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PORT OF SEATTLE MEMORANDUM COMMISSION AGENDA Item No. 4c Date of Meeting October 4, 2011 DATE: September 22, 2011 TO: Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer FROM: Jane Kilburn Director, Tourism Development SUBJECT: AAPA Convention briefing BACKGROUND: The Port of Seattle was host to this year's American Association of Port Authorities Convention, the 100th convention for that organization. As such, it also was a highlight of the Port of Seattle's Centennial year. We bid for this conference in 2006, and we have planned intensively for this event for the past two years. The conference was held September 11 15, 2001 and was one of the most wellattended AAPA conferences in the past few years. It was accomplished within the set budget. The success of this event is largely due to a dedicated and hard-working employee committee and a host of volunteers who helped during the week. Members of the AAPA Committee are: Steph Nelson, Vicki Watts, Renu Patten, JoAnne Lee, Nancy Blanton, Linda Nelson, Rudy Caluza, Chris Nardine, Peter McGraw and Melanie Skaggs. The Port helped obtain high-level speakers for the program, including Governor Gregoire, Secretary of State Sam Reed and Mayor McGinn. From the community we attracted speakers from Microsoft, Boeing, Starbucks, BNSF, SSA Marine, APL and EPA. The Port welcome was delivered by Commission President Bill Bryant and CEO Tay Yoshitani. Evening and special tour events were planned to introduce our visitors to some of the main attractions in the Seattle area, including the Space Needle, Pike Place Market, the Museum of Flight, and our own Piers 69 and 66. Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau estimates that a group the size of this, staying in the city for this length of time, represents $3 million into our economy in terms of visitor spending. This briefing will show highlights of the convention and give a summary of the budget. COMMISSION AGENDA Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer September 22, 2011 Page 2 of 2 OTHER DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BRIEFING: Video "Seattle Is My Home"
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