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SHOW PREVIEW

SPIRIT OF BOSTON

Passenger Vessel Association 1994 National Convention & Trade Show

Building Relationships: The Course For Success In The Industry Family he Passenger Vessel

Association's (PVA) annual

Trade Show provides a top- quality showcase of goods and ser- vices specifically designed for or used by the owners and operators of passenger vessels, both large and small. The Show is scheduled for

January 15-18, 1994, at the Buena

Vista Palace Hotel, Orlando, Fla.

The theme selected for PVA's 1994 Trade Show, "Building Rela- tionships," focuses on the impor- tance of building, maintaining and strengthening relationships within the passenger vessel industry - re- lationships between operators, sup- pliers, tour and travel operators, as well as with Congress and the U.S.

Coast Guard.

A wide variety of products and services will be offered at the show.

The PVA Trade Show is expecting to expand its number of exhibitors by 100 this year, as well as welcom- ing several new Associate Members who will exhibit at the PVA Trade

Show for the first time.

Also featured at PVA '94 are a series of education seminars. Man- agement theories, tactics and prac- tices will be examined at two sepa- rate plenary session by members of the Walt Disney WorldR Resort man- agement team. Workshops will be offered on topics such as "Develop- ments in Passenger Vessel Financ- ing," "Building Marketing Relation- ships," and "Planning for Your Fi- nancial Future." And "SuperSeminars" will be held on various topics such as "Teaching

Your Company to Think Safety," "New Technology and Standards for

Vessels," and "Casino Gaming and the Passenger Vessel Industry: Is

This a Marriage That Can Work?"

This year's PVA show is different from shows of previous years in that it reflects changes made based on suggestions by Associate Members who have exhibited in the past. So- cial functions will be emphasized, as they were in the past, but this year additional space has been provided for buyers and suppliers to sit down and do business - interaction that is the primary focus of PVA's annual trade shows.

All in all, the Passenger Vessel

Association's 1994 National Conven- tion and Trade Show will offer excel- lent opportunities for all individuals connected to the passenger vessel market to conduct business and pur- sue professional development. For more information contact PVA at (202) 785-0510

Schedule of Events

Friday, January 14 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Committee

Meetings

Saturday, January 15 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Board of

Directors Meeting 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Exhibitor

Registration and Set-up 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. General Reg- istration 2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Exhibitor

Orientation and Pep Rally 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. New Member/

First Timers Orientation Session 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Opening

Plenary Session: Management -

Disney Style 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Ribbon Cut- ting Ceremony and Opening Recep- tion in Exhibit Hall

Sunday, January 16 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Registration 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Captain's

Brunch 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall

Opens 2:30p.m.-5:00 p.m. SuperSeminars 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Polynesian

Luau & Show; Cruise aboarc

Disney's Kingdom Queen

Monday, January 17 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Continenta

Breakfast in Exhibit Hall 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Registratioi 9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Regiona

Meetings Associate Member Coun cil 10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Coffe

Break 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Plenar

Session - Grass Roots Lobbying: Th

Key To National Advocacy Succes 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Public Polic (Continued on page 3/

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