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08.07 –Member Orientation
08.12 – Member Showcase
09.16 – Member Business Exchange - California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park
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Member Resources

Make connections with leaders and peers in your industry and more by attending Bureau events. The events below allow you to gain the most from your membership. They are open to all members and require registration.

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Member Business Exchange

Tuesday, September 16
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

The California Academy of Sciences is the only place in the world to combine a natural history museum, aquarium, planetarium and world-class research facility. Be among the first visitors to personally experience the new building prior to their Grand Opening.

Early Registration: $25 (registrations received after 5 p.m. Sept. 3 are $35). Limited on-site registration will be available from 6-6:30 p.m. For directions and parking details, please click here.

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Northern California Visitor Industry Marketing Conference

Marketing in a Digital World
Tuesday, July 22, 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Hilton San Francisco, 333 O'Farrell St.
This comprehensive program will explore online marketing and consumer trends that affect the visitor industry.
Click here to view speaker biographies.
Download a PDF of the 2008 Visitor Industry Marketing Conference Program.

Download Helpful Pre-Conference Materials:
The Traveler Marketer's Guide to Social Media & Social Networks: Sales & Marketing in a Web 2.0 World
Travel 2.0: Trends in Industry Awareness and Adoption
Travel 2.0: Trends in Industry Awareness and Adoption Glossary

Conference Highlights:
Travel 3.0, The Next Wave
Tony D’Astolfo, Vice President, Worldwide Sales, Rearden Commerce
Scott Hintz, Vice President, Product, TripIt
Moderator: Pat Tierney, Professor, Hospitality Management San Francisco State University

Online Trends
Mike Fridgen, Vice President of Marketing & Product, Farecast
Shirley Tafoya, President of North America, Travelzoo
Cady Wolf, Vice President of Partner Marketing, Travelocity
Moderator: Leonard Hoops, Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing, SFCVB

Social Media in the Travel Space
Adam Metz, Independent Social Web Strategy Consultant
Ashley Randall, Senior Product Manager, Trip Advisor
Martin Stoll, GoSeeTell Network, Inc.
Moderator: Lynn Bruni, Director of Consumer Marketing, SFCVB

Case Study: How the Atlanta CVB Integrated User-Generated Content
Gregory N. Pierce, Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer/CFO, Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau

Luncheon

Rollout: SFCVB 2008/09 Convention Sales, Travel Industry and Consumer Marketing Programs

Early Member Rate: $150 ($135 per person, if registering 2 people from the same company)
Member Registration Fees increase July 10.

Non-Member Rates: $190 ($171 per person, if registering 2 people from the same company)

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Member Orientation & Refresher

Learn more about the Bureau's products and services and how you can help market your business to leisure travelers, convention planners, tour operators, travel media and Bureau members.

Thursday, Aug. 7 — 8:45-10:15 am
Thursday, Sept. 4 — 2:45-4:15 pm

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Market Briefings

Quarterly briefings with tips and resources for working with group or individual travelers, convention planners and travel writers. $25

Check back for the next Market Briefing!

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Member Showcase

Present your product or service to Bureau staff who often have opportunities to refer member businesses to valuable industry targets.

Tuesday, Aug. 12 — 9:15-10:30 am
Tuesday, Sept. 9 — 9:15-10:30 am

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The San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau's 98th Annual Luncheon

Esplanade Ballroom, Moscone South
747 Howard Street, San Francisco
Thursday, May 29, 2008
11:00 a.m. Reception & Silent Auction benefiting hospitality management student scholarships
Noon - 1:45 p.m. Luncheon & Program

Presentation of Silver Cable Car Award to San Francisco hotel door staff

Click here for videos shown at the event (including the tribute to San Francisco's hotel door men, recipients of the Bureau's 2008 Silver Cable Car Award), keynote speaker Caroline Beteta's presentation about the California Travel & Tourism Commissions' promotion of the state, luncheon media coverage, and photos.