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Join us at our 23rd Annual Meeting! |
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This year our program will feature The
Evolution of Meetings ~Saratoga Style
with our very special guest speaker Elliott
Masie of The MASIE Center. Elliott is
an internationally recognized futurist,
analyst, researcher and humorist on the
critical topics of technology, business,
learning and workplace productivity. One of
his professional focuses has included
emerging technology.
We invite you to join us for an evening of
fellowship and what will surely be an
exciting, interesting and enjoyable evening!
Call today and let us know you're coming
and we will make the billing
arrangements. You can also sign up
and pay with an American Express card over
the phone or simply e-mail
KathyP@discoversaratoga.org.
23rd Annual Meeting and Reception
on
Tuesday,
March 25th, 2008
At Vapor located at the Saratoga Gaming &
Raceway
from 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Cost is $35.00 per person
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM – Open Bar
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM - Hors d’oeuvres, including
Carving, Seafood and Dessert Stations and
Program
(Catering provided by Fortune’s)
Please note that No Shows will
be billed
Questions? 584-1531
The Saratoga Convention and Tourism Bureau's
Annual Golf Tournament
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
At Saratoga National Golf Club
More details to follow!
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Today, Heather McElhiney
will be attending the Meeting
Professionals International
(MPI)
New Jersey meeting in
Bridgewater, New Jersey. The
meeting is called "5 Minute
Networking." Heather will
have the opportunity to meet
with approximately 150 MPI
New Jersey members,
including some lucrative
corporation and association
accounts from the Central
and Northern New Jersey
area.
"Death" of a Saleswoman!
by Molly Brindle, Senior
Sales Manager
Who said sales is a life of
glamour? Having completed my
latest road trip to NYC, I
thought I'd share the glory
of the road trip with Bureau
members! Two days before
departure for what promised
to be a truly action-packed
two days of appointments in
NYC with a record number of
appointments, no snow and
sunny weather, I should have
known it was too good to be
true! While attending a
trade show in Albany on the
Tuesday prior to departure,
the first appointment
emailed to postpone, with
profuse apologies! The day
after that, the second
appointment emailed to
postpone. Ah, we have a
trend, one I don't
particularly like! Finally,
having put together
alternate appointments still
justifying the two day trip
to NYC, I board the train
and the phone rings again -
another postponement!
Never mind, this is routine
in sales! The fact is,
Heather and I conduct sales
missions to Boston, NYC, New
Jersey and Westchester
County often, and we've
grown accustomed to the
capricious behavior of
meeting planners. We still
count ourselves lucky to
have three good appointments
per day - and that's what
this week's trip to NYC
provided - leads for a 150p
May 2009 or 2010 senior
executive summit, a 2012
100p Delegate Assembly, and
an engineering conference!
We enjoy the "hunt" and
count ourselves lucky to be
representing such a lovely
destination, wherever our
travels take us! Next week
- off to Boston!
New York State Hospitality &
Tourism Assn. is Coming to
Saratoga in 2009 for their
annual meeting
This past week, Bureau staff
Dave Zunker, Kathy
Denkenberger and Molly
Brindle attended the NYSHTA
annual meeting at the Crowne
Plaza in Albany. On
Tuesday, we partnered with
Greg Dixon from the Saratoga
County Chamber of Commerce
and exhibited at the
Legislative Tourism Showcase
at the Egg. This proved to
be a terrific conference
both educationally and
promoting Saratoga for April
2009.
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Family
Activities at
Clifton Park Center
The Easter
Bunny is here for photographs and memories
every day till the 22nd. The B95 Easter Egg
Hunt takes place March 15th from 10 AM to
noon, the silent auction for Clifton Park
Nursery School happens later that day, and
on March 29th is the Star 101.3 FM Kidz
Expo.
The Second Annual Clifton Park Center Chili Cook
Off took place this past weekend. The voting
was tight, but at the end Steve Oathout's Snake
Bite Chili was judged the best in the Home
Cooked Class. Clifton Park VFD took top honors
in Firehouse.
Find out more at
www.shopcpc.com
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Black Diamond Caterers
Announces New Event Concept
Black Diamond Caterers are
progressing towards hosting themed corporate events. They have been working
on the development of a Country Ho-Down theme.
Using a themed table of
cowboy favorites, you can choose to serve your guests BBQ chicken, pulled pork,
catfish quesadillas, cups of chili, and more; along with Metalware plates
and campfire mugs! More themed events are coming soon!
Visit
www.blackdiamondcaterers.com
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Got
News?? We want to know!
E-mail Angela LaTerra at
AngelaL@DiscoverSaratoga.org
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