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*Schedule is subject to change, please check the signage at the show.


Sunday: April 27, 2008
Registration
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Event Registration
Registration will be located in the grand foyer of the Town and Country Convention Center. You can pick your badge holders, official show program and make changes/additions to your badge during this time.
Golden Ballroom
8:30 AM - 1:30 PM



OSSN Western Regional Conference & Reception at Historic Old Town San Diego (Note: Requires separate registration)
Click for more information and registration
Join other OSSN Members for this exciting line up of educational sessions
  • Grow your Net Work by Growing your Network!
  • Understanding Hotel Contracts.The Secret to Smart Negotiating!
  • Working with Suppliers who are VITAL to your SUCCESS (panel)
  • PROMOTING AND PRESENTING YOURSELF - Tips from an Associated Press Correspondent
  • OSSN 's own Roving Reporter - Everything you wanted to know about becoming a successful home-based agent

*Agents attending this regional conference will get priority & complimentary attendance to the OSSN reception in OldTown on Monday April 28, 2008

Note: This is a separate program from the Home-Based Agent show and will require an additional fee and registration.

Cost: $39.00 for OSSN Members $49.00 for Non-Members

For more information and to register for the OSSN Regional Conference, click here: http://www.ossn.com/conferences/2008westernregional/index.asp



Training
2:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Golden Ballroom, Salon One, Salon Two, Salon Three
Royal Caribbean Travel Agent Training
Join Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Azamara Cruises for an afternoon of travel agent training. Click here for the full schedule




Monday: April 28, 2008
Registration
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Event Registration
Registration will be located in the grand foyer of the Town and Country Convention Center. You can pick your badge holders, official show program and make changes/additions to your badge during this time.

Presentation
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Golden Ballroom


Alexander Anolik
Travel Attorney
Anolik Law Corporation
Preventive Legal Care For Home Based Agents
Presented by:
Alexander Anolik, Travel Attorney, Anolik Law Corporation

Due to the litigious nature of our society with consumers thinking they know more than our trained agents, Preventive Legal Care and risk management must be in the training of the home based agent. State registrations, proper disclosure notices, appropriate warnings and wording, and conditions of the sale can deter litigation against agents. Too much rumor and bad information on agent obligations and registrations with minimal emphasis on consumer duties and obligations must be explained to protect your well earned commissions and service fees. The industrys number one travel attorney will help protect you.

9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
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Presentation
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Salon Three


Kevin J. Wright
President
World Religious Travel Association
Faith Based Travel...Huge Opportunity to Find and Sell New Clients!
Presented by:
Kevin J. Wright, President, World Religious Travel Association

Are you getting your share of the $18 billion and 300 million traveler Religious Market? Six out of 10 North Americans consider faith very important in their lives and tour operators/cruise lines have expanded and added products for you to sell...so, are you capitalizing on these new opportunities? The President of the World Religious Travel Association, Kevin J. Wright - a renowned faith tourism authority and award-winning travel author - will provide you with the necessary product, marketing, and sales strategies to build a thriving and profitable religious travel program. This fast paced workshop will show you the Who, What, Where, When, Why, of this vast and lucrative industry, but more importantly, expect to learn practical and productive tools, techniques and action items that will also show you HOW to sell new customers. If you are looking for ways to find and capture new clients, this is an opportunity that you do not want to miss.
Ship Inspection
10:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Carnival Cruise Lines' Elation Ship Inspection
*Inspection has reached full capacity
Ship Inspection and Onboard Lunch hosted by Carnival Cruise Lines. Open only to pre-registered FULL CONFERENCE travel agents who submit required security information and register for the ship. All participants must present the identification used for registration upon check-in of the ship inspection. Shuttle service to/from the Town &