Monday Events. August 12.

Departs at 2 pm: Steamboat Arabia and Port KC Tour

Sponsored by Quetica and High Street.

Directions: Be at East Pershing side of the Westin hotel 10 minutes prior to 2pm.

• 2:00 Bus leaves the hotel and drives to the Steamboat Arabia. Arrow Stage Lines will have the bus parked in front of the hotel on East Pershing Road)
• 2:15 – 4:00 Tour the Steamboat Arabia Museum
• 4:00 Depart the museum and drive to the Port of Kansas City
• 4:10 – 5:00 Port of Kansas City tour
• 5:00 Depart the port and return to hotel

State attendees: If you are running close on time to make the 2 pm hotel departure, you can uber or cab from the airport to the Steamboat Arabia to join the tour and you will ride back to the hotel on the bus.

Begins at 7 pm: Kick off the conference with a night of drinks and award-winning Kansas City-style BBQ, hosted by Cambridge Systematics.

Location: Burnt End BBQ in Crown Center

Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm

How to get there: Burnt End BBQ is just a 2-minute walk from the Westin. Connected to the Westin lobby via the Crown Center shops, Burnt End BBQ is in the atrium next to the Grand Blvd Entrance. Click here for a map of Crown Center. <https://www.crowncenter.com/sites/default/files/inline-files/CC_Directory_Brochure_Turquoise_4x9_0223_LR_0.pdf>

Hope to see you there!