Krisam Group (Krisam) and Global Events Partners (GEP) announced that THE WALL continues its journey across the country.

THE WALL has now been displayed at a total of seven events, capturing well over five thousand signatures from members of the travel and meetings industry.

The events dating back to April are: NEMICE (Boston), MPI NY MIX (NYC), GWSAE's Springtime Expo (DC), MPI's Chapter Leadership Forum (Dallas), MPI's WEC (UTAH), MPI Michigan Chapter (Michigan) and U.S. Travel Association's Travel Leadership Summit (Washington, D.C.).

Most recently, THE WALL was displayed on September 17th in the general session of the U.S. Travel Association's Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C.

The Travel Leadership Summit is a unique, high profile event that facilitates contact between travel industry leaders and state Congressional delegations.

The 4th Annual Summit united hundreds of travel representatives from 39 states, including Washington, DC, whose goal is to bring awareness of the economic, social and cultural impact of tourism, business travel, and meetings and conventions with the Administration, Congress, state and local government, and the media.

"It's never been more critical that our industry come together and speak with one voice to policymakers, to let them know that travel is part of the solution to our nation's economic woes and not the problem. We were pleased to be able to showcase THE WALL at our recent Travel Leadership Summit and to add hundreds of signatures in support," said Roger Dow, President and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association.

THE WALL was created in support of the massive industry effort to educate politicians, media and the public that meetings and events play an imperative role to strengthening the economy.

Krisam President Jim Schultenover comments, "We were honored to work in conjunction with U.S. Travel Association to bring THE WALL to their event, where there were hundreds of key constituents from across the country representing the entire travel industry. The stories of how so many have been affected by the negative rhetoric towards our industry is compelling and drives us to push even harder to get our message out through vehicles like THE WALL."

Preparations are being discussed between Krisam, Meeting Professionals International (MPI) and U.S. Travel Association for its final presentation in Washington, D.C. to members of Congress and President Obama later this year.

About THE WALL

The structure stands 8 feet tall and 16 feet long and was built for all in the meetings and travel industry to sign.  Currently, there are a total of 3 separate wall panels that when combined total 48 feet long. The goal of THE WALL is to set the record straight about meetings and events; unite meeting professionals, capture thousands of signatures and send a bold message to Washington. The panel reads:

Dear Mr. President,
It is a monumental time and we have a bold message for Washington . . .
On the matter of meetings . . . meetings matter.
Meetings are a part of the solution; not the problem.

THE WALL is endorsed by MPI and supported by the U.S. Travel Association.

For more information, visit Krisam or GEP

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