Online Revealed Calgary 2008

DESTINATION MASH UP! Honoring the Online Revealed “Destination Education Leaders” (the DELS!) In 2007/2008 Online Revealed produced 6 regional Workshops across Canada. The ORC Educational Exchanges were hands-on Regional one-day workshops for hospitality suppliers, vendors, hotel groups, individual hotels, tourism operators, travel intermediaries, agencies and other Canadian travel professionals. The workshops had a mandate to provide working knowledge of topics such as Search Engine Optimization, Social Media and Revenue & online distribution Management presented by local experts from around the country that offered relevant content to the local audiences. Comments were extremely positive as participants embraced the targeted learning atmosphere provided by the Road Show events. “I am glad that I have attended as I have gained so much knowledge and insight on how to make use of technology to better our hotel sales & marketing strategies.” “Very helpful & educational - interactive format allowed for idea exchange!” “Great Job. I enjoyed the smaller group atmosphere” “The day was constructive and educational” “Conference was well organized with a good mix of information from presenters who represent various facets of the online advertising arena” “This was an excellent day. I came back to my property very inspired and with a great deal of information.” “Thank you. I have already applied much of your teaching and I am excited about applying more in the near future” To ensure we provided quality and relevant content for each community, Online Revealed identified known professionals in each destination who have a passion for education – they became known as our ORC Destination Educational Leaders. These leaders assisted Online Revealed in identifying a relevant local keynote speaker, providing insights into hot topics important to the community, and assisted in facilitating the 'Idea's Market' which was an interactive discussion of hot topics addressed by both speakers and attendees. The success of the Educational Exchanges could not have been possible without the time and assistance the DELS volunteered. These regional shows, with the help of these leaders also led us to a fantastic cross section of professionals from all across Canada to present this year’s Conference workshops. A special thank you from the ORC Team to the 2007/2008 DELS: Nancy Burgess, Nova Scotia Tourism, Culture & Heritage, Stephanie Chiquette, The Albert at Bay Suite Hotel, Ottawa, Brent Lavery, Brookstreet Hotel, Ottawa, Terri McCulloch, Bay of Fundy Tourism, Edward Perry, WORLDHOTELS, Toronto, Tom Price, Ottawa Tourism, Michelle Sears, Travel Industry Association of Nova Scotia, Kathleen Trainor, Tourism Barrie, Nicholas Tritchew, HOCO Ltd., Tom Wilson, Municipality of Victoria County 16 | ONLINE REVEALED CANADA 2008 | onlinerevealed.com http://www.acoupleofchicks.com http://www.virtualvisit.ca http://www.ideahatching.com http://www.onlinerevealed.com

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