SPOUSE/GUEST PROGRAM

Monday, September 24

Opening Ceremony

7:45 am - 9:00 am
Las Vegas Convention Center

Guest Program Welcome

9:00 am - 9:30 am
Room 101

Downtown/Historic Las Vegas Walking Tour Featuring Fremont Street

9:30 am - 1:00 pm

At the North end of the strip is the Downtown Casino Center also known as Glitter Gulch. Join us on a walking tour through this historic area, led by private tour guides who will describe the transformation of Las Vegas from a dusty railroad-watering stop at the beginning of the century, to the "Entertainment Capital of the World." You also will have the opportunity to get a close-up look at the Fremont Street Experience, a four-block pedestrian mall featuring a two million light bulb canopy!

President's Reception

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Hilton Center, Las Vegas Hilton

Tuesday, September 25

Keynote with Tom Peters

7:45 am - 9:00 am
Convention Center

Valley of Fire and the Lost City Museum

9:15 am - 4:00 pm

Explore the area's history and people including the Anasazi, Pueblo, and Basketmakers at the Lost City Museum. After a tour, you will travel to the Valley of Fire, a 36,000-acre preserve designated as Nevada's first State Park in 1935. The name comes from the red sandstone formations formed from shifting sand dunes and extensive erosion to create the present landscape, an island of red in the Mojave desert.

Join us as we discover petrified logs, petroglyphs dating back to 1200 AD, and fascinating rock formations. You are invited to participate as much or as little as you like as you are led to paths and viewpoints throughout the park. And don't forget your camera! Tour includes a picnic lunch.

Wednesday, September 26

Keynote with Dr. Henry Kissinger

8:00 a - 9:00 am
Convention Center

Bally's Backstage Program

9:15 am - 12:30 pm

Get a glimpse into show business during this backstage tour! When it opened in 1981, "Jubilee!" in the Ziegfield Theatre was the most lavish, expensive, and spectacular show in Las Vegas, at a cost of $10 million and featuring over 100 entertainers. On this tour you will see the largest stage in Las Vegas and ascend the stairs to the light and sound booth for a bird's eye view. Then, from three stories below the stage, learn how 5,000 gallons of water cascade through the set of the gigantic Titanic, twice nightly! Following the backstage tour, join your guide for an exciting stage make-up demonstration, where she will transform herself into a Las Vegas showgirl before your very eyes.

Thursday, September 27

What's in Your Stars

10:00 am - 12:00 noon
Convention Center, Room 101

Learn the basic principles of astrology, why many successful people use astrologers, and what you can learn from the stars. Our guest astrologer holds a Master of Arts degree and has been featured on television, radio, and in print media. The astrologer also will present and discuss the charts of a few lucky audience members.

Closing Lunch with Christopher Gardner

A Rags-to-Riches Story - from Homelessness to Wall Street

12:00 noon - 2:00 pm
Convention Center