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National Convention of Gospel
Choirs & Choruses
August 5-11
Louisville Marriott Downtown
3,000 attendees
US Army Center for Health
Promotion
2007 Army Force Health
Protection
August 7-11
Galt House Hotel & Suites
1,500 attendees
Fraternal Order of Police
2007 Biennial National
Convention
August 12-16
KICC
7,000 attendees
International Municipal Signal
Association
2007 IMSA Annual Conference
& School
August 18-21
Louisville Marriott Downtown
1,000 attendees
World Triathlon Corporation
2007 Ironman Louisville
August 24-27
KICC
12,500 attendees
11th Armored Cavalry
Veterans of Vietnam &
Cambodia
11th ACVVC Reunion 2007
September 6-10
Galt House Hotel & Suites
1,100 attendees
National Quartet Convention
2007 Annual Convention
September 9-15
KEC
40,000 attendees
NSRA Street Rod Nationals
KEC
August 2-5
First Friday Gallery Hop
Downtown
August 3
Kentucky Bluegrass Music
Festival
Belvedere
August 3-4
Kentucky State Fair
KEC
August 16-26
Louisville Hospitality
Ambassador LHA Designation
Locust Grove
Wednesday, August 29
8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
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July 31, 2007
Jim Wood talks about Louisville—click here to watch the podcast from www.CoolCleveland.com.
Convention Development
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July 27-August 1, Karen Williams and Joyce Howlett will attend the Meeting Professionals International (MPI) World Education Congress in Montreal.
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July 31, Yvonne Board will meet with the National Baptist Convention USA local host committee to discuss the upcoming 2008 Convention.
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August 1, Mark Barnes will attend the International Association of Exhibition and Events Washington D.C. Chapter luncheon (formerly International Association for Exhibition Managers) in Washington.
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August 2, Joyce Howlett will meet with the Southeastern Shrine Association’s local representatives to work on a presentation for Louisville to host its 2011 Annual Convention. The conference would generate 4,170 room nights and an economic impact of nearly $2 million.
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August 3, Mark Barnes will attend the HelmsBriscoe D.C. regional meeting in Washington.
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Lisa LeCompte and Aaron Baer participated in  the Council for Engineering and Scientific Society Executives Annual Conference July 17-20 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Bureau sponsored the lunch on Wednesday which included a Derby theme. Pictured (l to r) are; Diane Reiff, Galt House Hotel & Suites; Karen Napier, Louisville Marriott Downtown; Lisa LeCompte and Aaron Baer, Convention Bureau.
Tourism Development
- July 30, Nicole Twigg and Kate Amara assisted the Galt House in greeting a total of 38 motorcoaches for the Carl Hurley Cavalcade of Comedy. Nine of the motorcoaches will stay in Louisville three days or more. The Bureau will also have a table set-up for motorcoach guests attending the show to receive more information about things to see and do in Louisville.
- July 30-31, Gayla Schaftlein will make sales calls to local and regional AAA offices. Gayla will visit with staff at nine AAA's in Louisville, Lexington and Frankfort presenting information that will help these offices direct more individual leisure travelers to Louisville.
- Sullivan University is hosting the First Interactive Culinary Council Symposium for the International Caterers Association (ICA) from Sunday, July 29 through Wednesday, August 1. Approximately 112 ICA chefs and board members will attend. The Tourism Department supplied "Welcome Bags" for the group. Each delegate was given a bag when they registered. On Sunday evening, Gayla Schaftlein, Kate Amara, and Barbara Hewitt attended the Opening Reception at Winston's.
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 July 30-31, ICA will tour Woodford Reserve. Gayla Schaftlein and Barbara Hewitt will be there to greet them and talk about Bourbon Country. The chefs will receive a Bourbon Country map and shot glass from the Tourism Department. Pictured at Woodford Reserve Distillery are (l to r): Gayla Schaftlein and Barbara Hewitt, Bureau; Chef David Larson, chef at Woodford Reserve; Dave Scheurich, Woodford Reserve master distiller; and Greg Bess, ICA member and president of Melange Catering & Special Events in Houston.
Bureau Services
- July 30, Rita Edmonds attended a pre-convention meeting for Adventist-Laymen's Services & Industries (ASI).
- July 30, Cinnamon Jawor conducted a pre-convention meeting with the Fraternal Order of Police Local Host Committee. She reviewed shuttle, special events and general logistics.
- The Bureau, along with the Kentucky Exposition Center & Centerplate, is sponsoring a Ladies Tea on Thursday, August 2, from 1:00-2:30 p.m. for the National Street Rod Association. The Tea is being coordinated by the Services "Interns" Jessica Dillree and Heather Crabtree.
Groups working with services this week:
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National Street Rod Association, 2007 Street Rod Nationals is meeting at the Kentucky Exposition Center. 30,000 attendees are expected to attend, generating an economic impact of over $16 million. On Wednesday, August 1, a news conference and parade will be held to welcome the group back to Louisville. A parade of street rods will leave Papa John's Cardinal Stadium at 10:30 a.m. and travel down Fourth Street to Fourth Street Live! where the news conference will be held at 11 a.m. The cars will remain on display at Fourth Street Live! throughout the lunch hour. The Bureau will provide an onsite city concierge at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium (where registration takes place) from Wednesday through Friday.
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Adventist-Laymen's Services & Industries, 2007 ASI International Convention is meeting at the Kentucky International Convention Center. 3,000 attendees are expected, generating an economic impact of nearly $3 million. The Bureau will provide an onsite city concierge at KICC’s Riverside Lobby from Wednesday through Friday.
Partner Development
New Partners:
Cincinnati Reds
Dave Ziegler
(513) 765-7327
Mayan Cafe
Anne Shadle
(502) 566-0651
Quality Inn & Suites
Jeet Shah
(502) 454-0451
Louisville Hospitality Ambassador LHA Designation
- The next class is scheduled on Wednesday, August 29 from 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m at Locust Grove on Blankenbaker Lane. Cost of the program for a member company is $79 per participant and $129 for a non-member company. Space is limited, so register today! Contact Melissa Sparks at msparks@gotolouisville.com or (502) 560-0015. Click here for more information.
Partner's Only Website Training
- You now have convenient access, all online, to a powerful web interface to view, update and respond to business opportunities, your organization's user profiles, special promotions, calendar of events, website listings, partner directory, convention alerts, city information booth schedules, delegate surveys and the latest calendar of booked conventions. Be sure to log on, review and update your listing by clicking here. If you need to obtain your user name and password, please contact partner@gotolousiville.com. A web training session for each category will be held throughout the day on Wednesday, August 22 at the Clifton Center on 2117 Payne Street.
8:30- 9:30 a.m. - Business Services/Shopping/Open to all categories
9:30-10:30 a.m. - Attractions /Entertainment
10:30-11:30 a.m. - Accommodations
1 - 2 p.m. - Business services/Shopping/Open to all categories
2 - 3 p.m. - Accommodations
3 - 4 p.m. - Restaurants
4 - 5 p.m. - Attractions/Entertainment
Marketing Communications
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The nominations deadline for the Kentucky Tourism Council Top 10 Festivals & Events is Friday, August 17, 2007. That is the last day to submit nominations for events that take place in the upcoming winter/holiday season (Thanksgiving 2007 through February 2008). Nomination forms can be downloaded here. For more information contact Karen Pearl at (502) 223-8687, kpearl@tourky.com or click here.
- Reserve your spot in the Bureau’s Official Visitors Guide! This guide contains the latest information about Bureau member attractions, entertainment, restaurants, shopping, transportation and accommodations as well as a calendar of events and maps. The guide is distributed by the Bureau at the Visitor Information Center, the airport, local convention and trade shows plus selected area hotels. Tap into this lucrative visitor market and stand out among the crowd. Contact Joanie Allgeier at (502) 560-1469 or jallgeier@gotolouisvlle.com
Bureau Brief Editor: Susan Dallas
Bureau Brief Layout: Angela Weisser & Mark Perry
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