Making tourism work



Are you a business owner, artist, arts organization, travel/tourism professional in eastern North Carolina? Want to attract more tourism dollars? East Carolina University can help.







On October 5-6, 2004, East Carolina University will present "Making Tourism Work for You." This 1½-day conference provides hands-on training and background research in the following workshop topics: Database Marketing and Tourism E-commerce tools and tourism Industry associations/tourism partners: working together Let's go see O'McDonald: Agri-Tourism Down East Cultural tourism: Homegrown, Handmade.com; The News in Cultural Tourism Strategic Planning for Your Organization Tourism planning for Eastern North Carolina How to develop travel packages Developing effective sales and marketing plans Coastal Waterways and Tourism The Arts and Tourism How the NC Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development works for you Personnel management: Motivating employees









DATES: October 5-6, 2004 TIMES: 8am — 7pm on day 1 7:30 — 3:30pm on day 2 LOCATION: Greenville Hilton COST: $145 (now and at the door) $250 for exhibition space		AGENDA EVENT SUMMARY REGISTER — ONLINE — BY MAIL OR FAX DIRECTIONS ACCOMMODATIONS CANCELLATION POLICY SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES SESSION DESCRIPTIONS *Exhibitor information*




Attendance is limited to 200 participants, so register early to guarantee your spot


VISIT OUR EVENT SPONSORS	ORGANIZED BY: The ECU colleges of Human Ecology, Health and Human Performance, Business, Fine Arts and Communication; the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, the ECU Office of Economic and Community Development, and the Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC)



	The Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) is partially funded by the US Small Business Administration