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cruise sponsored by Navatek Ships

Ltd. aboard the SWATH vessel

Navatek I. The cruise vessel is the first U.S. commercial passenger-car - rying Small Waterplane Area Twin

Hull ship.

For further details on the NAP-

VO Annual Convention, contact:

Eric Scharf, executive director,

National Association of Passenger

Vessel Owners, 1511 K Street, NW,

Suite 715, Washington, DC 20005; telephone: (202) 638-5310. 1991 NAPVO

Convention Program

Wednesday, January 16 9 a.m.-noon—Committee meetings.

Noon-5:30 p.m.—Board of directors meeting.

Noon-6 p.m.—General registration. 7-9 p.m.—Icebreaker reception in the ex- hibition hall.

Thursday, January 17 8-9:30 a.m.—Captain's breakfast. 9:30 a.m.-l:30 p.m.—Exhibits and gener- al registration. 9:30-10:30 a.m.—"Tour and Travel In- dustry Trends: How They Affect the Passen- ger Vessel Industry," by Dr. Suzanne Cook. 10:45 a.m.-Noon—Workshops and Panel

Discussions. "Computerizing Your Business." "Safety: Avoiding Slips and Falls." "How to Create Low-Cost Effective Ad- vertising."

Noon-l:30 p.m.—Lunch with exhibitors in the exhibit hall. 4:15-8:30 p.m.—Dinner cruise on the

Rella Mae, Windjammer Cruises.

Friday, January 18 8 a.m.-l:30 p.m.—Registration/exhib- itor trade show. 8-10 a.m.—Plenary session—report from the public policy committee. 10:15 a.m.-noon—Plenary session— "Reducing Your Insurance Premiums

Through Risk Management," by Fred Mul- doon, Marsh & McLennan, Inc.

Noon-l:30 p.m.—Lunch in exhibit area. 1:30-3 p.m.—Exhibitor trade show— nonmembers only. 1:45-3 p.m.—NAPVO business meeting. 3-4 p.m.—Nonmember recruiting meet- ing. 3-4:30 p.m.—Workshops: "Success in Gift Shops: How Does the

System Work?" "How the Jones Act Applies to Passenger

Vessels." "Marketing that Works: Tips for the Small

Business." 6 p.m.—Dinner break. 8:30-10:30 p.m.—Evening cocktail cruise. Sail on the Paradise Cruise spon- sored by the Western Region.

Saturday, January 19 9 a.m.—Breakfast in exhibit area. 8-10:15 a.m.—Registration/exhibitor trade show. 9-10:15 a.m.—Regional meetings and ferry boat council meeting. 10:30 a.m.-noon—Workshops: "Interior Decorating: Keeping within

Coast Guard Rules," by Jane Ganz, Direc- tions in Design. "Watching the Home Front: Addressing

State Legislative Issues." Panel: Northwest

Charter Boat Association, Reg White, Para- dise Cruises. "Drug Testing: Reports from the

Waters."

Noon-l:30 p.m.—Congressional lun- cheon—Sen. Daniel Inouye (invited). 1:30-2:30 p.m.—Members best idea roundtables. 3-5 p.m.—SWATH Vessel Cruise spon- sored by Navatek Ships Ltd.

Dinner break.

Sunday, January 20 8-11:30 a.m.—Exhibitor trade show/reg- istration.

January, 1991 9-10:15 a.m.—Plenary session—Update on Marine Safety. Rear Adm. Joel Sipes,

Chief, Marine Safety, USCG. 10:30-11:30 a.m.—NAPVO business meeting. 11:30 a.m.-l:15 p.m.—Lunch. 1:15-2:30 p.m.—Workshops: "Vessel Maintenance: Tips for Keeping the Ship Ship-Shape," by Gary Frommelt. "Assessing the Impact of Gambling on the

Passenger Vessel Industry." "Drug Testing: Current Legal Issues," by

Art Rogers, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston. 2:45-4 p.m.—Workshops: "Passenger Ferries: A Growth Segment of

Passenger Vessel Industry," by Fred Hall. "Voyage to Nowhere: The Status of U.S. and Foreign-Flag Activity," by Larry Evans,

Transportation Institute. "Working in a Family Business." 7-10 p.m.—Closing banquet/award pre- sentations.

Monday, January 21 8:30-10 a.m.—Board of directors meet- ing and breakfast.

Post-convention program. Travel to Maui (additional fee). 6-8 p.m.—Welcoming reception.

Tuesday, January 22 9-11 a.m.—Brunch/plenary session— "Learn from Your Peers—Successful Mar- keting Tips." 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m.—Golf tournament/ tennis outing. 6-10 p.m.—Boat event.

Wednesday, January 23 9-11 a.m.—Brunch/plenary session— "Learn from Your Peers—Developing New

Ventures."

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