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Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Exhibit Hall
Tourists are Coming! Using Smokefree Air in Convention/Visitor Outreach
Bronson Frick, Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation, bronson.frick@no-smoke.org, Maureen Scallen, Meet Minneapolis (The city's official Visitors and Convention Bureau), MaureenScallen@meetminneapolis.com, Karyn Gruenberg, Meet Minneapolis, karyng@meetminneapolis.org. Learning Objectives: List 3 practical strategies for partnerning with Visitor/Convention Bureaus and Chambers in support of smokefree policy. Describe effective tools, tips, and messages for smokefree meeting/tourism outreach. Identify materials and contacts to help with next steps in your community.
Key Points: Getting the word out - in a positive way- about your smokefree law is a key step for successful implementation and long-term community support. Learn from ANR and Minneapolis tourism officials; see media outreach examples; learn about national trends, tools, and best practices.
Learning Objectives: Learn practical strategies for partnering with the business community in support of implementing a smokefree law, including tourism convention outreach.
Benefits: It's one thing for health groups to tout the benefits of smokefree air policy. It's another to have the business community help support it.
Related Web Pages:
www.no-smoke.org
www.meetminneapolis.org