Convention News and Updates
Convention Photographs
Clark James Mishler has been the "Official Convention Photographer" since the first ATIA convention (and before with AVA). His photographs chronicle the event in a way that brings home just what an extraordinary gathering our conventions are each and every year. In Valdez, he once again captured the spirit of Convention with his outstanding photographs.
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Convention Delegate List:
Delegate List by Last Name  (81 kbytes) |
Delegate List by Company (90 kbytes) |
Convention Presentations
Many Convention Sessions and Workshops had materials available for attendees. Here's all the info:
(Please note, presentations are only available in PDF format due to copyright issues. Also, some of these files
are very large - up to 8.5 megs - please be patient and, if you have problems try re-loading the page.)
| Tuesday, October 10 - Sessions | Presenter(s) | Presentation |
| First Timers | ATIA Staff | |
| Kick-Off (Year in Review) | Executive Committee | |
| Plenary Session | Katie Tamony - Editor , Sunset Magazine | |
| Luncheon | Steve Jarvis - VP, Alaska Airlines | n/a |
| General Session A | Ron Erdmann - US Dept of Commerce-OTTI | |
| General Session B | Bob Abrames - Salesologist | n/a |
| Tuesday, October 10 - Workshops | Presenter(s) | Presentation |
| Certified Ecotourism Branding | Brian Mullis, Sustainable Travel International Will Christianson, Wisconsin Dept. of Tourism Kirk Hoessle, Alaska Wildland Adventures |
n/a |
| Tourism Sales - The Power of E-Selling | Bob Abrames, Salesologist | n/a |
| AK Scenic Byways & Safety 511 Programs | Aneta Synan & Jill Sullivan, AK DOTPF | |
| Travel Trade Strategies | Gary Schluter, Rocky Mountain Holiday Tours | |
| DCCED Rural Visitor Statistics | Susan Bell, The McDowell Group | |
| Working with the Travel Media | Kerry Medina | n/a |
| Wednesday, October 11 - Sessions | Presenter(s) | Presentation |
| Plenary Session | Judy Randall - "Top 10 Travel Trends" | |
| Luncheon | Patricia Schultz - "1,000 Places to see before ..." | |
| Wednesday, October 11 - Workshops | Presenter(s) | Presentation |
| Top 10 Internet Marketing Concepts | Kristen Lindsey | n/a |
| Ecotourism Success Cases | Brian Mullis, Sustainable Travel International Will Christianson, Wisconsin Dept. of Tourism Kirk Hoessle, Alaska Wildland Adventures |
n/a |
| Event Tourism Development | Dawson Moore, Last Frontier Theatre Conf. Dick Brickley, International Ice Art Festival |
n/a |
| AlaskaHost Curriculum Developments | Ann Lawrence, Cook Inlet Tribal Council | n/a |
| Customer Service Experiences that Rock | Todd Morse, Chimney Rock Park | |
| 2006 Tourism North Highway Research | Dick Anderson and Kathy Dunn | |
| Generational Marketing | Judy Randall, Randall Travel Marketing | |
| Travel Trade Strategies | Gary Schluter, Rocky Mountain Holiday Tours | |
| Customer Service Experiences that Rock | Todd Morse, Chimney Rock Park Presentation | |
| Handout | ||
| ATIA Chapters Workshop | David Lee | n/a |
| Thursday, October 12 - Sessions | Presenter(s) | Presentation |
| 2007 Marketing Plan | ATIA Staff | |
| Banquet - Annual Awards | Various |
Convention Sponsors
We would like to give a big "Thank You!" to all of our 2006 Convention sponsors and supporters