1. SITA planning survey results & 2009 conference preview

2. What you said was most important #1 Meeting program & speakers #2 Time for informal gatherings w/others #3 Ease & cost of travel #4/5 Hotel & meals Bottom of the list… Restaurants, shopping & golfing venues

3. ‘09 SITA dates that work best Initial Survey: 20 out of 21 respondents said keep Sept. dates Post-hurricane threat survey: Most said to move it to October

4. What else you said is important More time for CEO discussion group More time for CEO discussion group Keep program focus on state trades, including presenters Keep program focus on state trades, including presenters Possible informal daytime activity for spouses/guests Possible informal daytime activity for spouses/guests More free time for informal gatherings and meetings w/other More free time for informal gatherings and meetings w/otherattendees

5. Cleveland vs. Cinci as the host city Queen City over The North Coast by a landslide --18 chose Cinci --3 for Cleveland

6. SITA ‘09 Mark your calendars… October 4-7, 2009 Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza www.cincinnatihilton.com

7. Only in Cinci …..An insider’s look at some of Cinci’s “firsts”

8. Only in Cinci ….. First greeting card company First paid fire dept. & steam fire engine First concrete skyscraper: Ingalls Building built 1902

9. Only in Cinci …especially for Cary May 24, 1935: First night game in MLB history at Crosley Field 1st pro baseball team: Cincinnati Red Stockings predecessor to Cincinnati Reds

10. Only in Cinci… First licensed public TV station Home to the Sons of Daniel Boone, later becoming the Boy Scouts of America First city to establish a weather bureau-1869 at the Cinci Observatory

11. Only in Cinci ….Home of 5-way chili, Graeters ice cream & Goetta (flat spam-like product) P.S. Not to worry Goetta (also known as “Cincinnati caviar”) is not on the menu

12. Only in Cinci ….Little known factoid Cincinnatians eat more than 2 million pounds of chili each year topped by 850,000 pounds of shredded cheddar cheese. This explains a lot…And is why we’ve shamelessly altered the Skyline Chili logo and made it our own for the 2009 conference.

13. Hotel HQ: Hilton Cinci Netherland Hotel HQ: Hilton Cinci Netherland “Eye candy” for the art deco enthusiast Elvis, Eleanor Roosevelt, The Kennedy’s & Winston Churchill slept here…Now you can too!!

14. Hotel HQ: Hilton Cinci Netherland Great watering hole…Voted “most romantic bar” in Cinci Sweet room rates on suites– Under $200–with other room choices even less!!

15. Hotel HQ: Hilton Cinci Netherland For the health enthusiast… HUGE health club (spa is a 5-minute walk from hotel) And art deco-inspired indoor pool

16. Night out on SITA featuring… Newport Aquarium On the Levee/Newport KY Private use of entire venue w/ reception & dinner

17. See you in O-H-I-O in ‘09 Lots more in store See you in O-H-I-O in ‘09 Lots more in store October 4-7, 2009 Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza www.cincinnatihilton.com