This is a great opportunity for any community organization thinking about starting a birding festival or sharpening an existing event. Jim Williams MOU
---------- From: "Cindy Schneider" <cindy.schnei...@state.mn.us> Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2003 10:09:54 -0500 To: <two-j...@att.net> Subject: Birding Festivals info Birding Festival and Event Training: This spring, in our wildlife roundtable, a number of organizations expressed interest in a training session on wildlife festivals to be offered this fall. As a result the Office of Tourism is planning a one-day workshop"How to Organize a Birding or Nature Festival" with nationally accredited trainer, Nancy Millar, executive director of the McAllen Texas Convention and Visitors Bureau on November 19. This workshop will introduce you to the benefits of capturing the wildlife watching recreational market with a step-by-step organizational manual for promoting and implementing an event in your area. A seminar rate of $68 per person includes continental breakfast, lunch and workshop materials. Location to be announced. Reserve the date now. Contact the Minnesota Office of Tourism at 800-657-3637 for more information. Colleen Tollefson Minnesota Office of Tourism 100 Metro Square 121 East 7th Place St. Paul, MN 55101 Phone: 651-297-2635 Fax: 651-296-7095
