Coming Events for May 2009

June 3: ORHMA provincial annual general meeting, Hockley Valley Resort, Orangeville. Phone: 905-361-0268 or 800-668-8906. Fax: 905-361-0288. E-mail: Info@orhma.com.

June 3-4: Online Marketing in Travel, Fontainebleu Miami Beach, Miami. Contact: Helen Raff, VP North America. E-mail: helen@eyefortravel.com. Website: http://events.eyefortravel.com/online-marketing.

June 4: ORHMA Annual Provincial Golf Tournament. Hockley Valley Resort, Orangeville. Phone: 905-361-0268 or 800-668-8906. Fax: 905-361-0288. E-mail: Info@orhma.com.

June 17–21: Canadian Association of Foodservice Professionals (CAFP) annual national conference, Delta Bow Valley, Calgary, AB.  Phone: 416-422-3431. Fax: 416-421-1598. E-mail: national@cafp.com. Website: www.cafp.com.

June 21–25: Vinexpo 2009, Parc des Expositions, Bordeaux, France. International wine and spirits exhibition. Phone: +33 (0)5 56 56 00 22. E-mail: info@vinexpo.com.

July 29–Aug. 1: I-CHRIE Annual Summer Conference & Marketplace, Hyatt Regency San Francisco, San Francisco CA. International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education. Phone: 804-346-4800. Fax: 804-346-5009. Email: webmaster@chrie.org. Website: www.chrie.org.

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. 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: conferencemanager@hospitality-trade.com Website: www.hospitality-trade.com.