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1 Program at a Glance As of Subject to Change NEW! AITC Participant Certificate of Completion Requirements: Must complete 4 Sessions from the following any of the following tracks Tourism Foundations Appropriate for Participants in the Development Phase Tourism Product Launch Appropriate for Participants Launching, Growing or Enhancing Tourism Product(s) New Market Development Appropriate for Participants Expanding Product Development or Launching in New Markets Appropriate for all Participants Must complete 1 session in any of the following Tracks Tourism Trends Track Sunday, September 16, 2018 Registration: 7:30am Start: 9:00am Awards: 2:30-3:00pm Performance: 3:00-5:30pm Monday, September 17, 2018 Mobile Workshop 1 7:00am-5:00pm Mobile Workshop 2 8:00am-5:00pm 1:00 4:00pm 3:00-6:30pm 3:00-6:30pm 6:00-8:00pm Golf Tournament Live Band Jir Project Band Note: Music Performance is open to all w/o charge. Shuttle available from Isleta Resort Casino. Mobile Workshop #M1: Puye Cliffs and Poeh Center Past AIANTA Best Cultural Heritage Winners Mobile Workshop Cost: $60.00 AIANTA Lounge Open Sponsored By: Arizona Office of Tourism Exhibit and Artisan Set-up Conference Check-In Name Badges Sponsored By: Choctaw Nation Opening Reception Location: TBA at Isleta Resort Hosted by Isleta Pueblo Mobile Workshop #M2: Acoma Pueblo and Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Past AIANTA Tribal Destination Winners Mobile Workshop Cost: $ P a g e

2 Tuesday, September 18, :00-8:00am 7:00am 5:00pm 8:00-10:00am 10:00-10:30am 10:30am Noon Coffee with Exhibitors Conference Check-In Name Badges Sponsored By: Choctaw Nation AIANTA Lounge Open Sponsored By: Arizona Office of Tourism Media Room Open Breakfast and Welcome Comments Keynote Address: 20 years of Tourism in the USA Invited Keynote Speakers: Jefferson Keel, President, National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Leroy Gishi, Chief, Division of Transportation, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Sponsor Break with Exhibitors Break Sponsored By: Inn of the Mountain Gods A1 A2 How to Understand and Benefit from Domestic and International Tribal Tourism Research and Data Rick Cain, Vice President Longwoods International Julie Heizer, Deputy Director of Industry Relations Dept. of Commerce, International Trade Administration Tourism Product Launch Global Good Practice Guidelines for the Travel Industry Working with Indigenous Communities Seleni Matus, Executive Director International Institute of Tourism Studies at The George Washington University Anna Barrera, Owner A2B Consulting Mario Fulmer Visitor Program Manager, AIANTA Board Member Alaska Native Voices Lee Vale, Alaska Native Voices A3 New Market Development How to become a Tour Operator & Developing Itineraries and Tour Packaging Catherine Prather, Executive Vice President National Tour Association (NTA) Donovan Hanley, Owner Detour Native America 2 P a g e

3 12:15pm-1:30 pm 1:45pm 3:15pm 3:15pm-3:45pm 3:45pm-5:30pm Regional Meetings 6:30pm-9:00pm Lunch with General Session Keynote Address: Initiatives for the Future Regional Regalia Sharing Invited Keynote Speaker: Tom Udall, U.S. Senator, State of New Mexico Luncheon Sponsored By: Navajo Nation Tourism A4 A5 Tourism Trends Track Best Practices for RV and Campgrounds Michael Ochs, Director of Government Affairs Recreational Vehicle Industry Association Create a Managed Tourism Program Susan Guyette, Ph.D. Santa Fe Planning & Research A6 Tribal Tourism and Public Lands: Opportunities and Resources for Collaboration Donald Leadbetter, Tourism Program Manager National Park Service Angela West, National Program Lead Tourism & Community Service Bureau of Land Management Toby Bloom, National Program Manager U.S. Forest Service Sponsor Break with Exhibitors Regional Meetings- ALL Encouraged to Participate Learn what is new and how to partner and grow tourism in your region. Eastern Region Southwest Region Plains Region Midwest Region Dine Around (no host) Dine in Historic Old Town or Nob Hill Restaurant information available in AIANTA Lounge Pacific Region Alaska Region 3 P a g e

4 Wednesday, September 19, :00am 5:00pm 8:15-10:00am 10:00am-10:30am 10:30am-Noon Noon 1:00pm Conference Check-In Name Badges Sponsored By: Choctaw Nation AIANTA Lounge Open Sponsored By: Arizona Office of Tourism Media Room Open Breakfast with General Session Keynote Address: Tourism Industry Reflecting on the Past Building on our Future Through Tourism Opening Remarks Camille Ferguson, AIANTA Executive Director Invited Keynote Speakers: Julie Heizer, Deputy Director of Industry Relations, Dept. of Commerce, International Trade Administration Aaron Wodin-Schwartz, Vice President, Public Policy, Brand USA Roger Dow, President and CEO, US Travel Association Beverage Break with Exhibitors B1 Tourism Foundations Building Remote Sustainable Adventure Tourism Moderator: Dr. Kristin Lamoureux, Virginia Tech Christina Beckmann, Senior Director, Strategy and Impact, Adventure Travel and Trade Association Jon Panamaroff, CEO Kodiak Brown Bear Center Invited Keynote Speakers: First AIANTA President, Joan Timeche Current AIANTA President, Sherry L. Rupert Break Sponsored By: Port Madison Enterprises B2 Tourism Product Launch How To Tell Your Story Through Traditional and Non Traditional Levi Rickert, Publisher/Editor Native News Online RealTime Solutions (TBD) Lunch with General Session Key Note Speakers: Past, Present and Future - President Address Luncheon Sponsored By: Navajo Nation Parks and Recreation B3 New Market Development Understanding the Profile of the International Visitor to Indian Country Crystal Denys, Commercial Specialist, U.S. Commercial Services, American Embassy in London Luisa Salomoni, Commercial Specialist, U.S. Commercial Services, U.S. Consulate Milan 4 P a g e

5 1:00pm :1:45pm 2:00pm-3:15pm 3:15pm-3:45pm 3:45-5:00pm Special Session 5:30pm-7:00pm 7:00pm-10:00pm Tribal Executive Leadership Roundtable Moderator Travis Owens Ernie Stevens, Jr., Chairman, National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGA) Jacqueline Pata Johnson, Executive Director, National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Chris James, President and CEO, National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED) B4 Tourism Trends Track Agritourism as a Tool for Developing Food Sovereignty Janie Hipp, Director of the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative and visiting professor of law University of Arkansas School of Law B7 How to Assess and Manage Risk Derek Valdo, Chief Executive Officer AMERIND Risk B5 Visual Digital and Innovative Way to Attract Visitors and Learn Why and How to Claim your Webpage on NativeAmerica.travel Sandra Anderson, IT and Website Development Coordinator AIANTA Sponsor Beverage Break with Exhibitors B8 Core Track Working with the Media Jeri Clausing, Contributor Travel Weekly/AP Bethany Sams, Business Development Manager Sierra Nevada Media Group/First Nations 2018 AITC Preview Reception & Silent Auction Viewing Sponsored by Cherokee Nation and Cherokee Business Enterprises Enough Good People Awards Banquet & Silent Auction Moderator- James Surveyor Live Band Levi Platero Entertainment Sponsored by: Navajo Parks and Recreation B6 Tourism Foundations Tourism Planning for Indian Country (Tourism 101) Kristin Lamoureux, Visiting Professor Hospitality and Tourism Virginia Tech University B9 Economic Development and Tourism as Key Factors for Infrastructure Planning and Justification TBA 5 P a g e

6 Thursday, September 20, :00am-5:00pm Conference Check-In Coffee the Exhibitors (until 8:00am) 8:00am 8:45 am Breakfast Boxes - Networking 8:45am-10:15 am C1 Tourism Trends Track C2 3 10:15am-10:45 am 10:45am-12:15pm How to Participate in the Shared Tourism Economy Through Air B&B Moderator/Speaker Kristin Lamoureux, Visiting Professor Hospitality and Tourism Virginia Tech University C3 Laying the Legal Foundation Part 1 Strengthening the Sovereignty and Economic Development J. Scott Sypolt, Partner, Corporate Akerman Law Sponsor Beverage Break with Exhibitors Learn the Benefits of Working with Receptive Tour Operators Donovan Hanley, Owner Detour Native America Paige Williams Shepherd, Director of Corporate Development and Tourism Chickasaw Nation C4 Tourism & Economic Development Planning Case Studies Rick MacLeod Farley, Development Economist MacLeod Farley & Associates Taylor Higgins, Architect Travois Design Floyd Tortalita, Executive Director Pueblo of Acoma Housing Authority 12:15pm 2:00pm 2:00pm-2:30pm Lunch with General Session Invited Key Note Speaker: Ladonna Harris, (Comanche) Founder and President Americans for Indian Opportunity Sponsor Break with Exhibitors 6 P a g e

7 2:30pm-3:45pm C3 - Continued Laying the Legal Foundation Part II Intellectual/Cultural Property Protections and Contracts Melody McCoy Esq., Staff Attorney Native American Rights Fund (NARF) J. Scott Sypolt, Partner, Corporate Akerman Law C5 Tribal Tourism Funding Opportunities Panel National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), TBA Timothy Robison, Director of Congressional Affairs National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Kimberly Romine, Deputy Commissioner Administration for Native Americans (ANA) Carolyn McClellan, Assistant Director, Programs Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American Indian Drawings and Closing Remarks (must be present to win) AIANTA Membership/Sponsors Gail E. Chehak gchehak@aianta.org PR and Media Camille Ferguson AiantaDirector@gmail.com Conference Management & Logistics Patty Morgan patty@aitc2018.com Randy Morgan randy@aitc2018.com Silent Auction/Awards Sherrie L. Bowman sbowman@aianta.org 7 P a g e

Program at a Glance As of Subject to Change

Program at a Glance As of Subject to Change Program at a Glance As of 7.3.2018 Subject to Change NEW! AITC Participant Certificate of Completion Requirements: Must complete 4 Sessions from the following any of the following tracks Tourism Foundations