Agenda

Host Hotel

Centennial Plaza
200 E Beach Blvd
Gulfport, MS 39507
228.206.7880

Throughout the day Transportation from MSY and GPT Airports to Grand Centennial Plaza

6:00pm - 7:00pm Welcome Reception Blue Marlin Restaurant, Centennial Plaza

7:00pm Depart for Dinner

7:30pm - 9:30pm Dinner- The Sycamore House, 210 Main Street Bay St. Louis

9:45pm Return to Hotel

7:45am Depart for Marine Research Center – 1030 30th Avenue, Gulfport, MS

8:00am - 8:30am Breakfast - Marine Research Center

8:30am - 10:00am Coastal Mississippi Introduction and Executive Update

9:00am- 10:00am Marketing

10:00am - 10:20am Coffee Break

10:20am - 11:10pm Communications & Community Engagement

11:10am - 12:00pm Group & Leisure Sales

12:00pm - 4:00pm Lunch on Board Charter Boat for Ship Island Excursion

Ship Island is home to Fort Massachusetts, a beautifully preserved brick fortification completed in 1868. Enjoy excellent swimming, sunbathing, birding, shelling, hiking and fishing. A boardwalk extends across the island to the Gulf of Mexico. Restrooms, fresh water showers, refreshments and shaded areas are located along the boardwalk.

4:00pm Return to hotel

4:00pm - 5:45pm Free Time

5:45pm Depart for Beau Rivage Resort & Casino (Meet In hotel lobby)

6:00pm - 7:15pm Beau Rivage Resort & Casino Overview and Reception

7:15pm Depart for Dinner

7:15pm - 9:30pm Dinner at White Pillars - 696 Beach Blvd, Biloxi, MS 39531

9:30pm Return to Hotel

7:30am Depart for Charnley-Norwood House (Meet In hotel lobby) - 509 E Beach Drive, Ocean Springs, MS 39564

Explore a historic house designed by Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright in 1890

8:00am - 8:30am Breakfast

8:30am - 9:30am Tourism and Meeting Industry Trends, Peer-to-Peer Solutions & Brainstorming Session

9:30am - 9:40am Coffee Break

9:40am - 10:30am Open Questions/Discussions

Summary & Meeting Wrap Up

10:30am onward Departures for Airport