California Association of Bed & Breakfast Inns Announces 16th Annual InnSpire Innkeeper Conference & Trade Show This January.Speakers Include PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, TV Host Huell Howser Huell Burnley Howser (born 18 October 1945 in Gallatin, Tennessee) is a television personality best-known for his travel shows for PBS affiliate KCET. Howser's shows - California's Gold, California's Golden Parks, California's Water, Visiting... and Joie de Vivre joie de vi·vre n. Hearty or carefree enjoyment of life. [French : joie, joy + de, of + vivre, to live, living. CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Chip Conley SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California Association of Bed & Breakfast Inns (CABBI CABBI California Association of Bed and Breakfast Inns ) today announced it will host the 16th Annual InnSpire 2008 Conference and Trade Show on January 27-29, at the Hyatt Vineyard Creek Hotel and Spa in Santa Rosa. Designed for both aspiring and established innkeepers, the 3-day conference is open to anyone interested in B&B ownership and innkeeping as a profession. Guests will hear from experts on a wide variety of topics including guest relations, marketing, consumer trends, financing, laws and regulations, and culinary and decorating tips. Keynote addresses will include: * Chip Conley, founder and CEO of Joie de Vivre Hospitality and author of "PEAK: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow." Mr. Conley will speak from his own success on how to create deeply loyal customers. * Huell Howser, producer and host of PBS's series California's Gold, one of the longest running and most beloved series about California ever produced. Mr. Howser will share his experiences and provide insight on what it takes to spotlight the various regions of California. * Judy K. King, Founder and Principal of Quality Management Services, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . Having expertly guided some of America's leading edge organizations, Ms. King will discuss the skill and art of reading guest preferences and transferring that into highly personalized service. In addition to many concurrent workshops to choose from, attendees will have access to more than 40 B&B product and service vendors as well as the opportunity to participate in one-on-one appointments with tech experts who will explain how new technology can help innkeepers' operations. Please visit www.innspireconference.com for more information and to register for the conference. "By bringing hundreds of innkeepers together with industry experts, the InnSpire Conference is not only a great networking opportunity, but also provides vital hospitality and tourism industry information -- which is critical in today's competitive environment," said Stephanie McCaffrey, owner of the McCaffrey House in Twain Harte and InnSpire Conference Committee Chairperson. "The InnSpire Conference is the one industry conference that every innkeeper An individual who, as a regular business, provides accommodations for guests in exchange for reasonable compensation. An inn is defined as a place where lodgings are made available to the public for a charge, such as a hotel, motel, hostel, or guest house. should attend." About CABBI Established in 1991, The California Association of Bed & Breakfast Inns (CABBI) is California's largest association of professional innkeepers and certified bed certified bed A 'legal' bed in a health care facility approved by authorities for use by Pts on a permanent basis, and which the governing body–usually the state board of health–deemed to have sufficient staffing to support its unqualified use. See Bed. and breakfast inns. CABBI is a marketing-drive organization designed to create awareness among consumers of individual CABBI members and the benefits of choosing a CABBI-certified inn for overnight accommodations in California. For more information, visit www.cabbi.com. |
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