Seattle Metronatural News

Inaugural Issue: Spring 2007

IN THIS ISSUE:
Outlook on Tourism
News & Initiatives
Convention Business
Future Bookings Announced
Countdown to PCMA
Chicago Sales Mission
Pow Wow Report
Japan Mission
Ad Campaign in Full Swing
Meet the SCVB Publisher
Cultural Guides Debut
Cultural Tourism Conference
Membership Events Calendar
Member Opportunities
Profile
Film Office Ready for Action
On The Road
SCVB Team News

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PROFILES

New Port CEO Rolls Up His Sleeves

Tay Yoshitani

Tay Yoshitani began work as the Port of Seattle's New CEO in March, assuming a position held for 16 years by Mic Dinsmore. Yoshitani has led ports in Oakland and Baltimore and was deputy executive director of the Port of Los Angeles. Born in Japan, he is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and holds a master's degree in business administration from Harvard University. He received airborne and ranger training in the Army prior to service in Vietnam, and was discharged with the rank of captain. Yoshitani most recently worked as a consultant and lobbyist in Washington, D.C.

WashingtonFilmWorks Rolls into Action
WashingtonFilmWorks (WFW) is a not-for-profit organization formed by the state legislature last year to stimulate film and video production growth and revitalize the state's reputation as a premiere destination for motion picture production.

Since launching in February, the organization has incentivized four projects statewide including three feature films and one commercial production. WFW has signed on Amy Dee as Executive Director to oversee the new venture and the Board of Directors is chaired by Rebecca Bogard of Bogard & Johnson Associates, LLC. WFW offers funding assistance of up to 20 percent of in-state expenditures to commercial, television and feature film productions. There is a $1 million funding cap on each production. To be funded, feature films must spend at least $500,000, television productions must spend $300,000 and commercial productions must spend $250,000. For more information, visit www.WashingtonFilmWorks.org

ON THE ROAD

SEATTLE SPORTS COMMISSION

February 2-3

NAGAAA Gay & Lesbian Softball Annual Meeting, Phoenix - Seattle bid presentation for 2008 NAGAAA Gay & Lesbian Softball World Series in August 2008 (subsequently awarded to Seattle)

March 13-17

NCAA Div. I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships, Minneapolis - Promotion of 2008 championships in Seattle

April 17-20

National Association of Sports Commissions (NASC) Annual Symposium, Dallas

May 30-June 1

Annual Pacific-10 Conference Athletic Directors' Meeting, San Diego - SSC team and board will represent Seattle and the PAC-10 Conference

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SCVB PUBLIC RELATIONS

April 23

TIA International Pow Wow Media Marketplace - promotion to 300 domestic and international travel journalists

April 23-24

Southern California Media Blitz - Los Angeles

May 6-9

New York Media Blitz

May 13-16

Northern California Media Blitz

May 19-23

PRSA Travel & Tourism Section Media Marketplace

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MARKETING SERVICES

April 23-27

Art Director's Invitational Master Class Conference, San Jose - SCVB's Lara Dickson finished third in a field of more than 100 top designers in an Adobe Photoshop CS3 3D design competition.

May 9-11

Chicago Sales Mission/PCMA Marketing Committee Meeting

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SCVB TEAM NEWS

Starting

Retiring

Ralph L. Morton, Jr.
(Ralph L. Morton - Seattle Sports Commission)

Stats:
Born: March 18, 2007
Weight: 6 lbs., 14 oz
Length: 19.5 Inches

Amy Dee
Baby Boy Dee
(Amy Dee - WashingtonFilmWorks)

Stats:
Born: May 1, 2007
Weight: 8 lbs., 4 oz
Length: 22 Inches

Betsy Tommering
SCVB Onsite Convention Support Team

Started: Sometime in 1982
Retired: April 2007
Quote: "I enjoyed working with all the ladies in Convention Services. They're a wonderful bunch and I'll miss them."

ABOUT THIS PUBLICATION
Issue: Inaugural Issue, Spring 2007

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Seattle Metronatural News is a quarterly tourism industry newsletter that is edited and published by Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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