The 2013 DMCVB ACTIVITY CALENDAR

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JANUARY

Marketing and Public Relations Activities

• North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) Charity Preview Familiarization Tour, Detroit, MI
• Individual Travel Writer Site Visits
• Discover The D PBS Television Show

Sales Activities

• American Bus Association (ABA) Tradeshow, Charlotte, NC
• Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL
• National Tour Association (NTA) Tradeshow, Orlando, FL
• Diversity Summit – Collinson Media, Atlanta, GA
• Religious Conference Management Association (RCMA) World Conference & Expo, Minneapolis, MN

Services Activities

• DMCVB Annual Membership Meeting, Detroit, MI

Sports Activities

• National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Annual Convention, Grapevine, TX

FEBRUARY

Marketing and Public Relations Activities

• Individual Travel Writer Site Visits
• Discover The D PBS Television Show

Sales Activities

• DMCVB Medical Meetings Advisory Council Event, Detroit, MI
• Association Forum of Chicagoland – Chef’s Table Event, Chicago, IL
• Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives (CESSE) Mid-Winter CEO Meeting, Santa Ana Pueblo, NM
• World Congress Global Medical Meetings Summit, Philadelphia, PA

Services Activities

• DMCVB Networking Mixer, Metro Detroit, MI
• DMCVB Partner Portal Training, Detroit, MI

MARCH

Marketing and Public Relations Activities

• Individual Travel Writer Site Visits
• Discover The D PBS Television Show
• Media Visit, New York, NY

Sales Activities

• Internationale Tourismus-Börse (ITB) Berlin Convention, Berlin, Germany
• Birmingham Uptown Film Festival, Birmingham, MI
• Envision 2013, Houston, TX
• Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI) Destinations Showcase, Washington, DC
• DMCVB Spring Family Reunion Planning Seminar, Detroit, MI
• Conference Direct Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV

Services Activities

• DMCVB Educational Seminar, Metro Detroit, MI

APRIL

Marketing and Public Relations Activities

• Blogger Familiarization Tour, Metro Detroit, MI
• Individual Travel Writer Site Visits
• Discover The D PBS Television Show

Sales Activities

• Presidents to Presidents – Spring, Metro Detroit, MI
• Detroit Tigers Opening Day Familiarization Tour, Detroit, MI
• Governor’s Conference on Tourism, Detroit, MI
• HelmsBriscoe Annual Business Conference, Orlando, FL
• Michigan Society of Government Meeting Professionals (SGMP) Educational Conference, Location TBD

Services Activities

• DMCVB Networking Mixer, Metro Detroit, MI
• DMCVB Hospitality Training, Metro Detroit, MI

Sports Activities

• National Association of Sports Commissions (NASC) – Sports Event Symposium, Louisville, KY

MAY

Marketing and Public Relations Activities

• Midwest Travel Writers Association (MTWA) Conference, Louisville, KY
• Co-op Delta Familiarization Tour, Metro Detroit, MI
• Co-op Travel Michigan Familiarization Tour, Metro Detroit, MI
• Individual Travel Writer Site Visits
• Discover The D PBS Television Show

Sales Activities

• Chicago Sales Mission, Chicago, IL
• Meetings Michigan – Indiana Sales Mission
• D.C. Sales Mission, Washington, D.C.
• Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI) Destinations Showcase, Chicago, IL
• American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Springtime Expo, Washington, D.C.
• Labor of Love, Baltimore, MD
• DMCVB Medical Meetings Advisory Council Event, Metro Detroit, MI

Services Activities

• DMCVB Educational Seminar, Metro Detroit, MI
• DMCVB Partner Portal Training, Detroit, MI

Sports Activities

• SportAccord, Petersburg, Russia

JUNE

Marketing and Public Relations Activities

• United States Travel Association (USTA) International Pow Wow, Las Vegas, NV
• Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) Conference, Key West, FL
• Individual Travel Writer Site Visits
• Discover The D PBS Television Show

Sales Activities

• Lansing Lugnuts Client Event, Lansing, MI
• Religious Familiarization Tour, Metro Detroit, MI
• Meetings Michigan – Cleveland Sales Mission,  Cleveland, OH
• SmartMart Marketplace, New York, NY
• United States Travel Association (USTA) International Pow Wow, Las Vegas, NV
• Michigan Meeting Professionals International (MMPI) Celebration, Location TBD
• Collaborate Marketplace – Collinson Media, Denver, CO
• Association Forum Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL
• Diversity Executive Leadership Program (DELP) Reunion, Detroit, MI
• Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) National Education Conference (NEC) Tradeshow, Denver, CO
• Michigan Meetings Expo, Metro Detroit, MI
• Americas Incentive Business Travel and Meetings Exposition (AIBTM), Chicago, IL

Services Activities

• DMCVB Member/Client Golf Outing, Metro Detroit, MI

JULY

Marketing and Public Relations Activities

• Individual Travel Writer Site Visits
• Discover The D PBS Television Show

Sales Activities

• SmartMart Marketplace, Los Angeles, CA
• Fraternity Executives Association (FEA) Annual Meeting and Tradeshow, San Antonio, TX
• OrgPro Tradeshow, Kalamazoo, MI
• Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives (CESSE) Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY
• Meeting Planners International – World Education Congress (WEC), Las Vegas, NV

Services Activities

• DMCVB Partner Portal Training, Detroit, MI
• DMCVB Networking Mixer, Metro Detroit, MI

AUGUST

Marketing and Public Relations Activities

• Individual Travel Writer Site Visits
• Discover The D PBS Television Show

Sales Activities

• Lions Game Suite Events, Detroit, MI
• Presidents to Presidents – Summer, Metro Detroit, MI
• SmartMart, Washington, D.C.
• American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Centers Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA
• DMCVB Medical Meetings Advisory Council Event, Metro Detroit, MI
• Connect Marketplace – Collinson Media, Milwaukee, WI

Services Activities

• DMCVB Recognition of Service Excellence (ROSE) Awards, Detroit, MI
• DMCVB Educational Seminar, Metro Detroit, MI

Sports Activities

• Connect Marketplace – Collinson Media, Milwaukee, WI

SEPTEMBER

Marketing and Public Relations Activities

• Co-op Delta Familiarization Tour, Metro Detroit, MI
• Individual Travel Writer Site Visits
• Discover The D PBS Television Show

Sales Activities

• Lions Game Suite Events, Detroit, MI
• Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) MEET National Tradeshow, Washington, D.C.
• DMCVB Fall Family Reunion Planning Seminar, Metro Detroit, MI
• Congressional Black Caucus Event, Location TBD

Services Activities

• DMCVB Hospitality Training, Metro Detroit, MI

Sports Activities

• Olympic Sportslink, Colorado Springs, CO

OCTOBER

Marketing and Public Relations Activities

• Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) Convention, Biloxi, MS
• Individual Travel Writer Site Visits
• Discover The D PBS Television Show

Sales Activities

• Lions Game Suite Events, Detroit, MI
• Ohio Client Event, Location TBD
• American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Summit Awards, Washington, D.C.
• Society of Government Meeting Professionals (SGMP) NATCAP, Location TBD
• Circle Michigan Annual Meeting, West Branch, MI
• Worldwide Exhibition for Incentive Travel (IMEX) America Tradeshow, Las Vegas, NV
• Rejuvenate Marketplace, Daytona Beach, FL
• Destination Michigan Showcase and Luncheon, Lansing, MI
• Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) Medical Meetings Think Tank, Metro Detroit, MI

Services Activities

• DMCVB Sales Training, Metro Detroit, MI
• DMCVB Networking Mixer, Metro Detroit, MI

NOVEMBER

Marketing and Public Relations Activities

• Individual Travel Writer Site Visits
• Discover The D PBS Television Show

Sales Activities

• Lions Game Suite Event, Detroit, MI
• Meetings Michigan – Chicago Sales Mission, Chicago, IL
• Nursing Organizations Alliance Tradeshow, Minneapolis, MN
• National Coalition of Black Meeting Planners –  Fall, Location TBD
• Ontario Motorcoach, Toronto, ON, Canada
• Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) Great Midwest Chicago Bowl-A-Thon, Chicago, IL
• World Travel Market Tradeshow, London, England
• DMCVB Medical Meetings Advisory Council Event, Metro Detroit, MI

Services Activities

• DMCVB Partner Portal Training, Detroit, MI
• DMCVB Educational Seminar, Metro Detroit, MI

DECEMBER

Marketing and Public Relations Activities

• Individual Travel Writer Site Visits
• Discover The D PBS Television Show

Sales Activities

• Lions Game Suite Events, Detroit, MI
• Western Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus Holiday Event, Washington, D.C.
• International Association of Hispanic Meeting Planners (IAHMP) Tradeshow, Portland, OR
• Holiday Familiarization Tour – Collinson Media, Metro Detroit, MI
• State Association Market Holiday Celebration, Lansing, MI
• International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) Expo! Expo!, Houston, TX
• Holiday Showcase, Chicago, IL