2021 Spring Summit

COTTON HOUSE

215 Cotton Row
Cleveland, Mississippi

$119 per night
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Valid until April 5, 2021

5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.  |  Tourism Mississippi PAC
Cotton House
*Ticketed Event

9:00 a.m. -10:00 a.m.  |  Opening Session
“Industry Engagement”
Dawn Przystal – Blue Elephant Solutions
The Gin – West End District
Sponsored by Advance Travel & Tourism 

10:00 a.m. -10:30 a.m.  |  Bloody Mary Break
Poolside – West End District
Sponsored by Laurie Rowe Communications

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.  |  Breakout Sessions
The Gin – West End District

1. Mississippi Hometown Retirement
   Chance McDavid – Mississippi Development Authority
2. The Art of Tourism
   Moderator: Sarah Story – Mississippi Arts Commission
   Marlo Dorsey – Visit Hattiesburg
   Deborah Mansfield – Mississippi Artist
   Reshonda Perryman – Visit Jackson

11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.  |  Luncheon
Featuring Steve Azar
Clubhouse – West End District
Sponsored by Maris, West & Baker

1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.  |  Media Speed Dating
The Gin – West End District

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.  |  “Social Media Storytelling”
Lakisha Buffington – Inspiring You Consulting

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.  |  Visit Mississippi Presentation
Craig Ray – Visit Mississippi
The Gin – West End District
Sponsored by Visit Mississippi

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.  |  Evening Reception
Grammy Museum Mississippi
Sponsored by Cleveland Tourism & Grammy Museum Mississippi

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.  |  Southern Breakfast
Clubhouse – West End District

9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.  |  Music Tourism Panel
The Gin – West End District
Arden Barnett – Ardenland
Roger Stolle – Cat Head Presents
Tricia Walker – Big Front Porch

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.  |  MTA Annual Meeting
The Gin – West End District