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New Orleans Ready for Expo! |
Forget the images of streets
swamped by Hurricane Katrina. New Orleans
has worked 24/7 to restore its ability to host conventions and
exhibitions in a way no city can duplicate. And this famous Southern
city – known for its food, music and hospitality – is ready to host EXPO
2009.
The most celebrated and historic
core of the city remains intact and is thriving, reports the New Orleans
Convention & Visitors Bureau on its Web site. “The cultural riches,
sensual indulgences and unparalleled service that define the
New Orleans
experience continue to flourish, as they have for centuries. We are
open, fully prepared and eager to welcome all of our visitors again.”
Here are comments from
participants of some recent New Orleans
events.
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Pam Reisinger, CMP, Director of
Meetings American
Association of Law Libraries, August 24, 2007: |
“We were uncertain what to expect from our
membership when planning this meeting post-Katrina, but
I was pleased with the response they showed us by
attending this meeting in numbers that met our
expectations.”
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Sue Sears Hamilton, Senior
Director,
Annual Scientific Session and i2 Summit
American College
of Cardiology, April 30, 2007:
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“We
brought over 26,250 attendees and almost 400 exhibiting companies to
New Orleans
and by all accounts it really was business as usual! We launched many
new educational formats and initiatives this year including live
case transmissions from both within and outside the
US,
and all went flawlessly. The City did us proud and the people of New Orleans
made us all feel very welcome -- I encourage other associations to
return to New Orleans
to feel part of the rebuilding of this
US
icon-- the spirit of
New Orleans
lives on! We are very glad we returned.”
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Jane Matteson Mundell, CMP,
Senior Meetings Professional, Association of Legal
Administrators: |
“The city is exceptionally clean, professionally run
and very friendly. I found the Convention Center to be a
meeting planner's dream, and the hotels to be extremely
accommodating and full of Southern Hospitality. This
was, by far, the best MPI PEC to have taken place in a
very long time, and I credit the city for making it
happen. New Orleans exceeded all expectations and sent a
clear message to everyone that it is ready for any and
all, convention or leisure travel business.”
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EXPO Director Eric Gee said, “New Orleans has proven
itself to be a successful host city for conventions, and
we expect services to be even better by the time EXPO
arrives in the summer of 2009.” For more information
about the city and what to see and do, visit
www.neworleanscvb.com. For EXPO hotel information, click
here. |
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