2020 Fall Conference
Council of State Restaurant Associations I National Restaurant Association
2020 Fall Conference
Monday, November 16 - Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Sandpearl Resort, Clearwater Beach, Florida. Revised September 14, 2020
Visit the CSRA reservation page to book your conference lodging at the special rate of $189, or phone 877-726-3111 and request the “Council of State Restaurant Associations” group..
View Event Partnerships here.
Please contact Grace Lynch for more information on our Partnership opportunities:
Email: glynch@staterestaurantassociations.org
Phone: (301) 300 – 0161
Fall Conference Schedule
2020 Fall Conference
Monday, November 16 - Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Sandpearl Resort, Clearwater Beach, Florida. Revised September 14, 2020
Visit the CSRA reservation page to book your conference lodging at the special rate of $189, or phone 877-726-3111 and request the “Council of State Restaurant Associations” group..
View Event Partnerships here.
Please contact Grace Lynch for more information on our Partnership opportunities:
Email: glynch@staterestaurantassociations.org
Phone: (301) 300 – 0161
Fall Conference Schedule
Monday, November 16
noon– 1:30 p.m. CSRA Board of Directors Meeting
1:30-3 p.m. CSRA Board of Directors &
National Restaurant Association Senior Staff Joint Meeting
3-3:15 p.m. Welcome. Tom Bené, President & CEO, National Restaurant
Association and CEO, National Restaurant Association
Educational Foundation and Marilou Halvorsen,
President, Council of State Restaurant Association
and President, NJ Restaurant & Hospitality Association
3:15-4 p.m. Insight into the post-election landscape: Where we go now.
4-5 p.m. State of the Industry
6 p.m. Group Dinner, Sandpearl Resort
Tuesday, November 17
8-9:45 a.m. Breakfast round-tables:
CEO, Government Affairs & Membership/Marketing
9:45-10 a.m. Partner Recognition Break
10-10:45 How online advocacy works in a post COVID era
11-11:45 Pivots and Opportunities with Third Party Delivery.
Government Affairs track
11-11:45 Tackling today's Media & Communications needs.
Membership & Marketing track
noon-1 p.m. Lunch
1-1:45 p.m. Labor trends panel.
Government Affairs track
1-1:45 p.m. Serving our 2021 customer: What is our value proposition now?
Membership & Marketing track
1:45-2 p.m. Partner Recognition Break
2-2:45 p.m. Minimum wage: the good, and the not so good of Florida's Ballot 2.
Government Affairs track
2-2:45 p.m. The Hospitality Industry in the new normal.
Membership & Marketing track
3-4 p.m. Round-tables & wrap up
CEO, Government Affairs & Membership/Marketing
5 p.m. Closing Dinner, optional, Sandpearl Resort.
noon– 1:30 p.m. CSRA Board of Directors Meeting
1:30-3 p.m. CSRA Board of Directors &
National Restaurant Association Senior Staff Joint Meeting
3-3:15 p.m. Welcome. Tom Bené, President & CEO, National Restaurant
Association and CEO, National Restaurant Association
Educational Foundation and Marilou Halvorsen,
President, Council of State Restaurant Association
and President, NJ Restaurant & Hospitality Association
3:15-4 p.m. Insight into the post-election landscape: Where we go now.
4-5 p.m. State of the Industry
6 p.m. Group Dinner, Sandpearl Resort
Tuesday, November 17
8-9:45 a.m. Breakfast round-tables:
CEO, Government Affairs & Membership/Marketing
9:45-10 a.m. Partner Recognition Break
10-10:45 How online advocacy works in a post COVID era
11-11:45 Pivots and Opportunities with Third Party Delivery.
Government Affairs track
11-11:45 Tackling today's Media & Communications needs.
Membership & Marketing track
noon-1 p.m. Lunch
1-1:45 p.m. Labor trends panel.
Government Affairs track
1-1:45 p.m. Serving our 2021 customer: What is our value proposition now?
Membership & Marketing track
1:45-2 p.m. Partner Recognition Break
2-2:45 p.m. Minimum wage: the good, and the not so good of Florida's Ballot 2.
Government Affairs track
2-2:45 p.m. The Hospitality Industry in the new normal.
Membership & Marketing track
3-4 p.m. Round-tables & wrap up
CEO, Government Affairs & Membership/Marketing
5 p.m. Closing Dinner, optional, Sandpearl Resort.
