a book publishing company; LPNnews, a news service targeting Latino media; and Eastern Publication Research that does Hispanic readership studies and other research. From 1992 to 1996 Whisler served as publisher of Mexico Events & Destinations Magazine. Between 1986 and 1992 Kirk was publisher of NEVADA Magazine and from 1977 to 1986 Kirk was publisher of SOMOS AND CAMINOS Magazines.

 

	Séverine Stephenson CMP, Manager, Events & Logistics, National Society of Hispanic MBA’s Dallas, Texas
	Terry Singleton CCP Events Atlanta and Immediate Past International President at International Special Events Society –ISES; Atlanta, Georgia
	Gregorio Palomino CEP, CWP, CRE8IVE Executive Officer Meetings, Incentives, Corporate & Social Events San Antonio, Texas
	Maria Bonilla Giuriato, Giuiato & Associates, Salinas, California

Red Lion Hotel on the River 

909 N Hayden Island Drive

Portland, Oregon 97217

www.redlionontheriver.com

Contact person:

Dewey Griffo

Director of Sales

503-978-4553

Dewey.Griffo@redlionontheriver.com