Registration and Welcome Reception

Conference Hotel

Hyatt Regency Tech Center - Denver
7800 East Tufts Avenue ,
Denver , Colorado , USA 80237
Tel: 303 779 1234    Fax: 303 850 7164

Hotel Rooms and Rates

Certified Diversity Meeting Professional - CDMP Training Session

Dr. Linda Pereira, CPL Events, President IAHMP Iberian Chapter, CDMP Instructor

Study Day – for those who wish to know more about the certification or are preparing to sit for the exam.

Certified Diversity Meeting Professional

As the only industry certification which focuses diversity and sustainability issues as key skills and attributes in meeting planning, the CDMP distinguishes holders as career professionals who have demonstrated a high level of experience, skill and knowledge in this field.

Pre registration is required. See www.IAHMP.org for program details. Registration fee is $475 for members and $600 for non members.

CDMP Special Speakers: Learn from the Experts

Yai Vargas, Diversity Manager, United States Tennis Association

José Galvez, Photo Journalist, Author and Professional Speaker, Pulitzer Prize winnerhas chronicled Latino life for over 40 years.  His presentation "Shine" evokes his beginnings as a shoeshine boy. Adelante!

Opening Reception

Conference Registration

Official opening - WELCOME to Denver

Opening Event - Monday, December 7, 2009

The Denver Singers, American Indian Veterans of Colorado, and the Rocky Mountain Indian Chamber

The Denver Singers are composed of many different tribes that reside in the Denver Metro Area.  Singing songs from the northern plains, the Denver Singers have been singing since the 1970's.  Accompanying them with the colors is the American Indian Veterans of the Colorado Color Guard.

General Session

The Economic Impact of the Meetings and Travel  Market in the USA, Mexico,
South America and Europe

Keynote Speaker    Dennis M. Castleman
                                    Vice President, Industry Relations US Travel Association

MC                              Angela Gonzalez Rowe

International Association of Hispanic Meeting Professionals Officers and Directors Officers and Directors

• Margaret Gonzalez, IAHMP International President and Founder, Publisher, Hispanic Meetings & Travel
  
• Catherine Gonzales, IAHMP Vice President – VP Tourism, Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce
  
• Lizbeth Zamudio, IAHMP Mexico Chapter President – President, Strategy & Events, Mexico City
  
• Linda Pereira , IAHMP Iberian Chapter President,- Executive Director, CPL EVENTS, Portugal
  
• Diego Fernandez de Cordoba, South America Chapter
  
• Jonaton Gomez, Madrid, Spain Chapter
• Elida Chavez,  President Western Region
• Viviana Matasaru, President Northeast Region
• Angela Rowe, President Southeast Region
• Cathy Gonzales, President Southwest Region
• Grizelda Zarate,  Midwest Region
• Maria Gonzalez, Midwest Region
• Dzidra Junior, CMP, Director Regional Sales, Diversity MGM Mirage
• Michael Dominguez, Vice President Global Sales, Loews Hotels & Resorts
• Tony Gladney, Vice President Diversity, Harrah’s Entertainment
• Salvador Mendoza, Vice President Diversity, Hyatt Hotels Corporation

Dr. Joachim de Posada, Author and International Speaker, will present the
three most important principles needed in a difficult economic environment based on his world wide best seller,Don't Eat The Marshmallow...Yet! : The Secret to Sweet Success in Work and Life by Joachim de Posada and Ellen Singer 

OFFICIAL OPENING TRADE SHOW & EXPO – Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Trade Show / Supplier Table Tops

Showing of the Colors by Denver ROTC Color Guard
Official Anthem - TBD

Meeting Planners Panel

Success Histories IAHMP Members and the Hispanic Market: USA, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain, and Portugal

Facilitator

Angela Gonzalez Rowe - Hispanic Hotel Owners Association

• Johnnie White, CMP, Director, Meetings and Conventions, Cardiovascular Research Foundation
• Viviana P. Matasaru, United States Tennis Association
• Lydia Ramon, Hispanic MBA’s
• Jonatan Gomez, Meeting Planner, Spain and Portugal
• Gabriela Hernandez, International Events, Poliforum Leon, Mexico

2 Concurrent Educational Sessions

Lawrence John and Marla Billey

"Planning in Beauty as we Plan in Two Worlds" A Navajo Nation perspective on the hotel industry and how to tap into this valuable resource."

Miguel Neves, CDMP, Meeting & Event Planner, SYNAXIS

Speaker

Linda Pereira, Executive Director, CPL EVENTS, Lisbon, Portugal, Founder/President, IAHMP Iberian Chapter

Diversity & Sustainability - The Two Major Winds of Change & why they matter when Meeting Planners choose Destinations

Presentation will focus on why diversity policies and attitudes can make the difference when meeting planners choose where to take their meetings.

CITY TOUR AND RECEPTION - Sponsored by Denver CVB

Keynote Speaker

Andrew F. Ortiz, J.D., M.P.A., Ortiz Leadership Systems, LLC. -
was selected by the US Jaycees to receive its Ten Outstanding Young Americans Award. Ortiz Leadership Systems, LLC, is a leadership consulting and public speaking company based in Tempe, Arizona founded by Andrew Ortiz, JD, MPA.

Stoke The Fire: Seven Keys to Passionate Leadership

In this energizing keynote presentation, Andrew Ortiz, the President & CEO of Ortiz Leadership Systems, will take you back to some core principles of effective leadership development. Becoming a passionate and successful leader is truly a journey and not simply a destination, and Andrew Ortiz will be your guide on this fun-filled journey of living, learning, laughing and leading, as you move yourselves and your organizations toward greater levels of success and achievement.

CVB Panel Presentation

Utilizing Visitor and Convention Bureaus when planning your next meeting or event in the USA and in Mexico

• Glenda Damian - Las Vegas CVA
• Rafael Flores Mendoza - Ministry of Tourism, Zacatecas, Mexico
• Sergio Rodríguez - Ministry of Tourism of Guanajuato
• Elaine Cobos - Ogden, Utah CVB
• Peggy Riley - Louisville CVB

Speakers

Johnnie White, CMP, Director, Meetings and Conventions,
The Cardiovascular Research Foundation

Willie L Benjamin II Assistant Director Meetings and Exhibitions Services, American Chemical Society

Robin Preston, CEM Assistant Executive Director, Conferences, Exhibits
& Sponsorships National School Board Association

" Innovative Marketing and Cost Saving Measures with a Limited Budget”

In a slow economy individuals are going to be extremely selective in their choice of attending meetings and in order to attract them organizations  have to develop creative marketing plans on a limited budget.  By the use of establishing strategic partnerships, e-marketing, internal resources, etc a marketing plan can be developed to reach the targeted audience and fit within the meeting’s marketing budget.  This session will provide creative and innovative ways to market your meeting and not break th e bank.  

Media Panel

”Working with the Media to promote your Association and Events

• Alfonso Juarez, W Radio 690 AM Facilitator
• Carolyn Burns Bass, Journalist
• Rafael Hernandez, Nuestro Mundo Global Media,
• David Cortinas, National Association of Hispanic Publishers
• Alejandro Restrepo  W Radio 690AM

Industry Luncheon

Regional Presidents - Elida Chavez, Western Region; Cathy Gonzales, Southwest Region; Viviana Matasaru, Eastern Region; and Angela Gonzalez Rowe, Southeast Region

Reception & Diversity Awards Dinner

Honorable Secretary of the Interior, former US Senator, Ken Salazar (Invited)

CDMP Awards Presentation

Mexico Chapter 3nd Annual 2010 Conference/Site Announcement

Sponsored by: Guanajuato, Mexico

Breakfast Brunch –Sponsored by Houston CVB

Focus on our Suppliers – Recognition and presentations

Reserved Round Tables for Supplier/Meeting Planner Sessions in a World Café Lounge – this is a session where everyone sits in a circle formation and 3-4 different nationality speakers answer ANY questions about meetings, diversity, trends, doubts, associations, hispanics and the economy etc….there is no limit… The theme for this session is “Everything you have always wanted to know about meetings & diversity and have been afraid to ask” – this is a very interactive session and gives the stage to all attendees. At the end of this session Suppliers will Present Door Prizes for Meeting Planners.

• Announcement - IAHMP Next Steps/Site Announcement 2010
• Mexico Chapter 3nd Annual 2010 Conference/Site Announcement
• The Iberian Chapter 1 st Annual International European Conference

End of Conference

Post Conference Event – December 9-10, 2009

Overnight/Day Tour to
Beaver Run Resort & Conference Center in Breckenridge
Pre Registration required.
See www.IAHMP.org