Wednesday, January 25, 2012
The Economic Outlook Conference is held to offer a broad overview of factors affecting the regional economy and other information useful to business, civic and community leaders from Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson and Washington counties.
Dr. Ronnie Volkening powerpoint
Penny Reeh powerpoint
Dr. Jim Gaines powerpoint
Bill Byrne powerpoint
B/CS Chamber of Commerce Economic Conference title sponsor:
Tickets include access to all speakers and sessions, coffee/snacks, a full-plated lunch and information provided by the speakers.
Chamber Members - $70
(Register by January 6 and receive $5 off!)
Non-Chamber Members - $80
Reserved Table Sponsor for 8 - $640
*Early bird discount is a Chamber membership only benefit, and only applies to individual member registrations made before January 6. Tables not eligible for discounts due to extra received benefits as part of table sponsorship.
B/CS Chamber of Commerce Economic Conference Session Sponsors:
EOC Conference Schedule*
7:30-8 a.m.
Registration
8-9 a.m. Session I – “Retail”
Dr. Ronnie Volkening
President of the Texas Retailers Association
9:15-10:15 a.m. Session II – “Tourism”
Penny Reeh
President of Indigo Research Group
10:45 am -12 pm Session III – “Economy/real estate trends”
Dr. Jim Gaines
Research Economist at Texas A&M Real Estate Center
12:15-2 p.m. Lunch and Keynote Speaker
Bill Byrne
Director of Athletics, Texas A&M University
*Speakers and times can be subject to change.*
Additional Sponsors:
American Momentum Bank
Atmos Energy
B/CS Convention and Visitor’s Bureau
Copy Corner
Insite Printing and Graphics
Kyle Office Products
MicroAge
Texas Commercial Waste
The Eagle
WTAW (Bryan Broadcasting)
Economic Conference Agenda Set
“Distinguished speakers to cover crucial economic topics at the B/CS Chamber of Commerce’s annual conference.”
Tourism and the impact of Texas A&M athletics will be among the many topics discussed at the Bryan/College Station Chamber of Commerce’s annual Economic Outlook Conference set for January 25, 2012 at the Hilton Hotel.
The Chamber hosts the business program to provide business owners, community leaders, and area residents with expert insight into factors that are currently affecting the local economy, while forecasting some trends that may change the economy in the future.
This year, the three main topics the Chamber’s volunteer planning committee has selected are: retail, tourism, housing / economic trends, and the impact of Texas A&M athletics.
Dr. James Gaines with the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M will be featured once again for one of the sessions to both recap and forecast current housing trends and other key factors affecting the local economy. Texas A&M Athletic Director Bill Byrne has been invited to speak as the keynote speaker. Byrne has been invited to potentially discuss how the recent conference changes may impact both local businesses and the community, as well as the proposed Kyle Field changes.
After another sellout year in 2011, the Chamber is expecting to once again near or exceed capacity for the conference, which runs from roughly 8 am until 2 pm. Pre-sale tickets can be purchased by calling the chamber at 979-260-5200 or by visiting www.bcschamber.org