Did you know.....

these facts about the Gaylord Opryland????
-The Gaylord Opryland was once called Opryland USA which opened May 27, 1972 and was a musical theme park with rides, shops and food.
-The hotel opened in 1977 and was called the Opryland Hotel.
-The first atrium -Garden Conservatory- opened in 1983.
-Its original name Opryland USA changed when purchased in the 1980s to Edward L. Gaylord.
-The second atrium -Cascades- opened spring of 1988.
-The third atrium -The Delta- opened in 1996 which included 375 full-grown trees.
-In 1997, Gaylord's management decided to replace the theme park with a giant retail and entertainment mall called Opry Mills.
-In May 2010 the Opryland Hotel , at one point, was under ten feet of water.
-The Gaylord Opryland is the largest structural hotel in the world  and has nine acres of indoor gardens.

What to Wear

We want all our attendees at the Nashville conference to be comfortable.  With that being said comfortable dress in encouraged, but look professional. Shorts are discouraged, but jeans and walking shoes are appropriate. Smart casual is recommended.  


If you feel the need to wear your cowboy boots, please do so! 

Get your boots on and come to G2KYLC

TIME IS RUNNING OUT....

One potato, two potato, three potato, four….if you don’t select your sessions, you won’t get in the door-ha! Only this is no joke – if you’re coming to our Nashville conference and haven’t selected the classes you want (and a full 50% have not), please do so asap!

It’s easy – just go to your online member area, click on ‘Purchases/Items’, then click on ‘Conferences’, then ‘Details’. You will see this:

Now hop to it!!

Tasty food to be served at conference....

To start off your morning on Thursday, there will be a continental breakfast to include:

    Whole fruit

    Whole grain muffins

    Bagels

    Philadelphia cream cheese, sweet butter, wild flower honey, and preserves

    Freshly brewed coffees, White Lion teas, and orange juice

For lunch a yummy Italian dish:

   Classic Caesar salad

   Grilled chicken and sun dried tomatoes over penne pasta

   Chef choice of vegetables

   Seasonal fruit tart

   Ice tea, coffee

Friday starts with a continental breakfast similar to Thursday

    Whole fruit

    Blueberry muffins

    Bagels

    Philadelphia cream cheese, sweet butter, wild flower honey, and preserves

    Freshly brewed coffees, White Lion teas, and orange juice

For lunch some southern cookin':

   Tossed garden salad with BBQ dressing

   Burbon reduction chicken roulade with cornbread stuffing

   Chef choice of vegetables

   Individual southern pecan pie with vanilla bean anglaise, caramel sauce

This list is partly an attempt to inform ahead of time those who may have special dietary restrictions or requirements.  Separate accommodations cannot possibly be made for a group this size, so please plan accordingly. Thank you for your understanding.

Get To Know Your LOCAL CHAPTER and Networking WELCOME RECEPTION

Life’s short; actually, this conference is too…let’s save time by eating dessert first! Come to our Get To Know Your Local Chapter (G2KYLC) event and enjoy a warm fudge and blonde brownie sundae station topped with either vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, nuts, and a choice of warm fudge or caramel  syrup.


Local chapters desiring to reserve a table for this event can contact Brenda Edwards at brenda.edwards@aapcca.org.

Gaylord Opryland Airport Shuttle Service

AAPC Group Rate:  $30 round trip ($10 savings - normally $40)

Shuttles run from 5am – 11pm every 30 minutes 

Attendees need to visit the airport desk in baggage claim upon arrival

AAPC Regional Conference Opryland Airport Reservation Link