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23rd Annual Meeting Recap |
The Bureau’s 23rd
Annual Meeting at Vapor seemingly came and went in a
flash, but reviews of the evening have been all
positive, including glowing comments about the food,
the program and the substantial opportunities for
networking. Attendance may have been slightly down
– perhaps owing to a date conflict with the YMCA’s
annual meeting – but those who attended experienced
the quick wit and substantial insight of Elliott
Masie, a smoothly run meeting and tasty gigantic
shrimp. In his portion of the program, Elliott said
that in the last several weeks Saratoga became one
of the first communities in the country to host
Google’s 360 degree filming crews and he shared
greetings from Meetings Professional International
President Bruce MacMillan, who has also visited
Saratoga recently. He also started a conversation
about what the future of meetings in Saratoga might
look like. Overall, everyone agreed the evening was
quite a departure from the more sedate annual
meetings of the past, but it was a successful one;
and the Bureau extends its sincere thanks and
enthusiastic kudos to the staff of Vapor and the
Saratoga Gaming and Raceway, especially to Rita
Cox and Alyssa Dion, for their hard work and
admirable patience in putting everything together.
Thanks also to E.J. Harkins, who arranged for
complimentary beer from Saratoga Eagle Sales &
Service and to Steve “Sully” Sullivan, who
worked with Empire Merchants North to provide
wine gratis.
Bureau hosts
Spring FAM Friday, May 2nd
We’re kicking off the
start of the racing season with a
Derby-style celebration on Friday, May 2nd
in Saratoga for meeting planners! This FAM, or
familiarization tour, gives
15-20 qualified meeting planners an opportunity to
experience Saratoga venues for lunch and a cocktail
reception, while seeing our hotels and other
recreational offerings during an extended motor
coach tour during the afternoon. Invitations have
gone out to 75 planners with a special incentive for
early registration – one lucky planner will win
tickets to see Dave Matthews at SPAC! To
qualify for FAM participation, planners consider
Saratoga to host one or more of their company or
association meetings and submit details of the event
with their FAM registration.
Your Saratoga
Convention Bureau will host the Day at the Races
Summer FAM July 27-29, and an extended site visit
for meeting planners during our Thursday, December
4th
Victorian Street Walk.
Save The Date!
The Saratoga Convention
and Tourism Bureau's
Annual Golf Tournament
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
At Saratoga National Golf Club
More details to follow!
ESSAE Trade Show
comes back to
Saratoga Springs!
The Empire State
Society of Association Executives (ESSAE) will once
again hold their Annual Conference and Exposition in
Saratoga Springs. On June 26th, executives
and professionals from New York state associations will
gather in Saratoga to participate in educational
sessions, network with their peers and walk the trade
show floor. Saratoga will once again be represented in
force, as we have reserved 16 booths on the expo floor.
The Bureau staff, along with many member hotels and
attractions, will use this space to meet, mingle and
network with current and prospective clients. The ESSAE
trade show is one of the most popular New York oriented
shows and provides an excellent opportunity for us to
showcase our community to these important decision
makers.
Saratoga at NEMICE
Your Bureau staff
will be traveling to Boston on April 8th and
9th to represent our community at the Meeting
Professionals International New England Chapter’s 22nd
Annual New England Meetings Industry Conference and
Exposition (NEMICE). Molly Brindle and several hotel
and attraction partners will be exhibiting on the trade
show floor, networking and conversing with meeting
planners and decision makers from the New England and
Atlantic coast region. Molly and partners will be
hosting a client dinner the evening of the 8th,
where we will have the opportunity to host and network
one-on-one with 10 to 12 meeting planners. The Saratoga
team will also be setting appointments off the trade
show floor to meet with clients not attending NEMICE.
The NEMICE show is the third largest in the MPI family
of meetings and each year attracts approximately 1300 to
1500 attendees from all sectors of the meetings
industry.
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New Locations and
Openings |
Coming
Soon to The Courtyard by Marriott:
Shula's 347 Grill
 Shula's 347 has everything from gourmet
salads to fresh specialty fish and exclusively serves
certified angus beef® burgers and The Shula
Cut® steaks. Flat panel televisions will add to the
relaxing, casual atmosphere. The restaurant will feature
130 seats and will be accessed from the
Courtyard by Marriott Saratoga hotel.
Chianti Il Ristorante Open House
Friday, April 11th from 5-8 p.m.
Complimentary menu sampling with wine and beer
available.
Officially opening on Saturday, April 12th at 18
Division Street.
Call 580-0025 or visit
www.chiantiristorante.com for more information.
Liberty Bell Cheese Steaks is Opening!
 Official
opening will be Monday, April 7th. Grand opening will be
the weekend of April 12. Hours are Sunday through
Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., and Thursday through
Saturday 11 a.m. with delivery available until 11 p.m.
Go to
www.libertybellcheesesteaks.com
and read more about how to properly order a cheese
steak!
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2008 Cars on
the Lawn!
Spring
Auto Show | May 18
Saratoga’s
Spring Auto Show presented by Keeler Motor
Cars - Saturday, May 18, 2008 from 10 a.m. -
4 p.m. on the grounds of the Saratoga
Automobile Museum and SPAC, in beautiful
Saratoga Springs, New York. Register your
car $10 before May 1st, or $15 after May 1st.
Citroen
Rendezvous | June 14
The Citroen Rendezvous will meet for their
annual show once again in Saratoga Springs
at the Warming Hut on the Saratoga Spa State
Park grounds. Over 100 beautiful Citroens
will be seen all over the city and ducking
into the Museum as well. For more
information or to register your car, click
onto
www.driveshesaid.com
Corvette
Show | June 14
The Gathering
of Old Corvettes is showing up on the front
lawn of the Museum as a nice compliment to
the Citroens nearby. Included with Museum
Admission.
To register
your vehicle, it’s just $5.00/car
Z Club |
June 21
The Z
Association of New York will host their
annual meet here from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Included with Museum Admission.
Register
your car $25 before the Show, or $30 on Show
Day.
German
Motorfest | June 28
Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, VWs, Audis, and more
auf dem Museum rasen! The German Motorfest
is presented by the Saratoga Automobile
Museum and The Mercedes-Benz Club of America
Hudson-Mohawk Section Register your
car for $15.00
Visit
www.saratogautomuseum.org
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Got News??
We want to know!
E-mail Angela LaTerra at
angela@discoversaratoga.org
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Congratulations to Our Members! |
The Saratogian has announced the 2008
Reader's Choice Awards for the
Best of the Best
The Bureau
congratulates Soave Faire,
The Bread Basket, The Candy Co., Cudney's
Cleaners, Putnam Market,
N. Fox Jewelers, Image, Impressions of
Saratoga, Purdy's Discount Wine & Liquors,
Rockabella, Adirondack Trust, Roohan Realty,
Saratoga National Golf Club, Uncommon
Grounds, Brindisi's, Gaffney's, Pennell's,
Mexican Connection, Great Bay Clam Co., The
Stadium Cafe, Sushi Thai Garden, Ravenous,
Doc's Steakhouse, Crystal Spa, The Wesley
Community, Allerdice, Saratoga Honda, YMCA
and Bonacio Construction Inc.
Thank you for
being a part of the Bureau, we appreciate
the hard work you've all done for Saratoga!
Also, special
congratulations to our member, Brooklyn
Attitude Hair & Body for being voted one
of America's Top 100 Hot Salons in 2008 by
Salon City magazine! Visit
www.brooklynattitude.com or e-mail
brooklynattitude@aol.com
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