DMA West Leadership Summit
Registration opens late May/early June.
July 30 - August 1, 2018
Marcus Whitman Hotel | Walla Walla, Washington
Visit Walla Walla www.wallawalla.org
Registration Fee includes sessions and group meal functions.
$425 CEO registrant from a DMA West-member DMO
$650 CEO registrant from a nonmember DMO
$175 Spouse/GuestHotel Group Rate - Marcus Whitman Hotel
Group rate: $159 or $189 based on room type plus room tax; single/double occupancy
866-826-9422 or 509-525-2200
Reference the DMA West Leadership Summit Room Block when making your reservations.
Please make your reservations before July 6, 2018.
Thriving at the Top - Organizational Strategies for DMO CEOs
Gain insights into the evolving challenges facing DMOs and those who lead them.
DMO chief executives face unique demands and have distinct professional needs.
For more than two decades, DMO leaders have gathered at the annual Leadership Summit (formerly CEO Forum) to explore industry priorities, share insights into challenges facing DMOs, and determine how to best market their destinations and lead their organizations.
New and veteran DMO leaders address the challenges driven by changes in funding sources and resource allocation, increased accountability and performance measures, marketing strategies, escalating technology and complex trends in the meetings and travel industry.
CEOs build a face-to-face peer network to assist in garnering industry insights and resources from colleagues. DMO leaders at the Leadership Summit also participate in a Marketing Idea Exchange. It’s a quick way to glean a handful of terrific ideas to inspire your promotional efforts.
Join your peer CEOs at the annual Leadership Summit as you search for ways to stay fresh and keep your organization nimble.
Comments shared by several CEO delegates after the 2016 Leadership Summit:
- Best conference of the year! Keep up the great work!
- Great ideas, networking and always wonderful being in good company of people who get what you might be going through!
- Thought this was one of the best -- great new people in the room and balanced participation.
- The platform is unique and valuable as it provides a rare opportunity to engage with our peers.
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