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US Army
2008 Installation Management
Institute
Galt House Hotel & Suites
January 13-18
1,500 attendees
Southern Sustainable
Agriculture Working Group
2008 Annual Meeting
January 17-20
Galt House Hotel & Suites
1,000 attendees
Work Late Wednesdays
Various Locations
January 9
F.A.T. Friday Trolley Hop
Frankfort Avenue
January 25
Beyond Baseball: The Life of
Roberto Clemente
Louisville Slugger Museum &
Factory
Through February 28
Business After Hours
Garden Court at the Louisville
Seminary
Wednesday, March 12
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January 8, 2008
Convention Development
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January 7, the Bureau will host a pre-con meeting for the Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo that will be held at KEC, February 27-March 1.
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January 13-16, Jim Wood, Karen Williams, Mark Barnes and Casey Allen will attend the PCMA (Professional Conference Management Association) in Seattle.
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January 13, Joyce Howlett and Rita Edmonds will attend a pre-con meeting for the IMI Conference (Installation Management Institute) that begins at KICC on Sunday. The conference will generate 9,318 total room nights and an economic impact of nearly $4 million.
Tourism Development
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Dineene Bradley will host a site visit with MaNobu More, Center for International Exchange of Tokyo. He is bringing 200 Japanese visitors to Louisville in October as part of the 18th Japan-American Grassroots Summit.
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January 7-9, Kate Amara will attend the Tennessee Motorcoach Association's 12th annual convention in Memphis, Tenn. Kate will meet one-on-one with motorcoach company operators and owners who are in charge of planning group travel to Louisville. The Bureau is also a sponsor of the refreshment breaks during this year's event. Other Louisville CVB partners attending the convention include Carol McMasters from The Galt House Hotel and Suites, Cindy Nevitt from Derby Dinner Playhouse and Stacy Zehnder from the Harrison County Indiana Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Partner Development
New Partners:
Sysco/Louisville
Lalla O'Bryan
(502) 364-4300
Harris Entertainment
Nancy Harris
(502) 267-0148
- You are invited to an Open House at SpringHill Suites Louisville Airport on February 12 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Lunch will be catered by Upper Crust. Door Prizes will be given away and include dinner gift certificates, gift certificates to attractions from around the city, as well as free nights at the hotel. RSVP to Sarah Harris at (502) 361-9009 or sarah.harris@marriott.com
LCVB New Partner/Partner Refresher Orientation
- All partners are invited to participate in orientation sessions held every other month. If you are a new partner, or would like a refresher course in maximizing your partner benefits, please attend our Partner Orientation meeting at the Bureau on Wednesday, February 13, from 3 - 4:30 p.m. Please contact Michelle Penn at mpenn@gotolouisville.com to RSVP.
2008 Orientation Schedule:
February 13
April 9
June 11
August 13
October 8
Marketing Communications
- The nominations deadline for the Southeast Tourism Society Top 20 Events is Friday, January 11. That is the last day to submit nominations for events that take place in the summer (July/August/September 2008). Nomination forms can be downloaded here. For more information call (404) 364-9847 or visit www.southeasttourism.org/top_20_events.html.
- The sixth episode of the Lookin' @ Louisville podcast series, "Louisville Rocks!" is now available. Hosts Stacey Yates and Chaz Rough take a peek at ear X-tacy, the city's most unique, independently owned and operated music store. Viewers will also learn about the varieties of music that puts Louisville on the map, as well as some of the city's jammin' music venues. Click the player to view. The episode is also available in iTunes and at www.YouTube.com/lookinatlouisville.
Bureau Brief Editor: Susan Dallas
Bureau Brief Layout: Angela Weisser & Mark Perry
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