| Sunday, February 03: |
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| 06:00 PM | - | 09:00 PM | Super Bowl: Watch the Game in the Sports Bar | All Attendees |
| Monday, February 04: |
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| 08:00 AM | - | 04:00 PM | 20th Annual! Travel Planners' Jumpstart Seminar - Why, What and How: The Nuts & Bolts of Nonprofit Travel | Travel Planners Only - Pre-Registration Required |
| 08:30 AM | - | 03:30 PM | 1st Annual! Voluntourism Experience: Giving Back to Baltimore | All Attendees - Pre-Registration Required |
| 08:30 AM | - | 04:30 PM | 7th Annual! Seminar on Wheels: Hidden Museums and Neighborhoods of Baltimore | Pre-Registration Required |
| 09:00 AM | - | 12:00 PM | Partner Setup in the International Bazaar | ETC Partners Only |
| 12:00 PM | - | 05:00 PM | General Exhibitor Setup in the International Bazaar | All Exhibitors & Partners |
| 03:30 PM | - | 04:00 PM | Voluntourism Experience at the Baltimore Maritime Museum: A debriefing for all interested | All Attendees |
| 04:00 PM | - | 05:00 PM | Country Huddles: Region Specific Collegial Discussions | All Attendees |
| | Britain | All Attendees |
| | Canada | All Attendees |
| | Central and South America | All Attendees |
| | Middle East | All Attendees |
| 05:00 PM | - | 05:15 PM | Mentor Huddle | Mentors Only |
| 05:00 PM | - | 05:15 PM | Moderator Huddle | Moderators Only |
| 05:15 PM | - | 05:45 PM | Mentor Meet and Greet: Newcomers Meet Their Assigned Mentors | Newcomers & Mentors Only |
| | 1. Travel Planners (TP) | Newcomers & Mentors Only |
| | 2. US Operators | Newcomers & Mentors Only |
| | 3. Inbound Operators | Newcomers & Mentors Only |
| | 4. Suppliers | Newcomers & Mentors Only |
| | 5. Destinations | Newcomers & Mentors Only |
| 06:00 PM | - | 06:45 PM | ETC 2008 Conference Overview: Navigation to Networking | All Attendees & Especially Newcomers |
| 07:00 PM | - | 07:30 PM | ETC 2008 Welcome: The ETC Community - Expanding Our Reach Online...The next step! | All Attendees |
| 07:30 PM | - | 09:00 PM | Community Welcome Mixer: A Wild Night with Wild Australia! | All Attendees |
| 09:00 PM | - | 10:00 PM | VIP Reception For ETC 2008 Advisory Council, Emeritus Council and ETC 2008 Sponsoring Partners and Presenters | By Invitation Only |
| Tuesday, February 05: |
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| 07:45 AM | - | 08:45 AM | Business to Business Networking: Destinations, Operators and Suppliers | Destinations, Operators and Suppliers Only |
| 07:45 AM | - | 08:45 AM | Travel Planner Breakfast Roundtables: Grouped by Size of Program & Experience Level | Travel Planners Only |
| | Travel Planners managing a full time travel staff of three or more persons | Travel Planners Only |
| | Travel Planners with programs of 40+ tours | Travel Planners Only |
| | Travel Planners with programs of 20-40 tours | Travel Planners Only |
| | Travel Planners with travel programs of 19 tours and under | Travel Planners Only |
| 08:00 AM | - | 12:15 PM | 3rd Annual! Executive Manager Forum: Enhancing the Success of Affinity Travel Programs | Forum Attendees Only |
| 09:00 AM | - | 10:10 AM | Signature Plenary: Barbara Glanz - Building Customer Loyalty: How YOU Can Help Keep Travelers Returning! | All Attendees |
| 10:15 AM | - | 10:35 AM | ETC International Bazaar: The Passport Game | All Attendees |
| 10:15 AM | - | 12:15 PM | ETC International Bazaar: Business to Business Networking, Silent Auction and Demonstrations of Phuang Malai (Thai garlands) and Chinese Hui Chun Calligraphy | All Attendees |
| 11:30 AM | - | 12:30 PM | ETC International Bazaar: Deli Lunch Pickup (Ticketed) | All Attendees |
| 12:15 PM | - | 01:15 PM | Luncheon Signature Plenary: Tom Griffiths - A New $10 Billion "Gap Year" Travel Industry: Is there money in it for you? | All Attendees |
| 01:30 PM | - | 03:00 PM | Concurrent Educational Sessions | All Attendees |
| | Staffing & Succession: Identifying the skill sets for educational travel managers | All Attendees |
| | Bookings & Benchmarks: How to best plan, project and measure your program's success | All Attendees |
| | Recruiting New Travelers: From Boomers to Women, GenXers to Millennials and active travelers of all ages | All Attendees |
| | Q&A Roundtable with this Morning's Plenary: Barbara Glanz | All Attendees |
| 01:30 PM | - | 03:30 PM | Responsible Tourism Intensive: Part 1: Going Green: It isn't just the "thing to do," it is the thing we must do - now! | All Attendees |
| 03:00 PM | - | 04:00 PM | ETC International Bazaar: Refreshments & Treats, and Demonstrations of Phuang Malai (Thai garlands) and Chinese Hui Chun Calligraphy | All Attendees |
| 04:00 PM | - | 05:30 PM | Concurrent Educational Sessions | All Attendees |
| | Travel Programs & Giving: A causal relationship, or happy coincidence? | All Attendees |
| | Customer Service: Who owns it and how it impacts travelers' loyalty | All Attendees |
| | Recession Ahead? Macro perspectives, creative responses | All Attendees |
| 04:00 PM | - | 06:00 PM | Responsible Tourism Intensive: Part 2: Voluntourism: Transforming you travelers, transforming your travel program | All Attendees |
| 06:00 PM | - | 07:00 PM | Partner Hosted Cocktail Parties | By Invitation Only |
| 07:30 PM | - | 09:30 PM | Community Dinner: All Onboard! The B&O Railroad Museum (Buses depart hotel at 7:15 pm) | All Attendees |
| Wednesday, February 06: |
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| 07:45 AM | - | 08:45 AM | Special Topic Breakfast Roundtables | All Attendees |
| | Peter Greenberg: The inside track on consumer trends and travel industry issues | All Attendees |
| 07:45 AM | - | 08:45 AM | Travel Planner Breakfast Roundtables: Grouped by regional or focus affiliation | Travel Planners Only |
| | Atlantic Coast Conference | Travel Planners Only |
| | Big East Conference | Travel Planners Only |
| | Big Ten & Big Twelve Conferences | Travel Planners Only |
| | Pac Ten Conference | Travel Planners Only |
| | MAC: Museum, Art, Cultural Planner Conversation | MAC Travel Planners Only |
| | NACZ: Natural History, Aquarium, Conservation and Zoo Planners | NACZ Travel Planners Only |
| 07:45 AM | - | 08:45 AM | Business to Business Networking: Destinations, Operators and Suppliers | Destinations, Operators and Suppliers Only |
| 09:00 AM | - | 10:30 AM | Morning Signature Plenary: Erik Peterson - The Seven Revolutions: Global Trends to 2025 | All Attendees |
| 10:30 AM | - | 11:00 AM | Morning "Fair Trade" Coffee Break | All Attendees |
| 11:00 AM | - | 12:30 PM | Concurrent Educational Sessions | All Attendees |
| | Super Hosts: Developing institutional ambassadors | All Attendees |
| | Press Power: Using the media to your advantage | All Attendees |
| | Ship Charters & Cruises: Bottom line risks, responsibilities and rewards | All Attendees |
| | The Current State of World Affairs: Q&A with this Morning's Plenary Erik Peterson | All Attendees |
| 11:00 AM | - | 12:30 PM | Online Marketing Forum: Part 1: Social Networking & Search Engines: The new basics of Web 2.0 | All Attendees |
| 12:15 PM | - | 01:30 PM | ETC International Bazaar: Deli Lunch Pickup (Ticketed) | All Attendees |
| 01:00 PM | - | 02:00 PM | Luncheon Plenary - Small Ship Travel: CEOs share insights on hot trends and emerging opportunities | All Attendees |
| 02:00 PM | - | 04:00 PM | ETC International Bazaar: Business to Business Networking, Silent Auction, Culinary Demonstration with Executive Israeli Chef Itzik Mizrachi, and Rum Sampling with Lecturer Franklin Knight | All Attendees |
| 04:15 PM | - | 05:45 PM | Concurrent Educational Sessions | All Attendees |
| | Legendary Lecturers: Finding, preparing and supporting them | All Attendees |
| | Among Women: New programming and co-partnering success story | All Attendees |
| | Selling & Sharing Ships: Essential guidelines for marketing, branding and programming | All Attendees |
| 04:15 PM | - | 05:45 PM | Online Marketing Forum: Part 2: Pushing Web 2.0 to the Limit: Making virtual marketing work for you | All Attendees |
| 05:45 PM | - | 07:30 PM | Community Gala: Walking Through Mexico - A regional culinary experience! | All Attendees |
| 08:00 PM | - | 09:30 PM | ETC Partner Hosted Hospitality Rooms & Private Invitational Dinners: Hotel & Independent Venues (Buses depart no earlier than 8:00 pm) | By Invitation Only |
| 08:00 PM | - | 09:30 PM | Taste of Baltimore: Dine Around (no host) BACVA concierge desk will be situated in lobby to assist with restaurant selections | All Attendees |
| Thursday, February 07: |
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| 07:45 AM | - | 08:45 AM | Breakfast Roundtables | All Attendees |
| | Parent Power Tools: Will baby change doing business? | All Attendees |
| | Doing Programs On Your Own: Liability and marketing tradeoffs | All Attendees |
| | A Passion for Art: What's new in Eastern and Western European museums | All Attendees |
| 09:00 AM | - | 10:15 AM | Concurrent Educational Sessions | All Attendees |
| | Direct Marketing: On a shoestring | All Attendees |
| | Emergency Response Planning: What if the unthinkable happens? | All Attendees |
| | Photography on Tour: Digital tips and techniques | All Attendees |
| | Blogging for Business: Best practices | All Attendees |
| 10:15 AM | - | 11:30 AM | ETC International Bazaar: Brunch in the Bazaar and Business to Business Networking, Wine Tasting with Meghan Dotter, Wines of Chile - Silent Charity Auction bids close at 11:00 am sharp | All Attendees |
| 11:30 AM | - | 03:00 PM | International Bazaar Breakdown | All Attendees |
| 11:30 AM | - | 12:30 PM | Morning Signature Plenary: Pablo Corral - Photography As Dialogue: A Testimony of Travel Encounters | All Attendees |
| 12:45 PM | - | 02:00 PM | Concurrent Educational Sessions | All Attendees |
| | Place Vs. Experience: The language that inspires trips | All Attendees |
| | Beyond the U.S. State Department: State-of-the-art risk assessment, traveler communication, and proactive legal/insurance mitigation strategies | All Attendees |
| | Sharing Tips: Traveling to emerging destinations | All Attendees |
| | Innovating for Success: Evolving new programs and different price points that attract younger travelers | All Attendees |
| 02:00 PM | - | 03:00 PM | Closing Signature Plenary - Alan Rosenspan - Confessions of a Control Freak: Practical Ideas on how to break the rules and to improve direct mail responses - immediately! | All Attendees |
| 02:00 PM | - | 03:00 PM | ETC Closing Luncheon | All Attendees |
