Annual Meeting
Each year, usually mid-June, the Association conducts its major
business and educational meeting which is devoted to learning,
communication of ideas, social interaction and recreation. Annual
Meeting has, as its tradition, the involvement of supplier and bus
operator members and the families of both. A key characteristic of
the yearly event is its informality and relaxed atmosphere.
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PBA 2009 Annual Meeting
Wrap-up
Despite the damp and cool weather……a fantastic time was had by all
annual meeting attendees!
David Jackson, Ann Pilcher and the
Pocono Mountains Convention &
Visitors Bureau planned many enjoyable functions including a
golf tournament, FAM trips, receptions, dinners and hospitality
suites. Our second
annual Industry Expo gave our bus manufacturers and industry
suppliers an opportunity to showcase their buses and
product/services to our numerous bus operators in attendance.
The Sales Retreat was a great opportunity for the bus
operator member Tour Planners and Travel Suppliers to have
one-on-one time to drum up new business opportunities. In addition
to the various networking opportunities, there were educational
programs and official business during the General Membership
Meeting.
The meeting kicked off on Tuesday
afternoon with the annual golf tournament at
The Inn at Pocono Manor,
followed by an Ice Breaker Reception at
The Villages at Pocono Raceway where we had a unique opportunity to
ride around the famous Pocono Raceway on our demo buses! No racing,
though, was permitted amongst the demo buses!
The attendees had several local restaurants to choose from
for a Dine-Around, and the night concluded with a hospitality suite
sponsored by Milestone Hospitality Service – The Chateau Resort and Conference Center.
Wednesday morning began with
breakfast sponsored by
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs and featured an educational program
which was kicked off by motivational speaker
Bruce Boguski, followed
by Matt Daecher
of Daecher Consulting Group, and
Floyd Warner of the
Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry.
The Industry Supplier Expo
was an opportunity to eat-and-meet, after which attendees had their
choice of the Crossings
Premium Outlets-Barley Creek Brewing Company tasting or the Pocono
Whitewater bike ride. The
evening began with the
Camelbeach Reception and Beach Party which included Showcase
Pocono, followed by the hospitality suite sponsored by
Luzerne County Convention &
Visitors Bureau and
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs.
Thursday morning started off with
breakfast sponsored by the
Great Wolf Lodge followed by the General Membership Meeting and
presentations from Ken
Presley of UMA and Peter Pantuso of ABA. The FAM trips for the
day included lunch and Forever Patsy Cline Show at
The Shawnee Inn and Golf
Resort and a tour of Jim
Thorpe. A reception was
hosted at Mount Airy Casino
Resort along with an opportunity for slot play. The evening
concluded with a hospitality suite sponsored by
Pocono Whitewater.
Friday closed the meeting with a
breakfast sponsored by
Atlantic City Convention &
Visitors Authority, the morning session of the Sales Retreat,
lunch sponsored by the Pocono
Mountains Convention & Visitors Bureau celebrating 75 year , and
concluded with the afternoon session of the Sales Retreat.
PBA would like
to thank the many sponsors which helped make the meeting possible.
We appreciate their commitment to the Association.
Platinum Sponsor
Motor Coach Industries, Inc.
Gold Sponsor
Bus & Coach International
Educational Session Break Sponsor
United Motorcoach Association
General Membership Meeting Break Sponsor
Split Rock Resort & Golf Club
Golf Hole Sponsor
Bus & Coach International
Demo Buses
ABC Companies
Arcola Bus Sales
Bus & Coach International
Daimler Buses North America
Martz Trailways
Motor Coach Industries, Inc.
Prevost Car (US) Inc.
Stallion Bus Industries
Bus Displays
ABC Companies
Anderson Bus Sales
Arcola Bus Sales
Bus & Coach International
Daimler Buses North America
Motor Coach Industries, Inc.
Prevost Car (US), Inc.
Stallion Bus Industries
Trident Buses
Industry Supplier Displays
Alan Tye & Associates, LC
Bergen Auto Upholstery
Bicehouse Consulting
Easy Bus, Inc.
Lancer Insurance Company
P.A. Post Agency, LLC
Paul Arnold Associates, Inc.
Perfect Body Co.
Radio Engineering Industries, Inc.
Research Underwriters
Sackett Cook & Associates/TIB
Sardo Bus & Coach Upholstery
Saucon Technologies
Turbo Images
Sales Retreat Sponsors
American Bus Association – AM Coffee Break
Toby's Dinner Theatre – Table Stands
Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem – General
Split Rock Resort & Golf Club – PM Break
Pocono Mountains Sponsors
Asa Packer Mansion
Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority
Barley Creek Brewing Company
Blakeslee Inn & Restaurant
Camelback Mountain Resorts
Destination Pocono
Great Wolf Lodge
Louie’s Prime Steakhouse
Luzerne County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Milestone Hospitality Services – The Chateau Resort and Conference
Center
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs
Mount Airy Casino Resort
Nick’s Lake House
Penn’s Peak
Pocono Raceway
Pocono Whitewater
Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort
Shawnee Playhouse
Shenanigan’s
Split Rock Resort and Golf Club
Split Rock Resort Bell’ago
The Albright Mansion
The Crossings Premium Outlets
The Inn at Pocono Manor
The Old Jail Museum
Workhorse Design