PORT ANGELES — Registration for the annual Olympic Peninsula Tourism Summit is open for the one-day event at Fort Worden Commons on Wednesday, Oct. 21.
The program, “Shoulder Season Travel: Broadening the Visitor Experience,” will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
It will deal with ways to work cooperatively to promote off-peak travel to the Olympic Peninsula.
The deadline for early registration is Oct. 14. Registration for one person to attend is $85, including lunch. Additional attendees from the same organization as the first registration are $75 each, including lunch.
After Oct. 14, the cost will be $105 for individuals. The cost for the additional registrations will be $95 each.
The conference is open to all businesses across the region.
Debbie Johnson, executive director of the Arizona Office of Tourism and the former CEO of Arizona Lodging and Tourism Association, will give the keynote talk about “Developing Shoulder Season Travel.”
A media panel will address the topic of “Broadening Communication Reach.”
The afternoon will be spent “Building a Community of Resident Experts.”
Area experts will tell of their successes in extending the tourism season beyond summer in their businesses.
Meredith Parker, artist and general manager of the Makah tribe, will give the luncheon talk about Pacific Northwest tribal art.
Sarah Creachbaum, superintendent of Olympic National Park, will close the day by giving attendees a glimpse of the upcoming year’s National Park Centennial.
A vendor marketplace will run concurrently with the conference.
Vendor table cost is $125, which includes one registration and lunch, and provides a display table for sharing business information.
The deadline for vendors and sponsors to be included in the printed program is Friday, Oct. 9.
Discounted lodging details are available on the conference registration website.
The Olympic Peninsula Tourism Summit is sponsored by the Olympic Peninsula Tourism Commission, a marketing partnership of the chambers of commerce and tourism marketing entities from Quilcene and Brinnon, Port Ludlow, Port Hadlock, Port Townsend, Sequim-Dungeness Valley, Port Angeles, Forks, Neah Bay, Clallam Bay and Sekiu, as well as the Tourism Coordinating Council of Jefferson County, the Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau and the Quinault Innkeepers.
To register and get more information, see http://tinyurl.com/2015OPSummit or call Anna Manildi at the Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau at 360-808-1664.
To become a vendor or sponsor, call Manildi.
