Calendar of Events

Join us for a Business After Hours at Ethan Allen | Wednesday, September 18th  | 5-7pm $15 Pre-Registration $20 Member at Door $25 Prospective.  PLEASE EMAIL, OR CALL AND RETURN PAYMENT TO: Milford Regional Chamber of Commerce, 5 Broad Street, Milford, CT 06460 Phone: 203-878-0681 Fax: 203-876-8517 Web: www.milfordct.com

Name Company __________________________ ______________________ _________________________________________

YES! We would like to donate a door prize for this Business After Hours Note: We will not invoice for this event. Please submit payment to the Milford Regional Chamber of Commerce in advance for pay via cash or check at the door. Cancellations will be honored up to 24 hours prior to the event. If you cannot attend, please give us a call. Receipts are available upon request.

Join the Milford Regional Chamber of Commerce at our Kickoff to Chamber Week.

Enjoy a morning of networking, meeting your Board of Directors and a proclamation by the Honorable Benjamin G. Blake on the front steps of the chamber as we honor our chamber members.

Join us for a Business After Hours at Milford Point Brewing | Wednesday, October 23rd | 6-8pm

$15 Pre-Registration $20 Member at Door $25 Prospective.

PLEASE EMAIL, OR CALL AND RETURN PAYMENT TO:

Milford Regional Chamber of Commerce, 5 Broad Street, Milford, CT 06460

Phone: 203-878-0681 Fax: 203-876-8517 Web: www.milfordct.com

Name: _____________________________________________________________

Company: __________________________________________________________

__YES! We would like to donate a door prize for this Business After Hours Note: We will not invoice for this event. Please submit payment to the Milford Regional Chamber of Commerce in advance for pay via cash or check at the door. Cancellations will be honored up to 24 hours prior to the event. If you cannot attend, please give us a call. Receipts are available upon request.

9:00 AM - Packaging 101 

SARAH WASHBURN- VISIT NEW HAVEN

Visitors want more than just a place to stay.  They want to dine out, visit local attractions, and attend events.  

They want a full experience wrapped up in a bow.  Join us and see how you can provide a valuable service to

your visitors by creating packages and itineraries that make your destination shine.  We will discuss how to

work with your local partners including area attractions, events and restaurants, that can help you create

destination themed packages.

10:00 am - Tips & Tricks of Tourism      

ROSEMARY BOVE & JEAN HEBERT - CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF TOURISM

Learn the concept of culinary tourism (understanding a region by experiencing its food)

Educate yourself on the importance of being active and having your voice heard as a small business

owner

Learn how to shine a positive light on the Industry (local press, recognition, etc)

Understand industry trends (hiring, technology, restaurant concepts, etc)

Learn how your tourism and cultural business can leverage the marketing programs offered by the CT

Office of Tourism. Representatives will be presenting no-cost marketing programs. The presentation

highlights program areas that will extend your market reach through the following programs including:

CTvisit.com – Approx. 5 million annual visitors, create your listing page with photos, deals, and events.

Social platforms – Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, and Instagram.

Connecticut Open House Day – June 13, 2020

Educational Opportunities – Tourism Marketing Outreach, Governor’s Conference on Tourism, Strategic

Planning Sessions, Tourism Industry Newsletter.

Centralized Regional Marketing Program – Educate the COT on what’s happening in your community

and business.

Consumer Newsletter – Reaches over 100,000 opt-in subscribers looking for exciting things to do in CT.

11:00 AM - Shining a Positive Light on the Industry    

Hospitality Forum

Visitors want more than just a place to stay. They want to dine out, visit local attractions, and attend

events. They want a full experience wrapped up in a bow. Join us and see how you can provide a valuable

service to your visitors by creating packages and itineraries that make your destination shine. We will

discuss how to work with your local partners including area attractions, events, and restaurants, that can

help you create destination themed packages.

November 19th, 2019 from 9am-12pm

110 RIVER ST, MILFORD, CT 06460