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Cabarrus County Tourism Authority <br />Bullet Points <br />1st Quarter 2010 -2011 <br />• Awarded the 2012 Buick Club of America National Meet. Meet to be held <br />the last week in June 2012 at the Embassy Suites and Concord <br />Convention Center plus utilizing the ZMAX Dragway. Potential for 1000+ <br />room nights. <br />• Finalized plans for the International Workshop on Anthocyanins 2011. <br />Worked closely with the NCRC to finalize plans and negotiated with the <br />Great Wolf Lodge to host the meeting. <br />• Attended Connect Marketplace in Louisville, KY and met with meeting <br />planners representing a variety of markets including: associations, sports, <br />corporate, and social groups. A site tour is being implemented to take <br />place this fall with potential for an annual meeting as well as several <br />RFP's received, resulting from appointments with planners. <br />• Scholastic Book Fair, definite for Great Wolf Lodge: Blocked a total of 102 <br />room nights /122 picked up <br />• Showcased at ASAE, American society of American Executives - receiving <br />several prospects in the process <br />• Meeting Planners International Carolina's Chapters (September 15 - 17) <br />was a great success at the Great Wolf Lodge. Meeting planners and <br />suppliers networked over two days and a select few attended the GWL <br />tailgating party at the NHRA event at ZMAX Dragway. <br />• The Cabarrus County CVB Senior VP of Sales, Sports Sales Manager and <br />Sports Services Manager all attended the TEAMS (Travel Entertainment <br />And Management in Sports) October 19 -22 in Charlotte. We met and <br />networked with dozens of events rights holders from the following sports: <br />volleyball, disc golf, running races /duathlons, softball, field hockey, <br />airplane races, inline hockey, rugby and cheerleading /gymnastics /dance. <br />• Also, we enjoyed the fellowship of interacting with about 40 members of <br />Sports NC. Sports NC is comprised of sports managers from across the <br />state to form one large sports organization. Sports NC was a major <br />sponsor at TEAMS and allowed us to have over 100 appointments (as a <br />group) throughout the week. Sports NC captures all of the events rights <br />holder's contact and event information and sends it out to all participating <br />Sports NC Members. It is a great way to maximize lead opportunities. <br />Attachment number 1 <br />Page 169 <br />1 -2 <br />