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WESTERN STATES TOURISM POLICY COUNCIL
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WESTERN GOVERNORS' ASSOCIATION
Western
Summit on Global Tourism
December 5, 2000
Silver Legacy
Resort, Reno, Nevada, Exposition
Hall C
Program
of Events
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8:00am - 8:10am
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Summit Welcome and Overview
Robin Pollard, Chair, WSTPC; Executive Director, Washington
State Tourism Division
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8:10am - 8:20am
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Welcoming Remarks
The Honorable Lorraine T. Hunt, Lt. Governor, State
of Nevada
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8:20am - 8:50am
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Session I:
Air Transportation: Trends and Issues on Inbound
Air Service
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Speaker:
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Jeffrey Shane, Esq.,
Partner, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering
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Introduction by:
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Laurie Green, Executive
Director, Wyoming Business Council
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8:50am - 9:20am
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Session II:
What is CANAMEX: Economics of a Smart Tourist Corridor
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Speaker:
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Carole Sanger, Executive
Director, CANAMEX
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Introduction by:
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Carl Wilgus, Executive
Director, Idaho Division of Tourism Development
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9:20am - 9:50am
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Refreshment Break
Location: Pre-Function Salon
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9:50am - 10:20am
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Session III:
The Visitation Process Begins: A View from the
State Department
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Speaker:
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Catherine Berry, Managing
Director, Office of Visa Services, U.S. Department
of State
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Introduction by:
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Dean Reeder, Executive
Director, Utah Travel Council
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10:20 am - 10:50am
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Session IV:
Welcome to America: A View from the Immigration
& Naturalization Service
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Speaker:
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Michael D. Cronin, Associate
Commissioner for Programs, Immigration and Naturalization
Service
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Introduction by:
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Janet Green, Cabinet
Secretary, New Mexico Department of Tourism
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10:50am - 11:20am
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Session V:
Welcome to America: A View from the U.S. Customs
Service
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Speaker:
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Wesley S. Windle, Supervising
Inspector, Leader of Air Passenger Programs, U.S.
Customs Service
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Introduction by:
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Ginny Fay, Director,
Alaska Office of Tourism
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11:20am - 11:45am
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Session VI:
Facilitation Challenges to Air Carriers
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Speaker:
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Mike Conway, President/CEO, National Airlines
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Introduction by:
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Victoria Soberinsky,
Deputy Chief of Staff and Staff Counsel, Nevada Office
of the Governor
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11:45am - 1:15pm
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Luncheon Buffet
Location: City Center Pavilion
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1:15pm - 2:15pm
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CASE STUDY #1: (South America) Brazil
Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Luis Felipe Lampreia,
Foreign Minister, The Republic of Brazil (*)
Panelists:
Ann Warner, Marketing Director, Sky Harbor International
Airport
Andres Hirschfeld, Manager of International Facilitation,
Continental Airlines
Larry Luteran, Vice President of Industry Relations,
Hilton Hotels Corporation
Eric P. Thomas, Executive Vice President, City Tours
USA
Moderator: Mark McDermott, Vice Chair, WSTPC; Executive
Director, Arizona Office of Tourism
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2:15pm - 3:15pm
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CASE STUDY #2: (Asia) Taiwan
Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Victor Tseng, Consul
General, the Republic of China on Taiwan
Panelists:
David Witt, Marketing Director, Seattle-Tacoma International
Airport (*)
Frederick L. Miller, Vice President, Sales &
Marketing, Marriott International
Moderator: Barbara Okamoto, Vice President, Customer
Trends & Communications, Hawaii Visitors and Convention
Bureau
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3:15pm - 4:15pm
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CASE STUDY #3: (Central Europe) Poland
Keynote Speaker: Foreign
Minister of Poland, His Excellency Professor Wladyslaw
Bartoszewski (*)
Panelists:
Ralph Townsith, Executive
Director, San Jose Airport Authority
Mary Margaret Tate, Senior
Vice President, AmericanTours International, Inc.
Moderator: Caroline Beteta,
Deputy Secretary, California Department of Commerce
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4:15-4:30pm
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Closing Remarks: Thomas G. Tait, Executive Director,
Nevada Commission on Tourism
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