Coming Events for July 2009

Sept. 14-17: Vacation Ownership Investment Conference – Opportunity in Adversity, The Peabody Orlando, Orlando FL.  Call toll-free — 877-700-1153.  Outside toll-free limits: 305-668-3495. Website:  www.vacationownershipinvestment.com.

Sept. 22: Tourism Investment Symposium, Calgary. Contact: Scott Martin, Tourism Investment Consultant.  Phone: 780-415-8827

Oct. 14-16: Canadian Resort Development Conference 2009, The Resort Development Summit, Toronto. Contact Ross Perlmutter, Canadian Resorts Development Association (CRDA). Phone: 416-960-4930 or 800-646-9205. Website: www.crda.com.  E-mail: crda@rogers.com.

Oct. 21-22: The Canadian Resort Investment Conference, Calgary. Contact: Orie Berlasso, conference manager. Phone 416-924-2002 or 866-887-4453. Fax: 416-961-7737. E-mail: orieberlasso@bigpictureconferences.ca. Website: www.resortinvest.ca.

Nov. 22-24: BC Hospitality Industry Conference, Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, Vancouver. The Conference is hosted by the British Columbia Hotel Association, the Alliance of Beverage Licensees of BC, the British Columbia Restaurant & Foodservice Association, and the BC Lodging and Campgrounds Association. Nora Cumming, conference coordinator, Chemistry Consulting Group Inc. Tel: 250-382-3303 ext 204. Fax: 250-383-4142. E-mail: conference manager@hospitality-trade.com Website: www.hospitality-trade.com.

November 23-25: 8th Annual Tourism HR Forum, Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council (CTHRC), Delta Centre-Ville, Montreal, QC. E-mail: hrforum@cthrc.ca. website: http://cthrc.ca/en/tourism_hr_forum.aspx.