ARDA Regional Meeting Only Weeks Away
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Reminder: ARDA Southeast Regional Meeting is quickly approaching!
The American Resort Developers Association’s Fall Regional meeting is scheduled for October 7-8, 2013 at the Sheraton Myrtle Beach Convention Center Hotel in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Once again, ARDA provides a way through its regional conferences to stay connected with others in the timeshare resort and vacation ownership industry, while you learn new information and grow your network of industry contacts.
Hotel Information for the ARDA Southeast Regional Meeting
If you haven’t made your hotel reservations for the event, you need to act quickly. To make your reservations at the Sheraton Myrtle Beach Convention Center Hotel book online here or call (888) 627-8203. To receive your discount room rate of $129 per night, at the time you make your reservations, identify that you will be attending the ARDA Southeast Regional Meeting. Discounts are only available until the room block is sold.
ARDA Regional Meeting Schedule of Events (subject to change)
Monday, October 7, 2013.
9:00 AM-1:00 PM: ARDA Supplier Certification Seminar
3:00 PM-6:30 PM: Registration
3:45 PM-5:00 PM: “Maintaining Your Resort,” with speakers Barry Brady, Maritime Beach Club/Windy Shores II and Sheriff Masry, Wyndham Vacation Ownership
5:00 PM-6:30 PM: Opening Reception with Product Showcase; a time for networking and reviewing the product showcase.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013.
7:45 AM-12:00 PM: Registration
8:00 AM-9:00 AM: Breakfast and ARDA Update, with the latest industry research findings plus ARDA-ROC updates. (Sponsored by RCI)
9:00 AM-10:00 AM: Next Generation: “How to Attract as Industry Professionals,” Speakers: Stephanie Bramel, RCI and Jeff Leonard, Hammocks at Bald Head Island.
10:00 AM-10:15 AM: Networking Break
10:15 AM-12:00 PM: “Communicating with Your Owners: An Interactive Workshop,” with speakers: Jan Barrow, Interval International; Hatton Gravely, SPM Resorts and Sara Little, Resort Travel & Xchange, LLC
12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Lunch with South Carolina Legislative Updates. Rep. Alan Clemmons from the South Carolina House of Representatives provides legislative updates. (Sponsored by Interval International).
1:30 PM: Meeting Concludes