ICCVB Fall Membership Meeting

The ICCVB Fall Membership Meeting is being hosted by Visit Quad Cities and will take place at the Bend Center & Hyatt Place in East Moline, IL.  

SCHEDULE

October 5
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM               Board of Directors Meeting & Lunch
12:30 PM                                 Registration Opens
1:00 - 1:15 PM                          Opening Remarks, Jayne DeLuce, ICCVB Chair
                                                  Sponsor Welcome
                                                  Welcome from Mo Hyder, Chairman of Visit Quad Cities

1:15 - 2:30 PM                          Inclusion & Diversity
                                                  Bill Geist, DMOproz
                                                  *session open to all staff of registered CEOs

2:30 - 2:45 PM                          BREAK

2:45 - 3:45 PM                          Panel Discussion - Sherry Ristau, Joe Slavens and Kristin Glass
                                                  Q2030 Regional Action Plan/Regionalism
                                                  *session open to all staff of registered CEOs

3:45 - 4:00 PM                          BREAK

4:00 - 4:45 PM                          Illinois Office of Tourism (IOT) Update
                                                  Karla Flannery, Deputy Director of IOT
                                                  *session open to all staff of registered CEOs

5:00 - 11:00 PM                         Evening Activities 
                                                  

October 6
7:00 - 8:30 PM                            Networking Breakfast

8:30 - 8:35 AM                            Sponsor Welcome

8:35 - 9:20 AM                            Panel Discussion - Michelle Hargrave, Tyson Danner, Kevin Maynard,
                                                    Jen Dobrunz and Brian Baxter
                                                    Arts and Culture - Culture Matters Here
                                                    *session open to all staff of registered CEOs

9:20 - 9:30 AM                            BREAK

9:30 - 10:30 AM                          Matt Blaylock
                                                   John Deere Global Brand Strategy
                                                   *session open to all staff of registered CEOs

10:30 - 10:40 AM                        BREAK

10:45 AM - 12:10 PM                  CEO Session - Reimagining DMOs
                                                    Bill Geist, DMOproz

12:15 - 1:00 PM                          Working Lunch & CEO Roundtable Discussion
                                                    Bill Geist, DMOproz

 HOTEL

A group room block has been reserved at the Hyatt Place East Moline. 
Use this link to make online reservations: https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/illinois/hyatt-place-east-moline-quad-cities/mlize?corp_id=G-SPRG
Or call the hotel directly at 309-755-6000 and reference group G-SPRG to receive the group discount.

Thank you to our meeting sponsors

A limited number of sponsorships are available and encouraged. Click here to download a sponsorship benefits sheet.  Please contact Kristen Ball at 309-807-9200, or [email protected], with questions.

Questions? Contact ICCVB at 309-807-9200. Or, e-mail Kristen Ball, [email protected].