Conference Schedule
Note: All sessions are in the Indigo (balllroom) unless otherwise noted.
Day 1: Sunday, September 29, 2024
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Vendor Set-up in Indigo Ballroom 2 & 3 and Foyer
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm MACVB Membership Meeting – Indigo 1 - Closed session for MACVB members only
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Check-in and refresh for evening
6:00 pm - 6:15 pm Depart for the Midland Co. CVB Visitors Center - rooftop location
6:15 pm - 8:30 pm Reception with heavy hors 'deorves @ Midland CVB Visitors Center, sponsored by the Great Lakes Bay Regional CVB
8:30 pm - 10:00 pm Enjoy networking & beverages in the Oxygen Lounge
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Note: The Oxygen Lounge is open (at the hotel) until 10:00 pm.
Day 2: Monday, September 30, 2024
7:30 am - 8:30 am Vendor/Silent Auction set-up, Indigo 1, 2 & 3 and Foyer
7:30 am - 8:30 am Strolling Breakfast in Foyer/Indigo - visit with vendors
8:30 am - 10:00 am Opening Keynote - Julie Hart, CFO by Design "Headline News for All the Wrong Reasons"
10:00 am -10:30 am Morning Break - Visit Vendors and Silent Auction - Indigo Ballroom and Foyer
10:30 am -11:30 am General Session Speaker - Josiah Brown, The New York Sherpa "The Art of Speaking,
Actually Speaking, Advocacy"
11:30 am -11:45 am Break, Visit Vendors and Silent Auction
11:45 am - 1:00 pm Lunch in the Courtyard (hotel - weather permitting)
Noon - 2:00 p.m. WJR Live Broadcast, Paul W. Smith Show, sponsored by Travel Michigan
1:00 pm - 1:15 pm Visit Vendors
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm Breakout Session I
Nick Danowski, TwoSix Digital, Indigo
Matt Clement, Madden Media, Platinum
Amy Piper, Follow the Piper, Gold Room
2:15 pm - 2:45 pm Afternoon Break - Visit Vendors, sponsored by Madden Media
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm Breakout Session II
Nick Danowski, TwoSix Digital, Indigo
Matt Clement, Madden Media, Platinum
Amy Piper, Follow the Piper, Gold Room
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm DMO Round Tables - (rotate every 20 minutes)
Dashboards - Indigo,
Visitor Guides/Print - Indigo,
Finance/Destinations International - Julie Hart - Platinum
PR Opportunities - Nick Nerbonne - Gold
4:45 pm - 5:30 pm Visit Sponsors/refresh for dinner
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Reception in the Courtyard - sponsored by Advance Travel & Tourism
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Dinner in the Courtyard (weather permitting)
Live auction immediately following dinner.
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8:00 pm -10:00 pm Socialize in the Courtyard or walk to the Midland social district.
Note: The Oxygen Lounge is open until 11 p.m. or enjoy the social district in downtown Midland
Day 3: Tuesday, October 1, 2024
8:00 am - 9:00 am Vendor Displays, Indigo Ballroom/Foyer
7:30 am - 9:00 am Breakfast in Foyer/Indigo Ballroom
9:00 am - 9:45 am General Session - "Finance for Executives" Julie Hart, CFO by Design
10:30 am Silent Auction Closes
9:45 am - 10:30 am General Session "How to Win More First Time Visitors" Josiah Brown, The New York Sherpa
10:30 am - 10:45 am Break- Foyer/Indigo/final hotel check-out
10:45 am - 11:40 am General Session "DMO Panels - Speed Round"
Destination Development, Shoulder Season Marketing, Advocacy
11:45 am Break, Vendor Tear Down. Final Silent Auction items to be picked up. Please pay a final visit to
our sponsors/vendors and thank them for their support!
Noon Lunch Buffet - Foyer
Noon Sponsor/Vendor Lunch - Courtyard
12:15 pm - 2::00 pm Lunch and All Members Shirtsleeves session, Closed session for MACVB members only, Indigo 1 & 2
2:00 pm Departure. Travel Safely!
Silent Auction
Place your bids on a variety of gifts and packages at the 23rd Annual MACVB Silent Auction. All monies raised will benefit the MACVB PAC. Checks should be made payable to "MACVB PAC". Personal checks and credit cards only. (No corporate payments.) Minimum bids must be met, or the item will be returned to the donor. All winning bids are "final".