The Chamber's President and CEO, Alita Bagley, noted that these engaging and educational meetings would get back up in September, allowing members to concentrate on the hectic summer season.

Tom Goodman, a member of the Convention & Visitors Bureau advisory board and the president of the freshly established Vacation Rental Managers Association, was the morning's featured speaker.

Tom started off by pointing out that the Hotel Occupancy Tax, which measures the Island's revenues, is up 9–10% so far this year compared to the same time last year. This is true even though the number of actual rentals is a little lower than it was last year.