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The Tourism Society Annual Conference and AGM 2011

Beaulieu, Hampshire - July 5th
Innovation & Reinvention in Tourism

Special student rate announced - just £48 including
lunch and refreshments

 This year's Tourism Society Annual Conference will be held in Beaulieu, Hampshire. This will provide a fantastic setting in the New Forest while we examine the theme of Innovation & Reinvention in Tourism. Discussions will focus on five key sectors of the industry: food & beverage, accommodation, destinations/attractions, technology and transport.
The Conference Hotel is the Jurys Inn Southampton. The Tourism Society rate is £60 per night for single occupancy and £70 per night for twin occupancy, including breakfast and VAT. If you wish to book a room, please contact the central reservations department on 023 8037 1111 and select option 1. The code to quote is TOUR040711. (Please note you may be able to get a more advantageous rate online subject to the time of booking and availability).
NB: The conference dinner will be held the evening before, on Monday July 4th, and will also be at Beaulieu. Full details here.

 
The after dinner speaker on Monday 4th is Tony Potter - CEO and Managing Director of Corinthia Hotels. Please join us the evening before!

Tuesday 5th       Annual Conference 2011

                         Innovation & reinvention in tourism

09:15 – 09:45    Coaches arrive from Southampton Jurys Inn & Southampton station
10:00 – 10:30    AGM - Society members only
09:00 – 11:00    Arrival & Registration - Tea, coffee and pastries 

11:00 – 11:05    Chairman’s Welcome - Alison Cryer FTS
11:05 – 11:30    Keynote Speech - David Quarmby CBE, former Chair of VisitBritain & Chair of ETIP - English Tourism Intelligence Partnership
11:30 – 12:15    Session 1: Move (Transport)
12:15 – 13:00    Session 2: Eat (Food & Beverage)
13:00 – 13:45    Session 3: Sleep (Accommodation)

13:45 – 14:45    Lunch in The Brabazon

14:45 – 15:30    Session 4: Place (Destinations, Attractions)   
15:30 – 16:15    Session 5: Connect (Tech/Online developments)
16:15 – 16:30    Wrap Up
16:30 – 17:00    Teas, coffees, and networking
17:15 –              Coaches to Southampton via Brockenhurst station.

Session Panels
Move (Transport)
David Quarmby, Chair of ETIP
Claire Riches, Head of Marketing, UK, Norwegian Cruise Line
Thomas Ableman, Marketing Director, Chiltern Railways
Eat (Food & Beverage)
Brigid Simmons OBE MTS, Chief Executive, British Beer and Pub Association
Ray Lorimer, Executive Chef Innovation, Unilever Food Solutions
Sleep (Accommodation)
David Curtis-Brignell FTS, Director of Development Europe, Millennium and Copthorne Hotels
Dexter Moren, Director, Dexter Moren Associates
Huw O’Connor, co-founder of MOOW and formerly Managing Director of City Inn/Mint Hotels
Place (Destinations, Attractions)
Anthony Climpson OBE FTS, Tourism & Publicity Officer New Forest District Council
Patricia Yates FTS, Strategy & Communications Director, VisitBritain
Georgina Kelly, Head of Marketing, Warwick Castle
Paj Valley MTS, Director of Cities & Urbanism, Atkins
Connect (Tech/Online developments)
Ben Tagg, Managing Director, NVG
Andrew Key, Head of Payments, London 2012 Games, Lloyds TSB
Karen Plumb, Commercial Director EMEA, Tripadvisor

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Please come back reguarly to check additions to the list of speakers.