All sponsor videos may be found here
Travel Nevada update (Presentation linked)
Brenda Scolari, Director of Tourism & Cultural Affairs
Keynote Speaker: How to Tell a Great Story, Just Like Mark Twain
Michael P. Branch (Link to site and books)
Instagram: michaelpbranchwriter
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michael.branch.9047
The Stories That Stick: Using Integrated Marketing to Tell Your Story (Please contact Travel Nevada staff if you would like access to this presentation – info@travelnevada.com)
Carl Ribaudo, SMG Consulting
How To Leverage the Travel Trade to Help Tell Your Story
Panel Discussion with moderator Robert Graff, Travel Nevada; Meg McDaniel, Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority; Tom Wilkinson, Vegas4Locals.com; Suzanne Harberg Free Spirit Vacations; Jennifer Gachui, HelmsBriscoe
Effective Storytelling: Using Research To Tell Your Story to Stakeholders (Presentation linked)
Rich Bryant, Zartico
How To Tell Your Sustainable Recreation Story (Presentation linked)
Matthew Weintraub and Nikhil Narkhede, Nevada’s Division of Outdoor Recreation (NDOR)
Resources to Tell Your Story: How to Engage Partners and Access Funding (Presentation linked)
Panel discussion with moderator Cortney Bloomer, Travel Nevada; Shari Davis, Governor’s Office of Economic Development; Anthony Manfredi, Nevada Arts Council; Miles Gurtler, Bureau of Land Management; Fred Steinmann, UNR’s University Center for Economic Development
UNR’s University Center for Economic Development resources:
University Center for Economic Development Facebook website: http://www.unr.edu/business/research-and-outreach/uced
Nevada Leadership Program (part of UCED) website: http://www.unr.edu/business/research-and-outreach/uced
University Center for Economic Development Facebook: @ucedcobUNR, https://www.facebook.com/ucedcobUNR
Nevada Leadership Program Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NevadaLeadershipProgram
University Center for Economic Development LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unr-uced/
NV Tourism and Hospitality Supply Chain Symposium
Creating amazing location stories on a micro-budget (Presentation linked)
Kelly Schwarze, Emmy-award-winning filmmaker and Danette Tull, Nevada Film Office
Working with Your Communities: A Resident Sentiment Story
Brian London, Founder, Destination Marketing Today
As tourism professionals, it’s important to understand and work effectively with local communities in order to create sustainable and successful destinations. This session will explore resident sentiment towards tourism and provide practical insights and strategies for building stronger relationships with your community. You’ll learn how to identify and address community concerns, engage residents in the tourism planning process, and create partnerships that benefit both visitors and locals. Whether you’re a tourism marketer, planner, or manager, this session will provide valuable tools and techniques for working collaboratively with your community.
Remember and recognize our Nevada story-makers as we acknowledge excellence in the tourism industry.
Featuring Gailmarie Pahmeier, Nevada Poet Laureate
For photo slideshow or In Memoriam presentation, please contact Travel Nevada staff at info@travelnevada.com.