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Mockingbird Soccer Club
2008 Girls Louisville Cup
Championship
April 18-20
Various hotels
5,000
attendees
Mockingbird Soccer Club
2008 Boys Louisville Cup
Championship
April 25-27
Various hotels
5,000
attendees
Kentucky Dental Association
Annual Conference
May
8-11
KICC
4,
000
attendees
National Rifle Association
Annual Convention
May
16-18
KEC
60,000
attendees
National Credit Management
Association
2008
Credit Congress
KICC
1,800
attendees
Work Late Wednesdays
Various Locations
April 9
Whiskey Wednesdays
Park Place on Main
April 9
F.A.T. Friday Trolley Hop
Frankfort
Avenue
April 25
Waterfront Wednesday
Harbor Lawn
April
23
Partner
Showcase
LCVB
Wednesday, May 28
Business After Hours
Brown
& Williamson Club
Wednesday, July 23
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April 9, 2008
Convention Development
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April
8, Bureau Staff hosted the annual Kentucky Derby Luncheon in Washington D.C. Forty-five
clients attended the luncheon at the Willard Hotel--the site where Henry Clay
introduced the mint julep to Washington D.C.
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April 8, Yvonne
Board met with the Local Chapter President of the National Association of Church Business Administrators to
discuss bringing the group's July 2013 confernce to Louisville, which would represent 5,000 room nights.
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April 10 Mark Barnes and Lisa LeCompte will conduct a site visit
for the Voluntary Protection Programs Participants' Association. The
group is considering Louisville for the 2013 National Conference. The event represents
10,115 room nights and an economic impact of $5.5 million.
Tourism Development
Bureau Services
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April 8, Cinnamon Jawor and Susan Sauer hosted a planning visit
with Dick Holmes of the American Legion National Convention. The American Legion National
Convention will be held in Louisville August 21-17, 2009 bringing 12,500 attendees
with an economic impact of $9.5 million.
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April 11, there
will be a pre-convention meeting for the APWA 2008 Snow Conference at KICC in room 203 at 9 a.m.
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Rita Edmonds and Yvonne Board are hosting a planning visit for
Aglow International which will meet in Louisville October
22-24, 2009, bringing 6,000 attendees with a $2.5 million eeconomic impact.
Groups working with services this week:
Multicultural Affairs
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April 8-10, Peggy Riley and Kate Amara will attend the African American Travel Conference at the Cleveland Convention
Center in Cleveland. Peggy and Kate have appointments with 100 Group Leaders and
Travel Planners. The conference is the nation's premier organization of African American Travel Planners.
Partner Development
New Partners:
Tumbleweed Southwest Grill Catering
(502) 893-0323
Leigh Ann Burckhardt
SpringHill Suites Downtown
(502) 569-7373
Jay Nichols
New Partner Program
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Partner Showcase
is your opportunity to present your product or service to educate key Bureau staff
members about your organization. Your five-minute presentation can be as creative
or informative as you wish, and make an even greater impact by distributing brochures
or handouts to audience members. The next Showcase will be held at the Bureau
on May 28 from 9-10 a.m. Take advantage of this opportunity to let the Bureau
know your areas of specialty. Space is limited to 10 organizations per session.
Register today by contacting partner@gotolouisville.com.
Showcase Schedule:
May 28, 2008
July 30, 2008
Sept. 24, 2008
Nov. 26, 2008
Jan. 28, 2009
March 25, 2009
May 27, 2009
July 29, 2009
Sept. 30, 2009
Nov. 25, 2009
Marketing/Communications
Kentucky Department of Tourism Promotional Opportunity: "Backyard Treasures"
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The Kentucky Department of Tourism (KDT) is beginning its “Discover
your own Backyard” promotion to entice Kentuckians to vacation in our home
state. Discover your own Backyard will be promoted, in part, through news releases,
both print and audio, radio spots, broadcast interviews and special events. As
part of this promotion, KDT will run a Backyard Treasures contest open only to
Kentucky residents. Kentuckians will be encouraged to visit the KDT homepage to register for the daily prizes that will be awarded during the contest.
KDT is seeking prize components to be used in the promotion which is designed
to increase awareness of Kentucky as a vacation choice for Kentuckians. Interested
sponsors must be willing to supply at least one prize with a minimum value of
$50. One prize will be awarded daily beginning May 1. KDT reserves the right to
combine prizes, with the donor’s permission, into prize packages. Interested
sponsors are encouraged to contact Kathy S. Yount, Creative Services Director,
at (502) 564-4930 ext. 120, kathy.yount@ky.gov or at the following address:
Kentucky Department of Tourism
500 Mero Street, 22nd floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
Deadline for participation is April 25.
Bureau Brief Editor: Angela Weisser
Bureau Brief Layout: Angela Weisser & Mark Perry
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