Convention Sales Trip Calendar
Remaining 2008 Opportunities
Partner space is still available for the following SCVB Convention Sales trips. Contact Brianna Mark at bmark@visitseattle.org for more information on these as well as 2009 sales trips.
September 10-11 - Affordable Meetings, Washington, D.C.
This tradeshow offers direct contact with meeting planners from organizations of every type and size who want to produce successful, cost-effective meetings.
Sept. 23-25 - IT&ME Motivation Show, Chicago
This show is exclusively for incentive travel buyers, showcasing destinations, hotels and resorts. Attendance at this annual show is a key to the bureau's efforts to penetrate the incentive travel market and attract a greater portion of this nearly $3 billion travel market to Seattle.
October 22-24 - Travel, Events & Management in Sports (TEAMS), Pittsburgh
A tradeshow that offers one-on-one booth appointments. The tradeshow includes education sports "hot-topic" sessions and numerous networking opportunities.
Nov. 19-20 - Washington, D.C. Client Event
SCVB and member sponsors will host two events for association meeting planners and executives, in addition to conducting sales calls. Space is limited.
2009 Preliminary Calendar
Feb. 7-10 |
Meeting Professional International - PEC, Atlanta
April 16 |
Springtime in the Park, Washington, D.C.
March 4-5 |
Conference Direct Annual Meeting, San Diego
May/June, dates TBD |
California Client Events, San Jose and San Francisco
May 13-16 |
Society of Government Meeting Professionals, Louisville
Summer, dates TBD |
SCVB Chicago Client Events
July 11-13 | Meeting Professionals International - WEC, Salt Lake City
August 15-18 |
American Society of Association Executives, Toronto
September 9-10 |
Affordable Meetings, Washington, D.C.
September TBD |
IT&ME, Chicago
October, dates TBD |
Travel, Events & Management in Sports (TEAMS), location TBD
October/November, dates TBD |
National Coalition of Black Meeting Planners, location TBD
November, dates TBD |
Washington, D.C. Client Events
December, dates TBD |
Association Forum's Holiday Showcase, Chicago
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| SCVB meeting planner seminar |
Unlocking the Meetings and Convention Market
An SCVB industry seminar, entitled Unlocking the Meetings and Convention Market,
was held on June 19 at the Red Lion on Fifth Avenue.
Pictured left to right: Jennifer Brown, CMP, The Meeting Company; Fabienne Hanks, CMP, Meeting Sites Resource; SCVB's Jerri Lane and Tom Norwalk. |
