Schedule (Preliminary and Subject to Change)

Hilton Nashville Airport BNA Terminal, TN
Education at Fast Forward Focus is offered by the NATSO Foundation. The NATSO Foundation is the research education and public outreach subsidiary of NATSO Inc. Interested in speaking? Reach out to NATSO Foundation Executive Director Amy Toner at atoner@natsofoundation.org.

Wednesday, October 28

NATSO Board of Directors Strategic Planning
11:30am – 5:30 pm

The NATSO Board of Directors Strategic Planning is open to Board of Directors only.

Registration
2:30 – 3:30 pm and 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Registration will be open prior to the Retail Tour and before the Dessert Welcome Reception.

NATSO Foundation Fast Forward Focus Retail Tour
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm      
Meet at the hotel registration, 1st Floor.
NATSO Foundation retail tours provide attendees with an opportunity to tour best–in–class retail locations, gather great ideas from successful travel center operators and network with other travel center operators in attendance!

Retail tour participants should plan to meet in the hotel lobby at the hotel registration desk at 3:00 p.m. The group will travel via bus.

Dessert Welcome Reception 
8:00 pm – 9:30 pm      
Join the early arrivals for desserts and cocktails.

Thursday, October 29

Registration
8:00 – 12:00 pm    

NATSO Foundation Board of Directors Meeting 
8:00 – 9:00 am    
The NATSO Foundation Board of Directors meeting is open to Foundation Board members only.   

Breakfast and Networking
8:30 am

Executive Briefing
9:15-10:00 am  

Executive Briefing
10:15-11:00 am     

Table Discussions: Travel Center Technology
11:15 – 12 pm

NATSO Board of Directors Meeting
12:15-4:15 pm  

The NATSO Board of Directors Business meeting is open to Board of Directors and Chairman’s Circle members only.


       

       

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