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| WESTERN CANADA STUDENT CONFERENCE – January 26, 2011 Vancouver. B.C. |
The 5th Annual Western Canada Student Conference will take place at SFU Waterfront Campus
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The program:
8:30 am Registration
9:00 am Welcome and introductions
9:15 am Keynote Address
10:30 am Break
10:50 am Supplier Panel
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Keynote Speaker
1:45 pm Break
2:00 pm Employer Panel
3:10 pm CITC presentation
3:45 pm Grand Prizes and Adjournment |
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Contact CITC to be added to the mailing list for the 2011 Conference: events@citc.ca
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ANNUAL EDUCATORS UPDATE CONFERENCE, May 27-28th 2010 |
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The 2010 Conference will take place at The Glenerin Inn, located at 1695 The Collegeway, Mississauga, Ontario www.glenerininn.com
Please see details at www.citc.ca/files/EdUpdate2010.pdf
| WHO: |
This is an annual Conference for Travel & Tourism
Educators and Industry Trainers from across Canada. |
| WHAT: |
The format of the Conference is seminar and interactive
workshop- based. Sessions are geared toward updating
educators and instructors about the travel industry
as well as providing them with materials to bring back
to their students. There is always a "cracker-barrel"
session that encourages the flow of ideas.
A Supplier Showcase takes place on the afternoon of the first
day of the Conference. Suppliers and publishers who
seek to attract Travel & Tourism Educators and Industry
Trainers are encouraged to take a booth at the Trade
Show |
| WHERE: |
The Glenerin Inn, 1695 The Collegeway, Mississauga, ON
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The Agenda:
Day 1--Thursday May 27, 2010
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3:34 pm |
Registration and refreshments |
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4:00 pm |
Opening Remarks by Steve Gillick CTM, President & COO |
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4:15 pm |
Supplier Showcase and Prize Draw |
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6:30 pm |
Dinner and Award Presentation |
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8:30 pm |
Conclusion of Event |
Day 2--Friday May 28th, 2010
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8:15 am |
Continental Breakfast |
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8:45 am |
Announcements of the day |
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9:00 am |
Keeping current with Technology, featuing
- Grant Rodewald, Sabre Travel Network
- John Woods, Global Matrix
- JC Girard, Softvoyage
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10:15 am |
Refreshment Break |
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10:45 am |
Cruising to Success, featuring
- William Courian, Expedia CruiseShipCenters
- Scott Waldron CTM, Quark Expeditions
- Sandra Gardiner, AMA Waterways
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12:00 noon |
Lunch sponsored by the Tourism Authority of Thailand |
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1:30 pm |
Product Update with VIASINC, one of the Platinum Sponsors |
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2:00 pm |
Break |
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2:15 pm |
Niche Markets, a prsentation with "Cyber" Steve Crowhurst |
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3:00 pm |
Classroom/Teaching Concerns and Solutions |
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4:00 pm |
Conference Wrap-Up |
Platinum Sponsor
 TOURISM AUTHORITY OF THAILAND is responsible for promoting this exciting and exotic destination to Thai and International travellers. As one of the world's leading tourism destinations, Thailand has all the fascination and facilities to continue drawing millions of overseas visitors year after year. Yet it remains a world apart – a place full of secrets and surprises. Much of the country and many of its unique attractions are still quite undiscovered by foreign travellers. www.tourismthailand.org
Platinum Sponsor
 AIR MILES® REWARD PROGRAM creates incremental value for clients by enhancing their customer relationships through loyalty marketing programs and advanced customer relationship marketing practices. Launched in March 1992, the AIR MILES® Reward Program offers Canadians the opportunity to collect AIR MILES reward miles while shopping for everyday goods and services at more than 100 Sponsors representing approximately 14,000 participating retail and service locations. www.airmiles.ca
Platinum Sponsor
 VIASINC (Vocational Instruction and Software Incorporated)
VIASINC has been a friend of CITC’s Educators Update for at least the last 17 years. William Ayer, the President will give a presentation on new features of the VIASINC product, as well as attend the Trade Show. www.viasinc.com
Gold Sponsor
 INTREPID TRAVEL was started in 1989 by two entrepreneurs with a passion to get travellers off the beaten track in Asia. They wanted to share some of the special places they knew and to introduce travellers to different cultures and ways of life. Today Intrepid has over 1000 staff, over 650 different trips, over 90 different destinations and many different styles of travel. www.intrepidtravel.com |
For further information, please contact Cynthia Sum, Events Coordinator
at 1-800-589-5776 or events@citc.ca.
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ANNUAL STUDENTS-IN-TRAVEL CONFERENCE AND TRADE SHOW, November 9, 2010 |
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Contact CITC to be added to the mailing list: events@citc.ca
| WHO: |
Travel & Tourism Students throughout Ontario,
Student Members of CITC, Open to other industry professionals
who see value in the Conference. The average attendance is 375 Travel Students from all around Ontario plus 25-30 educators.
A Mini-Educators Update is held during the afternoon
of the Conference. |
| WHAT: |
The Conference begins with a morning of seminars,
geared toward areas such as skill development, employment
resumes and interviews, and working in the travel industry.
After lunch (included) a Round-Table features 35-40 industry
speakers, representing every aspect of the profession,
Speakers rotate from table to table. A trade show concludes
the day, with information geared toward students: the
next generation of travel professionals.
Grand Prizes and Door prizes are drawn throughout the afternoon |
| WHERE: |
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building
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| HOW:: |
Click on the Registration link, below.
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Here are the Amazing Morning Seminar/Workshop Speakers
“Why in the World would you
want to
be a travel agent?”
Michelle Desreux, Past President of Uniglobe Western Canada
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“A journey through the
6000 languages of Earth”
Glenn Dixon, Author |
“Adventure Travel: Who,
What, Why, Where?”
Steven Larkin, President of
Intrepid Travel Canada
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"The Fascinating World of Tour Guiding: Opening Doors
Beyond the Travel Agency"
John Temple, President, TNT Tours
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Schedule for the 2010 Conference
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8:15 am |
Registration and refreshments |
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9:00 am |
Welcome |
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9:15 am |
Morning Seminar/Workshop Session #1 |
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10:00 am |
Break |
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10:15 am |
Morning Seminar Session #2 |
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11:00 am |
Break |
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11:15 am |
Morning Seminar Session #3 |
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12:00 noon |
Lunch |
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1:00 pm |
Autograph Session with Glenn Dixon |
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1:40 pm |
Round Table Sessions begin with a welcome from the Conference Platinum Sponsor: the AIR MILES®Reward Program
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3:30 pm |
Trade Show |
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4:15 pm |
Door Prize and grand Prize Draw |
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4:30 pm |
Conference Adjourns |
Platinum Sponsor
AIR MILES® REWARD PROGRAM creates incremental value for clients by enhancing their customer relationships through loyalty marketing programs and advanced customer relationship marketing practices. Launched in March 1992, the AIR MILES® Reward Program offers Canadians the opportunity to collect AIR MILES reward miles while shopping for everyday goods and services at more than 100 Sponsors representing approximately 14,000 participating retail and service locations. www.airmiles.ca
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Student and School Registration Package
Student Membership Application Form
Conference Exhibitor Registration for the Round Table,
Trade Show and Sponsorship
For further information, please contact Cynthia Sum, Events Coordinator
at
416-484-4450 or 1-800-589-5776 or events@citc.ca
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