Ohio Valley BTA / Michigan BTA September Education Day

Embassy Suites

3912 Vincennes Road, Indianapolis, IN

Make your hotel reservation before September 2, 2014!

GBTA Ohio Valley room rate is $119.00

Embassy Suites Reservation Link

*** GBTA Education Credits ***

GBTA has approved Sessions 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, and 4 for 1 credit each towards GTP recertifcation credits.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car has graciously established number 3820BTA for MBTA & OVBTA members who wish to rent a minivan or large passenger van for transportation to the September meeting.  To reserve, call 1-800-RENT-A-CAR (1-800-736-8222) and reference customer number 3820BTA to receive the discounted rate that includes both damage waiver and liability coverage:

Vehicle                    Daily Rate with coverage  (DW & SLP)

Minivan                            $70

12-Passenger Van          $105

15-Passenger Van          $120

Tuesday, September 16

Networking Reception:  7:00PM - 9:00PM

Wednesday, September 17

OVBTA / MBTA Joint Education Meeting:

8:00AM - 8:45AM     Registration, Networking, and Continental Breakfast

8:45AM - 9:15AM     Welcome from the Presidents

9:15AM - 10:45AM    Session 1A - Innovation 2020 - Back to the Future - Brandon Balcom, Director, Global Product Sales and Deployment, CWT

                                 Session 1B - Dealing with Toxic People - Mimi Hull, PhD

10:45AM - 11:00AM   Break

11:00AM - 12:00PM   Session 2A - The Art & Science of Effective Surveys, quantifying the subjective - Dave Curtiss, Director of North America, Areka Consulting

                                  Session 2B - Risk & Meetings Management: How Prepared are You? - George Odom, VP, Advito

12:00PM - 1:00PM     Lunch

1:00PM - 2:00PM     Session 3 - GBTA Showcase - GBTA certifications / Education programs - Amanda Cecil, PhD, CMP, Indiana University - GBTA Legislative Updates - Greg McDonald, Cornerstone Government Affairs

2:00PM - 2:15PM     Break

2:15PM - 3:45PM     Session 4 - Panel Discussion - Evolution of Travel Management - Ronda Shipley, Direct Travel, moderator

3:45PM - 4:15PM     Closing Remarks and Raffle Drawing