John Kiste

Executive Director of the Canton/Stark County Convention & Visitors' Bureau

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The CVB's Industry Briefing Day is tomorrow at 8:30 AM at our offices. Come learn what we have planned for 2011!

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Please, everyone, log on to www.efficientgov.org/vote and vote for Project B (Stark County 911). We can win this funding!!

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Annual CVB Tourism Luncheon Friday at 11:30 at The Hartville Kitchen. The Best of Stark County Award winners will be announced!

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Holding a hotel General Manager's meeting at 4 PM at the La Quinta. It's a pleasure to learn best practices from the experts in the field!

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Attending the Alliance Annual Dinner tonight at Courtney's Banquet Center.

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Canal Fulton tourism meeting tomorrow at Vi-Li's at 2:00. Joseph Saxton Gallery opening of "Pictures of You" at 4:00. I'm excited.

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Heading to Columbus tomorrow for state lobbying with the Ohio Association of Convention & Visitors' Bureaus.

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Meeting with the fine merchants of Canal Fulton this afternoon to determine how to better advance the cause of tourism in that great village

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Big Tourism meeting at the 356th Fighter Group this afternoon at 3:00 PM!

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Lincoln Highway meeting in Mansfield this afternoon; then off to Columbus tomorrow for the Ohio Association of CVB's meeting.

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Excellent mini-seminar on social media this morning at the Bureau. Nice work, Ally and Kathy! I will attend the MLK breakfast tomorrow.

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Heading to the last Ohio Assn of Convention & Visitors Bureaus (OACVB) Board meeting of 2010 in Cambridge in the morning.

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@martijen They are playing initial games in Cleveland but will be at the Canton Civic Center for games January 2, 3, 9, 15, and 16 of 2010.

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Just came from the press conference for the Ohio Vortex indoor soccer team. Will be an exciting sports franchise for Stark County!

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Am attending the Canton Regional Chamber's Community Salute Awards tonight. Hospitality meeting at the Millennium Centre tomorrow (3:30).

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Lunch plans today? Come to the Massillon Museum. At 12, Edgar Allan Poe shall spread free Halloween cheer. Bring lunch--or buy one there.

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Lipizanner Stallions tonight @ Civic Center; First Friday! downtown; Frightful Forest this weekend @ Clay's Park ; Harvest Fest @ Amish Door

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Will be portraying Edgar Allan Poe tonight for a Kentucky tour group at the Akron Woman's City Club. Get to regale them with The Raven!

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Will be attending the Ohio & Erie Canalway meeting at the Canal Fulton tourism center tomorrow morning.

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Looking forward to the new Hampton Inn ribbon cutting and the Canton CVB / Cleveland + networking after hours tomorrow afternoon.