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TEXAS
GEORGETOWN
Convention & Visitors Bureau Board
Meeting Minutes a March 1, 2007
Georgetown Public Library
Chris Dyer, Betty Ann Sensabaugh, Florence Gould, Nancy Behold,
RC Lumpkin, Taunya Vessels
Holly Tissier
Shelly Hargrove, Tourism Director
April Allen, Waco CVB
1. Ca11 to Order
RC called the meeting to order at 1:45 p.m.
2. Board Officers
Chair opened nominations for Board Secretary. Gould self -nominated with a
MOTION and Dyer seconded. All in favor, none opposed. Chair opened
nominations for Board Vice -Chair. Dyer self -nominated with a MOTION and
Behold seconded. All in favor, none opposed.
3. Meeting Minutes
Minutes from the February 1, 2007 meeting reviewed. MOTION was made and
seconded (Vessels/Dyer) to approve the minutes. All in favor, none opposed.
4. Task Force Reports
a) Local Awareness: RC reported that the task force only met in a called
meeting once but members operated individually to support goals. RC
helped raise awareness by speaking to City Council. Betty Ann reported
that Eugenia Harrell requested her to speak to the Heritage Society.
Unable to do so, she prepared a written report for the Society's newsletter.
Florence sent Ron and Chris a list of media contact persons.
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b) Retail Shopping Alliance: Shelly reported that the Shopping Guide in
partnership with Round Rock and Salado will be out in May.
Shopcentraltexas.com will be coming on line ask well. All TICs will get
the brochure and it will be on the CVB website, as well as be mailed out
by each CVB. The Dealey Group is doing the brochure ads, which are
only availably to retailers. Each city put $10,000 max into the project.
c) Visitor Information Centers: Betty Ann will report fully at the Board
Retreat following the Board Meeting.
d) Marketing Plan: Chris reported the plan is ready for the Board Retreat. It
is a good start and intended to be dynamic in nature. He asked Board
members to go over it in detail and make suggestions for change. The
Board will vote on the plan at its next meeting.
5. Staff Report
Shelly reported that proposals with media relations professionals have been
received and are being reviewed. She called attention to CVB ads and media
exposure and important dates to remember. She suggested Board members
contact texaswineandfood.org for tickets.
6. Meeting adjourned at 2:20 p.m. (Benold/Sensabaugh)
Approved and attested to by:
RC Lurnpkin/Board Chair Date
Florence Gould/Board Secretary Date
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