VACVB Spring Meeting - 2016

Start
18 May 2016
12:00 PM
End
19 May 2016
2:00 PM
Location
Montpelier - Orange, Virginia

Registration

Day One Only (5/18/16) - Allied Member
Includes Reception, Interactive Chef's Dinner, Tour of Montpelier
Day One Only (5/18/16) - DMO Member – $85.00
Includes Reception, Interactive Chef's Dinner, Tour of Montpelier
Day One Only (5-18-16) Non-Member – $128.00
Educational Sessions, Reception and Dinner. No lodging included.
Day Two Only (5/19/16) - Allied Member
Includes Breakfast and Lunch
Day Two Only (5/19/16) - DMO Member – $60.00
Includes Breakfast and Lunch
Day Two Only (5-19-16) Non Members – $90.00
Educational Sessions, Breakfast and Luncheon. No lodging included.
Full Event - Allied Members – $90.00
Includes Lodging at Montpelier, Reception, Interactive Chef's Dinner, Tour of Montpelier, Breakfast, and Lunch

Note: Lodging is in farmhouses with central living areas. You will have individual rooms with some shared baths.
Full Event - DMO Members – $230.00
Includes Lodging at Montpelier, Reception, Interactive Chef's Dinner, Tour of Montpelier, Breakfast, and Lunch

Note: Lodging is in farmhouses with central living areas. You will have individual rooms with some shared baths.
Two -Day No Lodging – $215.00
All Educational Sessions, Reception, Dinner, Breakfast and Luncheon. No lodging is included.
Two-Day No Lodging – $145.00
Two days of the event without lodging. For local members commuting to the meeting.

Registration is closed

Montpelier

Join VACVB May 18-19, 2016 for the Spring Meeting in Orange, Virginia at the historic home of James Madison.

Our meeting will be in the Constitutional Village, a learning campus on the grounds of Montpelier. Accommodations are in the Village or at local hotels.

Topics will include opportunities for agriculture and agritourism at Montpelier; recent developments and issues surrounding Airbnb and other short term rentals; and, new directions for VACVB.

Schedule

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

12:00 – 1:00 Registration and Room Check-in – Lewis Hall (all sessions in Lewis Hall unless otherwise noted)

1:00 - Welcome - Bryan David, Orange County Administrator

1:15 – 2:30 Airbnb – Issues and Legislation Update - Point Counter Point Panel Discussion

Mr. Jay Billie, Owner, Inn at Westwood Farm
Mr. Harry C. “Chuck” Mason, Mayor, Town of Orange
Mr. Jack North, Board Member, Professional Association of International Innkeepers and Owner of Mayhurst Inn
Ms. Amy Hager, Director, Bed and Breakfast Association of Virginia

2:30 – 3:00 Break

3:00-4:30 - Assessing opportunities for Agriculture and Agritourism at Montpelier

Dr. Sean O’Brien, COO and Executive Vice President, Montpelier
Mr. Bryan David, County of Orange Administrator

4:30 – 5:00 Virgo Prep and Member share

Ms. Theresa Earles, Tourism Development Manager, City of Suffolk

5:00 – 5:30 Break

5:30– “Slice of Orange” Reception at the Market at Grelen- Shuttles leave at 5:30

7:15 – 8:30 Group Dinner – Lewis Hall

Thursday, May 19, 2016

7:30-8:30 Board Meeting – Lewis Hall Meeting Room – Board Members Only

8:00-9:00 Breakfast – Lewis Hall

9:00-9:45 “Giddy-up-and-Get ‘Em”. How a local equine event effectively markets and operates a race event that was first held 87 years ago.

Ms. Martha Strawther, Executive Director, Montpelier Races

9:45 – 10:00 Walk to the Visitor Center

10:00 -Tour of Montpelier – Groups will be formed at the Montpelier Visitor Center

11:15-11:30 Break

11:30-12:00 Short Topic Sessions

Mr. Eric Terry VRLTA – Legislative Recap
Ms. Joni Johnson, VTC – Recap of Sports Marketing Efforts

12:00-2:00 Luncheon – Lewis Hall

VACVB Strategy Session and Committee Break-outs – these are facilitated brainstorming sessions so please bring your ideas!