San Francisco Convention Bureau Names New CEO

San Francisco Convention Bureau Names New CEO Joe D'Alessandro, chief of the Portland Oregon Visitors Association for the past...
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New Golf Developments In Aberdeen, Scotland More Than Four New Championship Courses Planned Near This Meetings Destination. Italian Communication World Met In Rome EGA Professional Congress Organisers was one of the main technical sponsors and they worked as Organising Secretariat for the event. Italian Communication World Met In Rome EGA Professional Congress Organisers was one of the main technical sponsors and they worked as Organising Secretariat for the event. Experient Grows Strategic Account Management Team Lyra Hankins, Yurii Land and Chris Jensen are the newest Experient strategic account managers. Experient Grows Strategic Account Management Team Lyra Hankins, Yurii Land and Chris Jensen are the newest Experient strategic account managers. New Director of Sales Joins SCVB’s Intensified Campaign The Sydney Convention and Visitors Bureau (SCVB) has appointed new Director of Sales Christine Judd to oversee a major boost in the bureau's business development activities worldwide. 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Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre Voted ‘Best in Asia’ Again The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (the Centre) celebrates its third anniversary with a second consecutive win of the ‘Best Exhibition and Convention Centre in Asia’ award at the TravelWeekly (Asia) Industry Awards 2008 held in Singapore. Priority Bookings Open For AIME 2009 The priority booking period for AIME 2009, 17th AsiaPacific Incentives & Meetings Expo is now open. Priority Bookings Open For AIME 2009 The priority booking period for AIME 2009, 17th AsiaPacific Incentives & Meetings Expo is now open. SCVB And Events NSW Forge New Partnership New South Wales is forecasting a significant hike in its share of the international business events market, following a new partnership between the State's two major event bodies, Events New South Wales and the Sydney Convention and Visitors Bureau (SCVB) SCVB And Events NSW Forge New Partnership New South Wales is forecasting a significant hike in its share of the international business events market, following a new partnership between the State's two major event bodies, Events New South Wales and the Sydney Convention and Visitors Bureau (SCVB) Games Convention Asia 2008 To Focus On Digital Entertainment Experience Games Convention Asia 2008, will be held 18-20 September, 2008 at the Suntec International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Singapore. This year’s theme for the convention is “Inspire Yourself”. Games Convention Asia 2008 To Focus On Digital Entertainment Experience Games Convention Asia 2008, will be held 18-20 September, 2008 at the Suntec International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Singapore. This year’s theme for the convention is “Inspire Yourself”. Convene Magazine Earns Two More Gold Awards The Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) announced that Convene magazine has been recognized with two more gold awards in addition to the two top honors the magazine received from the Society of National Association Publications (SNAP) in Convene Magazine Earns Two More Gold Awards The Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) announced that Convene magazine has been recognized with two more gold awards in addition to the two top honors the magazine received from the Society of National Association Publications (SNAP) in	Joe D'Alessandro, chief of the Portland Oregon Visitors Association for the past 10 years was named the new president and chief executive of the San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau. D'Alessandro, who assumes his new duties July 5, succeeds John Marks, a prominent figure in the hospitality industry who is retiring after 19 years with the bureau. "The breadth of Joe's background will be invaluable to San Francisco," said Jon Handlery, chairman of the bureau's search committee and general manager of the Handlery Union Square Hotel. Prior to joining the Portland bureau, D'Alessandro served as executive director of the Oregon Tourism Commission and as international program manager for the California Office of Tourism. He currently serves as chair of the Portland Bologna Sister City Association, co-chair of the Portland International Air Service Committee, and a board member of the Oregon Tourism Commission and the Portland Business Alliance. Marks, who leaves the bureau June 30, is a past national chairman of the Travel Industry Association of America (TIA) and past chairman of the International Association of Convention & Visitor Bureaus (IACVB). He also served as vice-chairman of the American Society of Association Executives (now ASAE and The Center) and on the board of the Professional Convention Management Association Foundation (PCMA).
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