PLEASE BE COURTEOUS TURN ALL ELECTRONIC DEVISES (CELL PHONES) ON VIBRATE

REGION FIVE Fall Association Meeting October 23, 2002

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS FOR THE WELCOME RECEPTION  SafeMark  Coakley and Williams Hotel Management  Pinnacle Communications  First Finish  DESI Telephone Labels

YOUR ADVISORY BOARD TO THE INTERNATIONAL OPERATORS COUNCIL

Pam Lytle-Hess, Chairman  Perry Patel, Vice Chair  Lou Zagarino  Judy Felton-Carlin  Lenny Berger  Karl Bissey  Jerry Burns  Tim Donley  Joanne Johnston  Fay Latshaw  Govinda Malya  Karen Mansfield  Greg Miller  John Miller  Mary Mishler  Paul Patel  Ed Peraria  Mark Rothman  Donna Teletchea  Monica Worrell

Special Guest Joe Dinunzio IOC, Vice President

RAB5 Accomplishments  Meetings –Are Well Attended  Communication –Perry Patel and Committee –Newsletters Each Quarter –Blast Faxes On Important Issues  Fall Association Regional Meetings –Judy Felton-Carlin and Committee –Thanks to all the Volunteers!  Coop Marketing –Monica Worrell and Committee –We Continue to Be the Best in the Country

Our Partnership with Choice  FSDs Continue to Offer Educational Sessions –Points to Excellence Success  Allentown, PA on November 5, 6 and 7  Revere, MA on December 3, 4 and 5  Any Interest, Contact Your FSD –11 Hotels Have Joined Region 5, YTD –5 Hotels Were Terminated, YTD

REGION FIVE COOP MARKETING Monica Worrell Chairperson

GOING FOR THE GOLD! THE BEST OF THE BEST!

Delaware Gold!  DE404 Comfort Inn, Rehoboth Beach

Maryland Gold!  MD047 Comfort Inn Gold Coast, Ocean City  MD051 Comfort Inn, Perryville  MD055 Comfort Inn, Clinton  MD098 Sleep Inn, Grasonville  MD125 Sleep Inn, Frederick  MD128 Sleep Inn & Suites Airport, Baltimore

Maryland Gold!  MD402 Comfort Inn Conference Center, Edgewood  MD410 Comfort Inn Airport, Brooklyn  MD413 Comfort Inn at Shady Grove, Gaithersburg  MD610 Comfort Suites, Chestertown  MD617 Comfort Suites, Linthicum Heights  MD621 Sleep Inn & Suites, Edgewood

New Jersey Gold!  NJ036 Quality Inn, Toms River  NJ718 Comfort Suites at Woodbridge, Avenel

Pennsylvania Gold!  PA030 Sleep Inn, Johnstown  PA031 Comfort Suites, Scranton  PA086 Comfort Inn, W. Hazleton  PA108 Comfort Inn, Erie  PA113 Comfort Inn & Suites, Johnstown  PA117 Comfort Suites, Allentown  PA123 Comfort Inn, Greensburg  PA124 Comfort Inn, Montgomeryville  PA139 Comfort Inn, Mansfield

Pennsylvania Gold!  PA207 Comfort Inn, Blairsville  PA217 Comfort Inn, Ebensburg  PA232 Comfort Inn Brandywine Valley, W. Chester  PA257 Comfort Inn, York  PA261 Comfort Inn, Duncansville  PA266 Comfort Suites, Carlisle  PA276 Comfort Suites, State College  PA296 Clarion Hotel, Scranton

Pennsylvania Gold!  PA400 Comfort Inn, Bethlehem  PA404 Comfort Inn Pittsburgh Airport, Oakdale  PA421 Sleep Inn, State College  PA424 Comfort Inn, Waynesburg  PA432 Comfort Inn, Butler  PA442 Comfort Inn Indiana  PA444 Comfort Inn, Kittanning  PA448 Comfort Inn Grove City  PA455 Comfort Inn, Wysox

REGION FIVE PLATINUM WINNERS!  NJ600 Clarion Hotel & Towers, Edison, New Jersey

PLATINUM WINNERS!  MD621 Sleep Inn & Suites, Edgewood, Maryland

NATIONAL IOC 2002  Marketing Committee –Partnership of Choice and IOC –Tweaked Choice’s New Web Site Design –Enhanced the E-Brochure –Worked For Choice Privilege Front Desk Incentive –Improving Travel and Vacation Directory –Rewarding Retreat

NATIONAL IOC 2002  Executive Committee –Mr. Ledsinger Says He’ll Stay –Basing National IOC Delegates On Number of Properties for 2003

NATIONAL IOC 2002  Operations & Standards Committee –Continue To Monitor SED Program –Endorsed Comfort Inn Sub Committee’s Recommendations For New Amenities –Worked To Offer WSJ For Corporate Properties vs. USAToday –Sleep Inn Sub Committee  Rules and Regulations  Generation 7 and Beyond

Lou Zagarino Chairman Strategic Partners, Technology And Reservations Committee

Judy Felton-Carlin Member Education Committee

Perry Patel Member Audit Committee

NATIONAL IOC Looking Ahead to 2003  Executive Committee Elections and Some New Regional Chairmen  Marketing Committee Working With Choice  Make Strategic Partners Department a Win- Win for Licensees AND Choice  Maximize Dollars to Our Coop Marketing

2003 CALENDAR OF EVENTS EVENTDATE(S)tentativeLOCATION IOC Meeting Mid-JanuaryTBD RAB5 Meeting Tues. Feb. 11 MD402 IOC Meeting Mid-MarchTBD Convention/RAB5 Meeting May 7-9 Orlando, FL IOC Meeting Late-JuneTBD RAB5 Meeting Tues. July 15 TBD IOC Meeting Mid-AugustTBD RAB5 Meeting/Fall Regional Planning Tues. Sept 9 TBD Fall Regionals October 1-3 Region 5 IOC Meeting Mid-NovemberTBD

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