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Cal Poly Pomona

2012 Southern California Visitor Industry Outlook Conference

**Thank you for visiting the VIOC website. The 2012 conference has come to a close. Presentations from the 2012 Southern California Visitor Industry Outlook Conference are available.**

 

Stepping on Uneven Ground

Omni Hotel – Los Angeles – Monday, October 29, 2012

 
With the election, the very uneven “recovery” and remaining uncertainty; the economy is like a vapor you can almost see, then it vanishes only to reappear again somewhere else in a slightly altered form. How should the travel industry navigate these uncertainties 2013?

Please join us at the 24th Annual Southern California Visitor Industry Outlook Conference and hear noted experts, representing a range of travel sectors, offer their best assessment of the economic situation and how it may affect your business. 

All attendees receive a copy of PKF Consulting's 2013 Southern California Lodging Forecast, valued at $250.  A networking lunch will follow the conference, and attendees will be enjoy a presentation by a representative of AEG discussing downtown Los Angeles. 

Attendees may reserve a room at the Omni Hotel for a discounted rate of $189 per night. Valet Parking is complimentary.

Panelists and speakers will include:

  • Mindy Abel, Senior Vice President of Convention Sales, Anaheim/Orange County Visitor & Convention Bureau

  • Don Anderson, Director, Center for Entertainment and Tourism Communications, Cal State Fullerton

  • Brittany Baldwin, Director of Business Development, Destinations STR

  • Bruce Baltin, Conference Chair and Senior Vice President, PKF Consulting

  • Brandon Feighner, Vice President, PKF Consulting

  • Andrew Hale Feinstein, Dean, The Collins College of Hospitality Management
  • Skip Hull, Vice President, CIC Research, Inc.

  • Kerri Kapich, Senior Vice President of Marketing, San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau

  • Misti Kerns, Santa Monica Convention & Visitors Bureau
  • Margie Ferree Jones, Associate Professor, The Collins College
  • Wendy Kheel, Vice President of Consumer Insights, Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board
  • Jeff Lugosi, Senior Vice President, PKF Consulting
  • Dan Mishell, Research Director, California Travel & Tourism Commission
  • Kimberly Ritter-Martinez, Associate Economist, Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation
  • Lauren Schlau, Senior Vice President, Horizon Consumer Science
  • Ted Tanner, Executive Vice President of AEG
  • Mark Van Stekelenburg, Vice President, PKF Consulting

Contact

For more information contact Kimberli Turner at The Collins College of Hospitality Management at socalvioc@gmail.com.

For additional conference information, please contact Associate Professor Dr. Margie Ferree Jones, The Collins College, (909) 869-4479 or mfjones@csupomona.edu.

Location

Omni Hotel

251 South Olive Street

Los Angeles, Ca 90012

213-617-3300

For information on room rates and parking, please visit http://www.omnihotels.com/FindAHotel/LosAngelesCaliforniaPlaza.aspx/

For the Media

Media are welcome to attend the conference for free. Please contact Lisa McPheron, director of communications and external relations at The Collins College at (909) 869-3151 or lcmcpheron@csupomona.edu to reserve a spot.  Photos of the 2011 VIOC and links to some presentations are available for download.

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