Stillwater, OK (October 1, 2014) — The Oklahoma Travel Industry Association has partnered with the Lt. Governor Todd Lamb to produce the Lt. Governor’s Travel and Tourism Summit. Visit Stillwater and Meridian Technology Center will be hosting the event on October, 15th.  

Cristy Morrison, Visit Stillwater’s Executive Director, secured Mike Fullerton, Director of Public Affairs at Brand USA to speak at the summit after attending the Oklahoma Conference on Tourism where Fullerton was a keynote presenter.  He will be speaking about the power of travel promotion and marketing for both rural and urban communities in the United States through Brand USA as well as the economic impact of promoting travel.  Lt. Governor Todd Lamb will also hold a town hall style discussion about tourism development across the state. 

Registration for the Lt. Governor’s Travel and Tourism Summit is open at www.otia.info. Registration will remain open until the day of the event and at the door as well. 

 The event schedule is as follows:

 1:00-1:30PM               Registration

1:30-1:45PM               Welcome

1:45-2:45PM               Education Workshop-Part One

2:45-3:00PM               Break

3:00-4:00PM               Education Workshop-Part Two

4:15-5:00PM               Town Hall Meeting with Lt. Governor

5:00-6:00PM               Networking Reception for all guests

Full registration includes the entire schedule of events and costs $45.00.  There is also an option to just attend the Town Hall Meeting and Networking Reception for $20.00.  For more information, go to www.otia.info or call Visit Stillwater at 405-743-3697.