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MACVB Committees
Programs/Strategies/Activities

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Legislative/Community Relations Committee 

• Take the lead on education of the legislature about the importance and impact of tourism on the state's economy including new and returning legislators

• Take the lead on educating legislative candidates, before they are elected, in all areas represented by MACVB members

• Develop a "talking points" section of the web site and hand out materials to help individual bureaus educate their candidates

• Continue to interact with the Tourism Commission serving as liaison to the industry.  Insure MACVB representation at all Commission meetings*

• Continue proactive approach to statewide races.  Develop a forum for the individuals running for Governor and Lt. Governor to establish a dialogue and impress the importance of tourism as an economic development tool.  Advocate

• Encourage individual CVB's to share lobbyist information from their communities with all members.  Web site

• Continue legislative relations with MTC, MAA, MRA and MHLA

• Develop a relationship directly with the Department of Economic Development

• Continue to participate in Capitol Day for Tourism and Savor the Flavor  

Professional Development (Education) Committee  

• Annual MACVB Education Conference  

• Develop different tracks for staff (i.e. convention sales)

• Assist with developing a CVB track at the Governor's Conference (i.e. convention marketing, developing a local CVB, etc.)

• Support and encourage staff training, not just CEO's

• Continue hosting CDME course annually

• Develop a mentoring program for new bureaus and or new directors of existing bureaus  

Marketing and Research Committee  

• Explore establishing a state-wide research coop program where individual bureaus can buy into research already being conducted by the Division of Tourism

• Investigate contracting for research as a group and dividing the cost by participating bureaus.

• Monitor IACVB's research efforts

• Conduct bi-annual comparative CVB research and distribute to members

• Proactive involvement with the Division of Tourism serving on marketing and cooperative marketing committees

• Become actively involved in assisting the Division of Tourism in developing the criteria used for determining which publications qualify for the Destination Marketing portion of the Cooperative Marketing Program

• Establish a formal plan to serve as a clearing house for event funding requests which are made to the Division of Tourism

• Actively participate in industry events which have a national or international impact which are being held in Missouri.  (i.e. Pow Wow, NTA, IACVB, etc.)  

Communications and Membership  

• Establish allied memberships in MACVB.  Establish criteria and an allied committee to assist with allied member issues and education  

• Establish and oversee an Intranet site on the MACVB web site for member information, meeting minutes, by-laws, etc.

• On the Intranet site post information including lodging tax campaign materials, sample marketing plans, sample research methods, job descriptions, etc. for use by member bureaus.

• Develop a relationship and dialogue with the Missouri Chamber of Commerce  

Product Development  

• Develop a strong relationship with the Department of Economic Development to find out what product development funding programs are available.  Distribute this information to our members

• Assist in preparing Missouri for international visitors by advocating product development issues:  signage, currency exchange, translator service, etc.