Hot Springs Connection 2021
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
MONDAY, MAY 17, 2021
Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort
190 Hwy 135
Paradise, MT 59856
Hotel check in
2:00 – 5:00 PM
Registration Desk – pick up name badge and conference program
Paradise Hall Event Center, Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort
TRADE EXCHANGE
5:00 – 8:00 PM
WELCOME RECEPTION
sponsored by AARFID
Greetings!
by Vicky Nash, Hot Springs Connection founder and CEO
What You Need To Know
by Vicky Nash, Hot Springs Connection
Introduction of each hot springs represented
by Jessica Meath, Hot Springs Connection
PRESENTATION
AARFID – Chad Carpenter, President and Matt Monnat, Executive Vice President
Automatic Identification Systems
TRADE EXCHANGE
GROUP SOAK!
TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2021
7:00 – 8:00 AM
Registration Desk – pick up name badge and conference program
Paradise Hall Event Center, Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort
TRADE EXCHANGE
BREAKFAST
Paradise Hall Event Center, Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort
PRESENTATION
History of Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort
by Ben Slusser, Vice President/Director of Operations for Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort
*BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOUR of QUINN’S HOT SPRINGS RESORT*
PRESENTATION
Building New Pools – What We Learned
by Ben Slusser, Vice President/Director of Operations and Damian Albright, Project Manager for Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort
– hydrology, design, flow rates, heat exchangers
TRADE EXCHANGE
LUNCH
Paradise Hall Event Center, Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort
Sponsored by Medicine Springs – Brandon & Julie Price
Medicine Springs Mineral Therapy – harnessing the geothermal healing powers of Mother Nature
PRESENTATION
Chlorine Regulation
by Gene Gudmundson – owner of Spa Hot Springs, White Sulphur Springs, MT and former President of the Montana Hot Springs Association
Legislative actions to alter chlorination requirements for hot springs facilities.
TRADE EXCHANGE
PRESENTATION
A Social History of Montana’s Hot Springs
Jeff Birkby will discuss the social history of Montana’s hot springs from early use of pools by Montana’s Tribal people to the grandiose elegance of the Broadwater Resort near Helena. The author of A Consumer’s Guide to Geothermal Energy in Montana, Montana’s Hotsprings, and other books on western hot springs, Jeff will discuss the development and social history of Montana’s hot springs, showing the role that these geothermal features have played in Montana’s history. His presentation will include stories from the past and present, using archival photos, historical and on-the-ground research, and personal interviews.
TRADE EXCHANGE
DINNER
GROUP SOAK!
WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2021
TRADE EXCHANGE
BREAKFAST
PRESENTATIONS
New Construction and Restoration Projects
– slide show of what’s new and improved at hot springs resorts and facilities across the country
by Vicky Nash
The Importance of Master Planning for Redevelopment, Restoration and Reconstruction of Historic Properties
by Walker Christensen and Jen Dicuollo with DHM Design
TRADE EXCHANGE
PRESENTATION
Report from Hot Springs Business & Trade Association
by Mark Begich, Board President and hot springs resort owner
– Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC)
TRADE EXCHANGE
LUNCH
PRESENTATION
TRADE EXCHANGE
PRESENTATION
TRADE EXCHANGE
DINNER
GROUP SOAK!
THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2021
TRADE EXCHANGE
BREAKFAST
Group Activities and Tours TBD
GROUP SOAK!