TInews Archive #20040122.html
Date: |
Thur, 22 Jan 2004 |
From: | TInews Announcement <announce@tinet.ita.doc.gov> |
To: | TInews Announcement <tiannounce@tinet.ita.doc.gov> |
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Travel & Tourism Promotion Advisory Meeting –
February 11, 2004 |
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January 22, 2004
Contact: Office of Travel and Tourism Industries
E-mail: tinet_info@ita.doc.gov
Web: http://tinet.ita.doc.gov
Phone: (202) 482-0140, Fax: (202) 482-2887
Travel & Tourism Promotion Advisory Meeting – February
11, 2004
Below are details from the upcoming Federal Register Notice for this
meeting that was published January 22, 2004. The Notice is related to
the fourth U.S. Department of Commerce, Travel and Tourism Promotion Advisory
Board meeting on February 11, 2004 in Washington, DC. For details related
to this meeting, please continue to read this announcement.
DATE: February 11, 2004
TIME: 10:00 a.m. B 12:00p.m
PLACE: Loews L’Enfant Plaza Hotel
Monet Ballroom III
480 L’Enfant Plaza East
Washington, DC 20001
SUMMARY: The United States Travel and Tourism Promotion Advisory Board
(Board) will hold a Board meeting on February 11, 2004 at the Loews L’Enfant
Plaza Hotel.
The Board will discuss the design, development and subsequent implementation
of an international advertising and promotional campaign, which will seek
to encourage individuals from select countries to travel to the United
States for the express purpose of engaging in tourism. The meeting will
be open to the public. Time will be permitted for public comment. To sign
up for public comment, please contact Julie Heizer by 5:00 p.m. EST Monday,
February 9, 2004. She may be contacted at: U.S. Department of Commerce,
1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room 7025, Washington, DC 20230; via fax
at (202) 482-2887; or, via e-mail at tinet_tinet_promotion@ita.doc.gov
Written comments concerning Board affairs are welcome anytime before
or after the meeting. Written comments should be directed to Julie Heizer.
Minutes will be available within 30 days of this meeting.
The Board is mandated by Public Law 108-7, Section 210. As directed by
Public Law 108-7, Section 210, the Secretary of Commerce shall design,
develop and implement an international advertising and promotional campaign,
which seeks to encourage individuals to travel to the United States. The
Board shall recommend to the Secretary of Commerce the appropriate coordinated
activities for funding. This campaign shall be a multi-media effort that
seeks to leverage the Federal dollars with contributions of cash and in-kind
products unique to the travel and tourism industry. The Board was chartered
in August of 2003 and will expire on August 8, 2005.
For further information, phone Julie Heizer, Office of Travel and Tourism
Industries (OTTI), International Trade Administration, U.S. Department
of Commerce at (202) 482-4904. This meeting is physically accessible to
people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or
other auxiliary aids should be directed to OTTI.
To learn more about the Advisory Board & the U.S. Promotion Campaign,
please see the OTTI web site at: http://www.tinet.ita.doc.gov/about/us_promo_campaign/index.html
For additional information on Washington DC, visit the Washington, DC
Convention and Tourism Corporation web site at: http://www.washington.org/index.cfm
For information on the Loews L’Enfant Plaza Hotel, visit their
web site at: http://www.loewshotels.com/hotels/washington_lenfant/default.asp
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