All session are open to operators and associates.
Tuesday, August 27 |
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8:00am – 5:30pm |
Registration Open
Badge Sponsor: SARDO Bus & Coach Upholstery |
8:00am – Noon |
Local CVB's and exhibitors set up for display in pre-function area |
Noon – 1:30pm | VMA Board of Directors Meeting |
1:45pm – 3:15pm | NCMA Board of Directors Meeting |
3:30pm – 5:00pm | MCASC Board of Directors Meeting |
Board Meeting Snack & Beverage Sponsor: Nacarato Truck Centers |
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5:15pm – 6:45pm |
Industry Update with UMA, ABA & FMCSA
Speakers: |
6:45pm |
Newcomer Welcome Reception Early Departure - Newcomers board coaches and early departure to Early Bird Dinner
Sponsor: VB Group Marketing & Event Resources |
7:00pm |
Coaches depart for Early Bird Dinner - All other attendees
Transportation Sponsors: |
7:15pm – 9:00pm |
Early Bird Dinner
Sponsor: Visit Williamsburg |
9:15pm – 11:00pm |
Hospitality
Beverage Sponsor: Ole Smoky Moonshine |
Wednesday, August 28 |
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8:00am – 5:30pm |
Registration Open
Badge Sponsor: SARDO Bus & Coach Upholstery |
8:00am – 8:45am |
Breakfast & MCASC Service Awards
Sponsors: Door Prize Sponsors: |
Concurrent Sessions | |
8:45am – 9:45am |
Associate Newcomer Welcome Session |
8:45am – 9:45am |
Coach OEM Presentations - ABC, Daimler, MCI, National Bus Sales, Prevost, & TEMSA |
9:45am – 10:00am | Break / Display Booths Open |
10:00am – Noon |
Marketplace I (scheduled appointments)
Refreshment Sponsor: Florence SC CVB |
Noon – 12:30pm | Break / Display Booth Open |
12:30pm – 1:45pm |
Lunch & Motivational Speaker - Stephan Cote - "Innovate to Elevate Your Business Impact: When Passion and Purpose Combine"Lunch Sponsor: Motor Coach Industries |
Concurrent Sessions | |
2:00pm – 5:00pm |
Display Booths Open |
2:00pm – 3:15pm |
Coach OEM Visitation - Daimler, MCI, National Bus Sales, Prevost, & TEMSA |
2:00pm – 3:15pm |
Tourism Education - Marketing & AI for Tourism - Chris Riddell |
3:30pm – 4:15pm |
Operator Education - The State of Engine Updates - Kevin Shaw, Cummins |
3:30pm – 4:15pm |
Tourism Education - Tourism and Branding Success - The America / Virginia 250 Projects |
4:15pm– 5:00pm (All) | Industry Insights From 3 Decades of Tour & Charter - Pete Pantuso, with Pete Smith, & Henry Palmer |
5:15pm– 6:00pm |
Operator Education Session |
5:15pm– 6:00pm |
Tourism Education Session - 5 "Ss" to Tourism Success - Stephan Cote |
6:30pm |
Coaches depart for Ice Breaker Dinner
Transportation Sponsors: |
6:45pm – 9:00pm |
Ice Breaker Dinner - Jamestown Settlement Galleries
Sponsors: |
9:15pm – 11:00pm |
Hospitality
Beverage Sponsor: Ole Smoky Moonshine |
Thursday, August 29 |
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8:00am – 5:00pm |
Registration Open
Badge Sponsor: SARDO Bus & Coach Upholstery |
7:30am – 8:30am |
Breakfast Buffet & NCMA Service Awards
Sponsors: Door Prize Sponsors: |
8:45am - 9:00am | All golfers check in at the Golf Course (shuttle available) |
9:00am – 4:00 pm |
Golf Tournament - shotgun start @ The Green Course at Golden Horseshoe Golf Club
Title Sponsor: Richmond Region Tourism |
10:30am – 2:30pm |
Coaches depart for FAM Tours (lunch provided on all tours)FAM Tour Sponsor: Virginia Tourism Corporation Transportation Sponsors: |
Tour 1: Taste of Williamsburg |
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Tour 2: Culture Questers |
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Tour 3: Thrills & Adventure |
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Tour 4: Sea, Sip, Sun |
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Concurrent Sessions | |
5:00pm – 5:30pm |
Business Session - VMA |
5:00pm – 5:30pm |
Business Session - MCASC |
5:00pm – 5:30pm |
Business Session - NCMA |
6:30pm – 7:15pm | Cocktail Reception |
7:15pm – 9:30pm |
Awards Dinner (All Major Awards)
Sponsors: |
9:30pm – 11:00pm | Hospitality |
Friday, August 30 |
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8:00am – Noon |
Registration Open
Badge Sponsor: SARDO Bus & Coach Upholstery |
8:00am – 8:45am |
Breakfast & VMA Service Awards
Door Prize Sponsors: |
9:00am – 9:15am | Display Booths Open |
9:30am – 11:15am |
Marketplace II (scheduled appointments)
Refreshment Sponsor: Florence SC CVB |
11:30am - Noon | Marketplace Awards & Closing |
Noon |
Event concludes |