8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Registration Open
8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Coffee & Contacts Breakfast
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9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Dr. Frank Luntz, Keynote Address
Political Expert & Acclaimed author of “Words that Work: It’s Not What You Say It’s What People Hear”
10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.
“Grand Strand Economic Forecast” – Don Schunk
Center for Economic and Community Development at Coastal Carolina University
11 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Break
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11:15 a.m. – 12 p.m. Business Seminar #1
Tourism Marketing Update with Bill Geist
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11:15 a.m. – 12 p.m. Business Seminar #2
Leadership and Teamwork 101 with Byron Carroll
11:15 a.m. – 12 p.m. Business Seminar #3
Update on Healthcare Trends
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12 – 12:15 p.m. Break
12:15 p.m.
2008 Annual Meeting Luncheon, Chamber Update
and Awards Presentation
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1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Break
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
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