| Wednesday
December 3, 2008 |
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Registration and
Welcome Reception |
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Conference Hotel
TOWN AND COUNTRY RESORT & CONVENTION
CENTER
500 HOTEL CIRCLE NORTH, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92108
RESERVATIONS: 1-888-231-4352
GROUP SALES: 1-888-231-3058
TEL: 888-231-3058
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| 08:30
AM - 05:30 PM |
CDMP Training Session |
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Study
Day – for those who wish to know
more about the certification or are preparing
to sit for the exam.
Certified Diversity Meeting Professional
As the only industry certification which
focuses diversity and sustainability issues
as key skills and attributes in meeting planning,
the CDMP distinguishes holders as career professionals
who have demonstrated a high level of experience,
skill and knowledge in this field.
Pre registration is required. See www.IAHMP.org for
program details. Registration fee is $175. |
| 07:00PM
- 10:00 PM |
Opening
Reception |
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A
Night in Old Town San Diego
Sponsor TBD
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| Thursday, December 4, 2008
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| 07:30 AM - 08:00 AM |
Registration
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TOWN AND COUNTRY RESORT & CONVENTION
CENTER
500 HOTEL CIRCLE NORTH , SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92108 |
| 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM |
Continental Breakfast |
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Sponsor TBD |
| 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM |
Official opening - WELCOME to
San Diego |
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General Session
The Importance
of the Hispanic Meetings Market
MC - Ramon
A. Calá , Manager The CALPRO
Group, Management & Marketing. New
York, NY
International Association of Hispanic
Meeting Professionals
Margaret
Gonzalez IAHMP International
President and Founder
Publisher, Hispanic
Meetings & Travel
Catherine Gonzales IAHMP
Vice President – VP
Tourism,
Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of
Commerce
Lizbeth Zamudio IAHMP
Mexico
Chapter
President – President,
Strategy & Events,
Mexico City
Linda Pereira IAHMP Iberian Chapter- Executive Director,
CPL EVENTS Portugal
Paul L. Somogyi IAHMP
Advisor - Director Sales, Government & Affinity -
Marriott International
Keynote Speaker - ANA MOLLINEDO MIMS
, Managing
Director,
The Hunting Ridge Group,
and Author , Keeping the Faith:
How Applying Spiritual Purpose to Your
Work Can Lead to Extraordinary Success.
The book was conceived through work done in the diversity arena and addresses
the common challenges faced at work on how to bridge the gap between faith
and the work place, and received Honorable Mention at the 2008 International
Latin Book Awards
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| 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM |
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Heidi
Richards, Founder & CEO – The
WECAI Network http://www.WECAI.org Publisher & Editor-in-Chief,
WE Magazine for Women! http://www.WeMagazineForWomen.com
Social Networking and How to Leverage
Virtual Meeting Spaces to Promote Business . |
| 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM |
Coffee Break |
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Sponsor TBD |
| 11:30 AM - 12:15 AM |
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Linda
Pereira, Executive
Director, CPL EVENTS, Lisbon, Portugal, Founder/President,
IAHMP Iberian Chapter
Diversity & Sustainability - The Two Major
Winds of Change in the Meeting Industry |
| 12:15 PM – 1:00
PM |
Luncheon |
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Sponsor TBD
Guest Speaker - José Maria
Barquin, Tourism Board of Mexico - Mexico Conventions & Meetings |
| 01:30 PM – 02:45:
PM |
Hispanic Meeting Planners Panel |
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Success
Histories IAHMP Members
and the Hispanic Market: USA and Mexico
Alberto Solis,
Manager International Trade Division
City of Albuquerque, New Mexico – Facilitator
Socrates A. Calá, Certified
Meeting Professional of The CALPRO
Group, Management & Marketing. New York, NY
Mary
Jew, Board Member,
National Association of Bilingual Education,
Cupertino, California
Ada Lucero,
Director, Meetings & Events - The
National Lime Association, Washington,
DC
Jorge Flores, Director,
ACOB – Mexico City
Richard Edwards, Blacks
in Government Board Member
Lizbeth
Zamudio, IAHMP
Mexico Chapter President – President
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| 02:45 PM |
Coffee Break |
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Sponsor TBD |
3:00 PM – 4:00
PM |
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Lawrence John
The Navajo Nation Meetings & Events
Market: Learn how much money is spent on hotel
and conference rooms each year and how you can
outreach this important market. |
| 04:00 PM |
Official Opening Trade
Show – Ribbon
Cutting Ceremony |
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| 04:00 PM - 06:00
PM |
Trade Show / Supplier Table Tops |
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| 07:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
Mission Bay Tour and Dinner
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Sponsor TBD |
| Friday,
December 5, 2008 |
| 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM |
Continental Breakfast |
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Sponsor TBD |
| 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
CVB Panel Presentation |
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Lena Longoria ,
McAllen CVB - Facilitator
Julio Valdes ,
Monterrey Mexico Convention & Visitors
Bureau
Yolanda Cisneros ,
Guadalajara Mexico Convention & Visitors
Bureau
Stephanie Monroe ,
St. Louis Convention & Visitors Bureau
Peggy
Riley , Greater Louisville
CVB
Teipo Brown, San Mateo
County CVB
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| 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM |
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Linda Pereira, Executive
Director, CPL EVENTS, Lisbon, Portugal, Founder/President,
IAHMP Iberian Chapter
The Value of the European Meeting Industry – what
you need to know to attract their business. |
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
Patsy Cisneros, CORPORATE
ICON |
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Body Language
and Multicultural Etiquette
Patsy Cisneros, AICI
CIP, Susan Abrams, AICI CIP, &
Mary Lin Dedeaux,
AICI CIP are Corporate Image & Executive
Development Specialists
Authors
of "The Professional Image Toolkit
- How to Look Like You Mean Business"
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| 12:30 PM – 1:30
PM |
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Elda Laura
Cerda / GD Consultant and
Luis Felipe Nuño Guadalajara Ministry
of Tourism Destination Management the key for
success |
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM |
Industry Luncheon – Sponsor
TBD |
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Guest Speaker - Frank Galan, Aeromexico
The importance of airlines in planning meetings.
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02:00 PM to 04:00 PM |
Trade Show |
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07:00 PM – 08:00
PM |
Reception |
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08:00 PM – 12:00
PM |
Gala Diversity Awards Dinner
and Dance
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CDMP Recognition and Presentations |
| Saturday
December 6, 2008 |
10:00 AM - 12:00
PM |
Breakfast Brunch – Sponsor
TBD |
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Focus on
our Suppliers – Recognition
and presentations
Present Door Prizes for Meeting
Planners
Announcement - IAHMP Next
Steps/Site Announcement 2009
Mexico Chapter
2nd Annual Conference in Zacatecas, Mexico,
Spring 2009 presented by Rafael Flores Mendoza
Ministry of Tourism Zacatecas.
|
12:00 PM |
Post Conference Tour- Meet
in lobby of hotel |
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Post Conference Tour to Rosa
Rita, Baja California Mexico Pre Registration
and Passports required. See www.IAHMP.org
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| 08:00 PM |
Return to Hotel |
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| Sunday, December 7,
2008 |
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Depart for Home |
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