Meeting Agenda

Monday, September 24

7:00PM - 9:00PM: Networking Reception & Tradeshow @ Galaxy Event Center

Tuesday, September 25 - 5 GBTA GTP CU Credits apply for this meeting 

7:30am – 8:00am: Networking Breakfast, Registration

8:00am – 9:00am: Direct Member Breakout - Grant Kaplan, Travel Consulted

8:00am – 9:00am: Allied Member Breakout - Virginia Dickinson, Travel Consulted

9:15am – 10:15am: Break-out Session #1

1. “Using Technology Globally for the Mid-Market”- Grant Kaplan, Travel Consulted and Doug Payne, Altour
2. “Immigration and Visa Update”- Bobby Bartle, Aeries and John Marquez, CIBT
3. “Travel Medicine Presentation”- Dr. Keith Armitage, Roe Green Center for Travel Medicine, University Hospitals

10:15am – 10:30am: Morning Networking Break

10:30am – 11:30am: Break-out Session #2

1. “Using Technology Globally for the Mid-Market”- Grant Kaplan, Travel Consulted, and Doug Payne, Altour
2. “Immigration and Visa Update”- Bobby Bartle, Aeries, and John Marquez, CIBT
3. “Travel Medicine Presentation”- Dr. Keith Armitage, Roe Green Center for Travel Medicine, University Hospitals

11:30am – 12:00pm: Sponsor Spotlight

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Lunch

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm: Legislative Updated - Shane Downey, GBTA

1:30pm – 1:45pm: Scholarship Update - Erin Ramos, Scholarship Chair

1:45pm – 2:30pm: “Recognizing Trends to Save Big”- Virginia Dickinson, Travel Consulted

2:30pm- 2:45pm: Networking Break

2:45pm- 3:30pm: “Best Practices for a Global Travel Program” – Grant Kaplan, Travel Consulted

OVBTA/MBTA Chapter Room Block:  

Holiday Inn Express & Suites (Wadsworth, OH) & Comfort Inn and Suites.

Offered Room Rate: $99 + tax by August 25th

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