| Monday April 20, 2009 | ||
| 8:30 am - 6:00 pm | Registration Partners and Out-of-town Media The Waldorf=Astoria 301 Park Avenue, (between 49 & 50th Streets) New York |
East Foyer  |
| 8:30 am - 10:30 pm | Partner Marketplace Set-up |
Grand Ballroom  |
| 8:30 am - 6:00 pm | Appointment Scheduling Desk |
East Foyer  |
| 8:30 am - 6:00 pm | Cyber Café Sponsorship Opportunity |
Grand Ballroom  |
| 10:30 am - 12:30 pm | Professional Development Seminar for Partners Session 1 |
Astor Salon  |
| 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm | Lite Lunch |
Astor Salon  |
| 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Professional Development Seminar for Partners Session 2 |
Astor Salon  |
| 3:45 pm - 4:00 pm | Briefing for all Partners All New and Returning Partners should attend. |
Astor Salon  |
| 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Open Marketplace Sponsorship Opportunity |
Grand Ballroom  |
| 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Opening Reception Sponsored by Travel Alberta |
TBD  |
| Tuesday April 21, 2009 | ||
| 7:30 am - 5:00 pm | Registration for Local and Out of Town Media The Waldorf=Astoria 301 Park Avenue, (between 49 & 50th Streets) New York |
East Foyer  |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast Sponsorship Opportunity (includes morning and afternoon refreshment breaks) |
East Foyer  |
| 7:30 am - 5:00 pm | Appointment Scheduling Desk Open |
East Foyer  |
| 7:30 am - 5:00 pm | Cyber Café Sponsorship Opportunity |
Grand Ballroom  |
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am | Open Marketplace Media & Partners with pre-scheduled appointments confirmed for Tuesday's Marketplace should save those meetings for their allotted time. Open Marketplace is designed for meetings with which there is no pre-scheduled appointment or an opportunity to meet with an individual/organization with whom an appointment was unable to be accommodated. |
Grand Ballroom  |
| 9:00 am - 10:30 am | Marketplace Scheduled Appointments Partners please report no-show journalists immediately to the registration desk. |
Grand Ballroom  |
| 10:30 am - 10:45 am | Refreshment Break Sponsorship Opportunity |
East Foyer  |
| 1:00 pm - 2:45 pm | Luncheon and Northern Lights Awards Sponsored by Canadian Tourism Commission Sponsorship Opportunity: Northern Lights Awards Artwork |
Empire Room  |
| 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm | Marketplace Scheduled Appointments Partners please report no-show journalists immediately to the registration desk. |
Grand Ballroom  |
| 4:15 pm - 4:30 pm | Afternoon Tea Sponsorship Opportunity |
East Foyer  |
| 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Marketplace Scheduled Appointments Journalists please check for messages at the appointment scheduling desk. |
Grand Ballroom  |
| 6:00 pm - 6:15 pm | Marketplace Tear-Down |
Grand Ballroom  |
| 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Off-site Reception Sponsored by Tourism British Columbia |
Gustavino's (at 59th Street Bridge)  |
| Wednesday April 22, 2009 | ||
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast for Partners and Out of Town Media Sponsored by Canadian Tourism Commission |
Jade Room  |
| 8:45 am - 9:15 am | Partner Debriefing |
Basildon Room  |
| 10:00 am - 1:00 pm | Web Site Evaluations by prescheduled appointment |
Norse Suite  |
| 12:00 pm - | End of Media Marketplace 2009 |
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