MCASC Annual Meeting & Market Place
August 24 - 27, 2009
Marriott Gwinnett Place, Atlanta, Georgia
Click here to visit the Marriott Gwinnett Place website

Current Members:
Click Here to Receive the 2009 Annual Meeting Registration
Materials by Email

Click here to visit the Gwinnett CVB website

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Monday, August 24
7:30 – 5:30    Registration
Registration Bags sponsored by Lancer Insurance Company and
Service Insurance Agency
Pocket Schedules sponsored by United Motorcoach Association
Badges sponsored by Sardo Bus and Coach Upholstery
7:00 -            Golfers Leave for Breakfast at
Country Inn & Suites at Stone Mountain Park
8:00 – 3:00   Golf Tournament at Stone Mountain Park Golf Course
Box lunches will be provided for the golfers. Tee times begin at 8:30
Transportation provided by Daimler Buses
10:15            Board Coaches for Tours Tours return to hotel by 3:30 p.m.
Tour 1: Shopping at Gwinnett Place Mall or Discover Mills
Transportation provided by the Marriott Shuttle. Please give the hotel advance notice of the time you need the shuttle.
Tour 2: History, Culture and Wine--Oh My!
Featuring the HinduTemple, Chateau Elan Winery, and Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center. Lunch will be provided at Jim & Nick’s
Transportation provided by Motor Coach Industries
Tour 3: In and Around Town
Featuring Inside CNN Tour, Margaret Mitchell House and High Museum of Art
Lunch will be provided at The Varsity (tentative location)
Transportation provided by Prevost
4:00 – 6:00    Board of Directors Meeting
4:00 – 5:00    New Member Orientation
7:00               Board coaches for Welcome Event
7:30               Welcome Event at the new Gwinnett Braves Stadium
The Gwinnett CVB along with the Georgia Department of Economic Development are ready to take the Motorcoach Association of South Carolina out to the ballgame! The new Gwinnett Braves Stadium, will “WOW” your groups creating memories you will never forget. Ball Park Franks are just the beginning to
a great meal, a great game and a great time! Play Ball!! The new Gwinnett
Braves wouldn’t have it any other way!

Tuesday, August 25
8:00 – 5:00    Registration
8:00 – 9:00    Breakfast
Industry Report: Vic Parra, United Motorcoach Association
Sponsored by ABC Companies
9:15 - 10:30   Market Place I: Coach Sales
Operators must visit all display coaches as a group to be eligible for the $500 fuel cards.
9:15 – 10:30   Associate Business Session: Election of Associate Director
Associate Education Session: Roundtable Discussion & Market Place Preparation
10:45 – 12:15 Market Place II: Operators and Associates assigned to this session
Refreshment Break in Market Place Sponsored by American Bus Association
Market Place Binders sponsored by Pigeon Forge Department of Tourism
10:45 – 12:15 Associates Education Session: Group Tour 101
Presenter: Katie Baasen Katie Baasen, Georgia Department of Economic
Development, Tourism Division
12:15              Board Coaches for Lunch
12:30 – 2:15   Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament
See an abbreviated version of the Tournament.
3:00 – 4:30     Market Place III: Operators and Associates assigned to this session
Refreshment Break in Market Place Sponsored by American Bus Association
3:00 – 4:30     Associates Education Session: Group Tour 101 Repeat
Presenter: Katie Baasen
6:30                Board coaches for evening event
7:30 –             Icebreaker Event: Under the Sea!
Sponsored by Georgia Aquarium

Wednesday, August 26
8:00 – 5:00     Registration
8:00 – 9:30     Breakfast
Industry Report: Peter Pantuso, American Bus Association
Sponsored by Daimler
9:45 – 12:00   Market Place IV: (Operators and all associates)
Refreshment Break in Market Place Sponsored by American Bus Association
12:00 – 2:00   Lunch
Sponsored by Motor Coach Industries
Business Session: Association Reports and Election
Committee Reports
Annual Meeting: Pam York and Cricket Elliott-Leeper
Legislative: Elaine Johnson
Membership: John Thomas
Special Projects: John Cauley
Nominating/Election: Elaine Johnson
Emergency Preparedness: Pinckney Spencer
Special ADA Presentation: Everything You Should Know About the Treatment of Disabled
Presenter: Laurel Van Horn, Open Doors Organization
2:30 – 4:30      Session for Operators:
Panel Discussion: Nuts & Bolts Shop Talk
Moderators: Rob Lambert, Daimler and Claude Payne, ABC Companies
Panel Discussion: Financial Outlook
Presenter: Mike Denny, Motor Coach Industries
Panelists: To be Determined
ADA Regulations
Presenter: Bob Crescenzo, Lancer Insurance Company
2:30 – 4:30      Seminar Session for Associates
Roundtable Discussion: What are you doing to survive the current economic environment?
Come with ideas to share!
3:00 – 3:30      Refreshment Break
6:00 Reception
Sponsored by 2010 Host, Spartanburg Convention and Visitors Bureau
7:00                 Awards Dinner
Sponsored by Prevost
Awards Presentation
Golf Awards
MCASC Awards
Board Installation
- 12:00            Hospitality will open after dinner event.
This will be an event in itself. Great prizes to be awarded!

Thursday, August 27
8:00 – 9:00     Registration
8:00 – 9:00     Breakfast and Networking Session
Sponsored by Bus and Coach International
9:15 – 10:15   Board of Directors Meetin