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This spring we will welcome delegates from across Ontario to this year's Beyond the City Lights Rural Tourism Conference in Bobcaygeon on April 16th, 2008. The Lakeview Arts Barn sets the stage for a day full of exceptional speakers, great food and wonderful networking opportunities.

This year's theme focuses on Connecting, Attracting and Satisfying our Guests and Business Partnerships for Tourism Excellence. Delegates will learn how to connect effectively in business, travel trends and niche markets, understand Generation Y and how to create and maintain successful partnerships.

"We are all so excited to have Nicholas Boothman, "one of the leading experts in face-to face communication in the world", stated by the New York Times as our keynote speaker this year" says Margaret Cunningham, chair of the 2008 Beyond the City Lights planning committee. "Participants will have an opportunity to learn one of the most important aspects of our tourism industry – how to connect and communicate with guests, customers, business and community partners."

The conference will play host to tourism businesses, organizations and tourism partners from all over Getaway Country: City of Kawartha Lakes, Peterborough & the Kawarthas, Northumberland County, Durham Region, Bancroft and District and Haliburton County. The registration fee of only $60 includes the conference, lunch and refreshments. Please register no later than April 1st, as space is limited! The day also includes a brochure swap, exhibits, networking and door prizes. For the conference agenda and registration form visit www.explorekawarthalakes.com.

Beyond the City Lights conferences are organized and hosted by a committee of tourism partners like the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs and the Ministry of Tourism. Key sponsors of this conference are the Kawartha Lakes CFDC, Workforce Development Board, Kawartha Lakes Small Business Enterprise Centre, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs, Dodd Media, Lakeview Arts Barn and Excluziv Marketing.

Whether you are a business owner, attraction operator, event coordinator, involved in a local tourism committee or interested in Tourism development you will not want to miss this exciting and informative conference being held at The Lakeview Arts Barn in Bobcaygeon on Wednesday April 16th.

For information on all of the Beyond the City Lights Rural Tourism Conferences being held across the province this spring visit www.ontario.ca/rural (see Beyond the City Lights Rural Tourism Conferences).

For more information, please contact Margaret Cunningham, City of Kawartha Lakes Tourism at 866-397-6673 or tourism@city.kawarthalakes.on.ca.

This Beyond the City Lights conference is being brought to us in sponsorship by:

The Kawartha Lakes Community Futures Development Corporation
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs, Workforce Development Board, Kawartha Lakes Small Business Enterprise Centre, Dodd Media, Lakeview Arts Barn and Excluziv Marketing

Getaway Country Tourism Partnership includes: City of Kawartha Lakes, Peterborough & the Kawarthas Tourism, Northumberland County, Durham Region, Bancroft and District and Haliburton County.