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ARDA Northeast Regional Meeting
June 4-5, 2012
Renaissance Providence Downtown
Providence, Rhode Island

Registration | Hotel | Rental Car | Schedule | Sponsors

Registration

Discounted early bird rate ends May 18, register now!

If you are a sponsor of this meeting, register here.

If you are a participating ARDA-ROC HOA Board Member, register here.

Hotel Information

To make your hotel reservations at the Renaissance Providence Downtown, please click here to book online, or call toll free at (866) 630-0704. To ensure you obtain the discount room rate of $159 per night, plus tax, please ask for the ARDA Group Block. Rooms will be available at the discount rate until May 18 or until the block is sold out, whichever comes first.

Don't delay in making your hotel reservations, rooms sell out quickly for ARDA meetings.

Rental Car

ARDA has a special discount for all car rentals through Hertz when attending ARDA Meetings. To take advantage of the discount, click here and make your reservation now!

Schedule-at-a-Glance

Schedule details will be available in the next week. Last updated 5/3/12.

Monday, June 4
8:00 am	Golf Tournament at Swansea Country Club- details
1:00 pm-3:30 pm	Supplier Certification Seminar- details
3:30 pm-6:30 pm	Registration
4:00 pm-5:00 pm	HOA Challenges and Solutions: Postcard and Rescue Companies, Resales and Rentals Update A year later our industry still faces this important issue. Listen to updates as to what has been done over the past year, changes that have come about and much more from a panel of experts on the subject matter.
5:00 pm-6:30 pm	Opening Reception with Product Showcase Network with fellow meeting attendees and discover what our Product Showcase has to offer! co-sponsored by GCG Law
Tuesday, June 5
7:45 am-12:15 pm	Registration
8:00 am-9:15 am	Breakfast and Work Life Balance Programming According to research of 50,000 global employees conducted by the Corporate Executive Board (CEB), work-life balance is now the second most important driver of employee attraction and commitment, second only to compensation. Also, employees who feel they have a better work-life balance tend to work 21% harder than those that don’t. So what exactly is work-life balance and how do you bring it into your life? Speakers:Bob Craycraft, ARDA Sarah King, Wyndham Vacation Ownership Brought to you by WIN; sponsored by RCI
9:15 am-10:30 am	New ADA Requirements By now you should have figured out whether and under what circumstances your facility can accommodate miniature horses as a service animal, segways, golf carts, or other power driven mobility devices for use by disabled customers and patrons. Yet to come are the onerous reservation requirements for accessible rooms as well as the new standards for compliance in all types of recreational amenities from fishing piers and playgrounds to spas and golf courses. Engage in an interactive panel discussion with industry experts on how to address these and other requirements which were supposed to become effective on March 15, 2012, but has been extended until May 15, 2012. sponsored by Vacation Resorts International (VRI)
10:30 am-10:45 am	Networking Break
10:45 am-12:15 pm	We're Shrinking and We're Aging: What's a Resort to do? The 30 year-old resort has owners who are 30 years older than when they made their first vacation plans. People change and so does their financial condition, their ability to travel and their connection with their timeshare. Resorts must be proactive in dealing with these owners who prefer to just get out of the way. Hear how one resort consolidated non-performing weeks to create wholly owned unit for sale. The session will also cover collections basics from working with an agency through to foreclosures. sponsored by Vacation Resorts International (VRI)
12:15 pm-1:30 pm	Networking Lunch and ARDA Updates sponsored by Interval International
1:30 pm-3:00 pm	ARDA New England Executive Committee Meeting closed meeting