SGTP Presents AnCon'13
April 10th & 11th
Wednesday, April 10th
10:30am - 12:00pm
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Supplier Council Meeting | Location Poplar
(Elected members of council only)
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12:00pm - 2:00pm
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Board of Directors Meeting | Location Poplar
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1:00pm - 5:00pm
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Registration Open |Lower Lobby Foyer
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2:00pm - 3:30pm
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GSA TMC Forum: GSA Welcomes TMC Partners
Session lead by Jerome Bristow, Director Customer Services GSA Center for Travel Management
Location - Beech
GSA CPP AnCon'13
GSA TMC Forum
GSA TMC Forum AnCon13
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2:00pm - 3:15pm
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Orientation (Welcome New Members & Guests) Presented by Linda Colovos, Director of Government Sales Carlson Rezidor Hotels
Location - Plaza I
Orientation
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3:30pm - 5:00pm
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GSA Industry Forum: GSA Welcomes Travel Industry Partners;Session lead by Jerome Bristow, Director Customer Services, GSA Center for Travel Management
Location Beech
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5:00pm - 6:30pm
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Welcome to AnCon'13 Reception
Co-Sponsored by Avis/Budget Car Group & GetThere Sabre Holdings
Location Lower Lobby Foyer
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Thursday, April 11th
7:30am - 5:00pm
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Registration Open | Lower Lobby Foyer
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8:00am - 8:40am
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Breakfast - Sponsored by IHG Americas
Location Plaza B/C
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8:50am - 9:00am
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Patriotic Opening with Color Guard
Location Plaza B/C
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9:10am - 10:00am
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Keynote Address: "Change is coming in Managed Travel" How will changes in corporate travel management affect government travel practices?
Keynote Speaker is Scott Gillespie, Travel Industry Consultant for Corporate & Government Travel
Location Plaza B/C
Managed Travel 2.0
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10:00am - 10:45am
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General Session Continued: Moderated by Scott Gillespie and panel session with federal agencies sharing "What they are doing to reduce their agency's travel spend"
(Invited: Federal Agencies to share strategies)
Location Plaza B/C
AnCon 13 Panel Discussion
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10:45am - 11:00am
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Refreshment Break - Co-Sponsored by LaQuinta Inns & Suites & Dollar Thrifty Auto Group
Location Lower Lobby Foyer
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11:00am - 11:45am
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Concurrent Educational Sessions
(Choose One)
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Session A
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Conference Planning & Reporting |Location Plaza I
Presented by:Cy Greenidge, GSA Office of Government-wide Policy
Rick Freda, Lodging Program Director, GSA Center for Travel Management
Conference Planning
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Session B
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How to Write Hotel Descriptions for GDS's & Travelers | Location Plaza II
Presented by Karen Leff Director Government Hotel Programs, CWTSatoTravel & Kindall Farwell, Director FedRooms
How to Write Hotel Description
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11:45am - 12:30pm
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Concurrent Educational Sessions
(Choose One)
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Session C
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Federal Travel Regulatory Reporting Requirements and the GSA Tools Available to Support Agencies | Location Plaza I
Presented by: Chris Scott, Director Travel Policy, GSA Office of Government-wide Policy
Leif Waller, Program Analyst,GSA Center for Travel Management
GSA Travel Data & Reporting AnCon13
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Session D
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How does Employer provide safe, secure travel (Duty of Care)for its employees and contractors still meet its objectives and goals
Presented by Jeff Miller, Esq, Miller Law, LLC
Location Plaza II
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12:30pm - 12:45pm
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SGTP Annual Open Meeting |
12:45pm - 2:30pm
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TradeXchange & Lunch
Sponsored by Hilton Hotel Corporation
Location Terrace Ballroom
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2:30pm - 3:15pm
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Concurrent Educational Sessions
(Choose One)
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Session E
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Credit Card Fraud Prevention Tactics, Data Mining for Compliance and Surcharges
Presented by Valerie Mawdsley, Senior Account Exec. Visa Public Sector
Location Plaza I
Credit Card Fraud Risk and Compliance
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Session F
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Best Practices for implementing a centralized lodging program and trends in the hotel industry
Panelists: Pamela McTeer,Director Global Strategic Sourcing, First Data Corporation
Mark Stansbury, Travel Manager Global Agency Operations & Travel Compliance, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Kevin McElroy, Advisor to the President, CI Travel
Location Plaza II
Implementing a Centralized Lodging Program
Implementing a Centralized Lodging Program
Implementing a Centralized Lodging Program
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3:15pm - 4:30pm
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ETS2 Driving Innovation, High-quality Service Delivery & Improved Usability, to achieve Cost Savings
Presented by Concur Technologies & GSA
Location Plaza B/C
ETS2
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4:30pm - 5:30pm
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Farewell to AnCon'13 Reception
Location Lower Lobby Foyer
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