Education Committee HUB
Welcome to the Education Committee HUB, we are grateful for your contribution!
2025 Meeting Schedule // UPCOMING MEETINGS:
- June 27th 2:00pm - finalize breakout schedule, speakers, session descriptions; TACVB to post agenda online
- July - quick meeting if necessary to finalize any logistical needs
- September 2 - 5: Annual Conference at the Omni Downtown Fort Worth
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- Sales/Sports: Tiffaney, Heather & Jordyn
- Public Speaking - building confidence, elevator pitch workshop, etc.
- Get your cold e-mail opened - e-mail marketing
- Marketing/AI/Data: Sydney, Chris, Sadie
- Travel Texas - PR angle from a state initiative level (i.e: big music scene pop-ups in UK)
- Leadership: Aaron, Megan, Kathleen
- Big DMO Lessons Learned Panel
- Small DMO Lessons Learned Panel
- Services: Aaron, David Taylor
- "LOUD TABLE" TOPIC IDEAS: Lindsay and April maybe? (deep dives, ask the expert, etc.) Each loud table has a table leader who brings agenda and/or group question prompts to get the table talking. Ideally these tables have roughly 15 attendees and meet for 30 minutes. Attendees PICK TWO. Utilize Past Chairs as Table Hosts. Get brightly colored t-shirts & hand held signs for directives.
- Sales/Sports: Tiffaney, Heather & Jordyn
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- Small DMO Roundtable
- Big DMO Roundtable
- Marketing to FIFA attendees for surrounding cities
- Canva 101 - Best Practices, tips, tricks, templates & more
- Content Creation/Photography 101 - lighting, camera angles, short form video editing
- Texas Film
- HOT Fund Guidance, Grant Best Practices, etc.
- Chat GPT 101 & the importance of prompting
- Servicing topic
- Events Production/Management Best Practices
- Creative Site Tours
- Historic Preservation / Heritage Tourism
- DMS Roundtable
- TACVB Membership / Committee Table (ways to get involved)
- HR / Talent Acquisition & Retention
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Monday, March 10th notes: committee will email Kathleen with Keynote Speaker suggestions (we have 2/3 open), narrowed down education topics, tracks & delegated who wants to lead which sessions, set next meeting date. View accordion below for additional details.
Members came with at least two session ideas. Aaron & Lindsay will combine the session ideas with available breakout session slots leaving room for sponsor presentations and bring the full preliminary schedule to the next meeting. Members are to send their session ideas to Aaron as well as check potential availability of speakers/panelists.
Documents
2024 Annual Conference Survey Response - Future Education Ideas