DESTINATION ADVISORY BOARD
2019 MEETING
Tuesday, February 5, 2019 – Thursday, February, 2019
Guestrooms: Worthington Renaissance Hotel
Meeting Space: Frost Tower, PalmWood Events & Conference Center
Tuesday, February 05, 2019
Attire: Business casual
All Day |
DAB arrivals |
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9:00 a.m. |
Pre-con |
Onyx I |
12:45 p.m. |
Meet in hotel lobby to depart to Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop |
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1:00 p.m. |
Optional Clearfork Biking Experience -How can Fort Worth leverage the growth in outdoor recreation and sports? |
Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop |
3:45 p.m. |
Return to hotel |
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5:00 p.m. |
Meet in hotel lobby to depart for dinner |
Worthington Renaissance Hotel |
5:30 p.m. |
Welcome Reception and Dinner -What opportunities are there to promote the city through dynamic chefs? |
Lonesome Dove Western Bistro |
8:00 p.m. |
Return to Hotel |
Worthington Renaissance Hotel |
Wednesday, February 06, 2019
Attire: Business
6:45 a.m. |
Meet in hotel lobby to depart |
Worthington Renaissance Hotel |
7:00 a.m. |
2019 Annual Meeting & Breakfast |
Omni Hotel, Texas Ballroom |
9:15 a.m. |
Depart for DAB sessions |
Frost Tower, Onyx I |
10:00 a.m. |
Opening Keynote Q&A |
Chris Stang |
10:45 a.m. |
Opening General Session I |
Frost Tower, Onyx I |
11:00 a.m. |
AM Break |
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11:30 a.m. |
General Session II Destination Master Plan What priorities would you set from the Plan? |
Frost Tower, Onyx I Bob Jameson |
12:30 p.m. |
Lunch on-site |
Frost Tower, Limestone Terrace |
1:30 p.m. |
General Session III Destination Enhancements panel Q&A
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Frost Tower, Onyx I |
2:30 p.m. |
General Session IV New marketing campaigns in meetings and leisure Discuss the campaign’s strengths and weaknesses |
Frost Tower, Onyx I Mitch Whitten John Cychol |
3:00 p.m |
P.M. Break |
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3:15 p.m. |
General Session V -General Worth Square and Fort Worth Water Gardens How could enhancements around the convention center enhance the overall meetings package? |
Frost Tower, Onyx I Andy Taft |
3:45 p.m. |
Discussion |
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4:15 p.m. |
Adjourn. Bus transfer to Worthington Renaissance Hotel for R&R |
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Attire: Evening casual |
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6:00 p.m. |
Meet in hotel lobby to depart |
Worthington Renaissance Hotel |
6:15 p.m. |
Taste Experience How should Fort Worth engage with entrepreneurs to promote the city? |
Locavore |
8:30 p.m. |
Return to Hotel |
Worthington Renaissance Hotel |
Thursday, February 07, 2019
Attire: Business casual; Hard hat tour long sleeve, long pants, closed toed shoes required.
a.m. |
Breakfast at your leisure |
Vidalias (hotel) |
9:30 a.m. |
Meet in hotel lobby to depart |
Worthington Renaissance Hotel |
10:00 a.m |
Dickies Arena Hard Hat Tour |
Matt Homan |
11:00 a.m. |
Depart to Fort Worth Stockyards |
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11:30 a.m. |
Stockyards Majestic Reality Co. Presentation Discuss best ways to market this dramatic makeover for the Stockyards. |
Stockyards Station Linda Berman |
12:30 p.m |
Walk to lunch |
Niles City Hall |
1:00 p.m. |
Lunch and final discussion / wrap up |
Greg Oates |
2:30 p.m. |
Adjourn and depart for Worthington Renaissance Hotel |
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3:00 p.m. |
Departures |
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*Transfers from Worthington Renaissance Hotel to downtown Fort Worth to DFW International Airport provided by Wynne Transportation.