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Creole Nature Trail honored. More.

It is a Fine Time...
to try something new. Visit an event or festival out of your state. Use the Top 20 Events list!

The deadline to submit items for Winter 2009 (January, February, March) Top 20 Events is July 11. Download the nomination form.

Spring 2008
Summer 2008
Fall 2008

New Opportunities Exist
A couple of new positions have opened up in the Southeast. Visit the STS Jobs page.

Looking for quality candidates? As an STS member, you get to post your listing for free. Let us know about your openings.

For TMPs
You've put in the time... now collect your reward. STS Marketing College is offering a special TMP Alumni class for those who have earned Travel Marketing Professional certification. Barry Pitegoff (right) of VISIT FLORIDA® will conduct a course on the relevancy of research and applications to your day-to-day work activities. This 1.5-day course is designed for working professionals. Limited seating guarantees your questions will be discussed and analyzed. Sign up today.

Class Begins July 27
Marketing College ...STS Marketing College class, that is. With more than 200 people already registered, 2008 will be another record-breaking year. If you are looking to increase your knowledge about our industry, consider attending this year.
>> I'd like to register
>> I'd like more information on scholarships
>> I want more visibility for my organization


National Tour Association Extends an Opportunity
National Tour Association is conducting its annual Grassroots Symposium June 24-25 in Washington, D.C. This is a perfect opportunity to facilitate dialogue between D.C. and the travel & tourism industry. >> Learn more...
>> What is the Grassroots Action Network?

Submit by July 18...
...your Shining Example nominations. Let the industry know about your efforts of the last year by nominating your "shining examples." There are two new categories: Read about all nine categories...

STS Federal Agency Partners
Enough cannot be said about STS's 12 federal agency partners. They have opened many doors in our pursuit of increasing private / public partnerships. A new web page has been developed to give you the tools to open dialogue with Washington. Read about the Memorandum of Understanding and how you can get involved.

A Set of Learning Sessions
Beginning in July, Southeast Tourism Society will offer a series of Webinars using tourism industry specialists. We are excited to offer these events that are designed to help destinations increase tourism revenue and expand their tourism product.

We will use tourism professionals from the STS Marketing College to examine trends, study research and analyze how-to methods. The webinars will be offered every other month. Please let Darryl Wilson know if you are interested in these 25-minute sessions. Prospective STS members are welcome.

Welcome

Sharon Cruikshank, New River CVB; sharon@newrivercvb.com; (Oak Hill, WV)

Jane Groff, City of Maryville Foothills Fall Festival - City of Maryville Events; jmgroff@ci.maryville.tn.us; (Maryville, TN)

Suzanne Moses, Best Western King of the Road - Corporate Administrator; Suzanne@AmericanMotel.Travel; (Tucker, GA)

Evelyne Valls, ShermansTravel Media, LLC - National Advertising Manager; evalls@shermanstravelmedia.com; (New York, NY)

Nelson Gumm, AJR Media Group - President/CEO; nelson@ajrassoc.com; (Spring, TX)

Sheri Moretz, Mast General Store - Community Relations Manager; sheri@MastGeneralStore.com; (Valle Crucis, NC)

Dennis Edwards, Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau - President/CEO; dedwards@visitraleigh.com; & Charissa Todd, Tourism Marketing Manager; ctodd@VisitRaleigh.com; (Raleigh, NC)

Chris Cavanaugh, Magellan Strategy Group, LLC - President; ccavanaugh@magellanstrategy.com; (Asheville, NC)

New Representatives

Richard Forrester, Mississippi Gulf Coast CVB - Executive Director; exec@gulfcoast.org; (Gulfport, MS)

Searcy Yoder, Southern Breeze Wine + Culinary Festival - Event Director; syoder@compassbiz.com; (Gulf Shores, AL)

MC Moncure, Stafford County Tourism - Tourism Manager; mmoncure@co.stafford.va.us; (Stafford, VA)

April Nance, Southern Highland Craft Guild - Folk Art Center - PR/Advertising; april@craftguild.org; (Asheville, NC)
Southeast Tourism Society
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