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April 23 - 25, 2015

AHIA Spring Meeting

Peabody Hotel

Memphis, TN

AHIA Spring Meeting

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The AHIA Program Committee has put together sessions that cover a broad range of hospitality legal issues for the Spring Meeting, 23-25 April at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, TN.  

If you have not yet made your hotel reservations,there are still a few rooms left at the Peabody Hotel - you can call 901-529-4000 to make your reservations (at a higher rate) and let the AHIA office know - we will try to get you the AHIA room block rate. 

Thursday, 23 April 2015

6:00 – 7:30 pm           Welcome Reception Club Bar/Hollander

Friday, 24 April 2015

7:45 – 8:30 am            Breakfast and Networking Grand Salon D

8:30 – 9:00 am            
Welcome, Introductions and AHIA Business Meeting Grand Salon E      
Nelson Migdal, Co-Chair Hospitality Group, Greenberg Traurig, LLP

9:00 – 10:00 am          
Do Contracts Need to be that Long and Complicated?
Becky Bromberg, Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Maritz, LLC and Kevin Brewer, DMCP, COO, LEO Events

10:00 – 11:00 am        
Handling Food Borne Illness Claims from the Beginning and Through Litigation 
Hunter A. Hall, Partner, Hall Keener, PA

11:00 – 11:15 am        Refreshment Break

11:15 – 12:15 pm      
Photography Rights in the Hospitality Industry
James R. Newsom, III, Esq., Harris Shelton Hanover Walsh, PLLC, Memphis Convention Bureau

12:15 – 1:15 pm         Lunch and Open Forum Grand Salon D

1:15 – 2:15 pm     
Update on Long Arm Jurisdiction 
William C. Altrueter, Esq., Altrueter Berlin

2:15 – 3:15 pm           
The Daily Grind at Hotels:  Where Ethics and Operations Cross
Kelly F. Bagnall, Director of Hospitality and Gaming Industry Group, Dykema Gossett PLLC

3:15 - 3:45 pm            Open Forum – Members discuss topics of current interest

3:45 – 4:45 pm           
Evolution of Civil Rights
Faith Morris, Director of Marketing, Governmental & Community Affairs, National Civil Rights Museum 

6:00 pm                      Depart from lobby for Musical Driving Tour and dinner at Blues City Café

Saturday, 25 April 2015

7:30 – 8:00 am            Breakfast and Networking Grand Salon D

8:00 – 8:15 am            Open Forum – Members discuss topics of current interest

8:15 – 9:15 am            
Technology and Efficiency in Litigation
David Bender and Dick Mosher, Anderson Kill Wood & Bender, PC

9:15 – 10:15 am          
Here’s What Keeps General Counsels Up at Night
Joe Pereles, Vice President Development & General Counsel, Drury Hotels Company, LLC

10:15 – 11:15 am   
Protect this House, but Don’t Go too Far – Use of Force by Security
Francesca Ippolito-Craven, Kubicki Draper

11:15 – 12:00 noon    Closing Remarks and Adjournment

The AHIA Spring Meeting also offers plenty of great opportunities to network with colleagues.  Friday evening we will sample the great food and flair of Memphis.

In addition to an excellent educational program, we'll be enjoying Memphis with a Blues & BBQ Tour that will provide an insider's view on Friday night.   To plan your trip, our program will begin with an opening reception at The Peabody Hotel Thursday evening, 23 April at 6:00 pm.  That's enough time for you to arrive for the classic Peabody Ducks March at 5:00 pm.  Our program will conclude by noon on Saturday morning, 25 April.

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