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Upcoming Meeting Schedule
The board and interested members meet four times a year: Spring,
Summer, Fall and Winter.
The Spring Meeting is our largest gathering with seminars, special
events and the Annual Banquet and Election. At this time we also
honor the recipients of the annual awards.
2008 Scheduled Meetings
Quarterly
Meeting will be March 8, 2008 at The Depot in Columbus. All members
are welcome.
Annual
Meeting will be April 18 and 19, hosted by the Ohio Central Railroad
in Sugar Creek, Ohio. More information to follow, but highlight
of conference will be a steam-powered excursion.
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Dear ORTA member,
It is my pleasure to announce the 2008 Ohio Rail Tourism Association
Annual Dinner and Conference. The conference will be held on April
18 and 19, 2008 in Sugarcreek, Ohio, and is being hosted by our
good friends at the Ohio Central Railroad System. Details are available
online at
http://tlew.org/news_events/orta_registration.cfm.
A very special “Thank you” to the Toledo, Lake Erie & Western for
developing, hosting, and processing the conference registrations.
Our conference planning committee has done a great job this year
to insure that the conference seminars and activities are sure to
benefit everyone in your member organization. Here are some highlights
of this year’s conference:
Seminar: “Insurance Liability and Risk Factors” conducted by Mr.
Bob
McCarthy of McCarthy Rail Insurance Company (McRail)
Seminar: “Marketing Partnerships: Partnering Your Railroad with
Businesses,
Nonprofit Groups, and Statewide Organizations” conducted
by Mr.
Mike Hocker, Executive Director of the Lincoln Highway
State Byway
Address: “Challenges & Opportunities for Rail Passenger Service
and Tourism” presented by Mr. Matthew Dietrich, Executive Director
of
The Ohio Rail Development Commission
Steam train ride compliments of the Ohio Central Railroad System
Tour of Ohio Central’s Morgan Run locomotive shops
Photo Run-By: Bring your camera, as we will stop along our journey
to provide an opportunity for you to photograph the steam train.
The official conference brochure is downloadable in PDF format on
the conference Web registration page (see link above). The brochure
has all the conference details. Please feel free to contact me directly
with any questions you may have.
Registrations must be received
by April 16, so please forward this e-mail to your fellow members
as soon as possible. Register by April 11 and take advantage of
the pre-registration savings. All members of every ORTA member organization
are invited and welcome.
I’m very excited about this year’s conference,
and I’m sure you will be, too. See you there!!!
Best regards,
Ken
President
Ohio Rail Tourism Association
330-231-6422 or 330-666-1789
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