UPCOMING ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
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EO Tourism Leaders Call
(this) Monday, December 18 at 12:00 PM
This is a space to share timely marketing callouts, resources and updates for better regional connectivity and impact! This drop-in call is for people in roles involving tourism development and promotion in Eastern Oregon. This can include Destination Management Organizations, chambers of commerce, city or county employees, Main Street organizations, economic development organizations, visitor centers, and more.
This month, we will be highlighting Resources + Opportunities, Travel Oregon's upcoming Resident Sentiment Survey, updates on the Eastern Oregon Visitor Guide, and Winter + Spring Content planning.
Please register today to let us know you'll attend.
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Quarterly Culture & Heritage Partner Call
January 8, 2024 11:00 AM
Join EOVA and other partners involved with arts, culture, history, and storytelling for a quarterly drop-in call! This is a space for partners to share updates, highlight resources, and increase connectivity across our region.
Please register today to let us know you'll attend.
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2024 Oregon Governor’s Conference on Tourism -
Scholarships Available!
Applications are due by January 12.
The application process for scholarships to the 2024 Oregon Governor’s Conference on Tourism is now open.
To be eligible, applicants must be one of the following: 1) currently enrolled in a college-level program applicable to a tourism sector; 2) a small entity (five or fewer full-time employees) owner or employee within the tourism industry; or 3) a volunteer within the tourism industry. Scholarship recipients will receive complimentary conference registration and two nights of lodging.
Review all criteria, list of preferences, timeline and selection process before applying here. Applications are due by January 12.
Conference registration will open in mid-January and will feature an early-bird registration price that will be available only for the month of January.
Sponsorships and exhibitor spaces are still available. Please address any interest or questions to events@traveloregon.com.
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2023 ODA Conference - EO Regional Basket
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ODA Conference
January 17-19, 2024 in Newberg
EOVA Staff will be attending the Oregon Destination Association Conference in Newberg next month. We are seeking items for the 2024 Eastern Oregon Regional Basket.
Let’s showcase the Eastern Oregon region and fill our Regional Destination Basket with products and/or Gift Certificates from businesses, attractions, lodging, restaurants, retail and experiences that tell the story of our fabulous region.
Do you have a local product(s) and/or gift certificates you would like to include? Please contact Alana by Wednesday, January 10 to confirm.
Items needed in hand prior to January 17.
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Oregon Wine Symposium
February 13-14, 2024 in Portland
Each year, the Oregon Wine Board works with industry volunteers who comprise its Education Committee to carefully evaluate and design the curriculum around the most pressing needs of the industry. The needs assessment comes from survey input, qualitative feedback, and marketplace trend analysis.
Learn more about the OWB’s Education Committee here.
Early Bird Registration Open Now
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Regards to Rural 2024 Conference
April 19-20, 2024
This unique conference for community members and leaders throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond will be held in Tri-Cities, WA, and is an opportunity to discuss rural priorities, explore innovative economic models, obtain tools to make a change in communities, and inspire action to help pave the way to rural vitality.
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Greater Hells Canyon Council (GHCC) is collecting input from Blue Mountains Trail users, the recreation community, and residents living in proximity to the trail to inform future outreach and trail development plans.
The Blue Mountains Trail is an effort led by Greater Hells Canyon Council (GHCC), a member-based organization comprised of individuals who love the Greater Hells Canyon Region, which stretches from the Seven Devils in Idaho to the Elkhorn Mountains in Oregon, the Blue Mountains to the Wallowas, and everything in between. Greater Hells Canyon Council is utilizing this survey to collect input from Blue Mountains Trail users, the recreation community, and residents living in proximity to the trail.
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EOWB Wants your input
Eastern Oregon Workforce Board is seeking your input to help plan events such as the Eastern Oregon Career Expo. held annually. Survey takes less than a minute to complete and can help bring about quality workforce development.
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Call for Oregon Humanities Programs Advisory Committee members!
Due: Jan 5, 2024
Seeking community members to be apart of an advisory body made up of members who are connected to and participate in Oregon Humanities programs. This group is charged with advising Oregon Humanities on new program development, current program themes, and collaborators. They also support promotion of Oregon Humanities programs.
They see this group as a critical part of:
- Ensuring our work is representative of and connected to issues affecting communities around Oregon
- Bringing community voice into our decision making,
- Shaping our program improvement processes, and
- Amplifying the work of Oregon Humanities around the state.
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Leverage your Google listing with LOCL
Monitoring and managing your Google Business Profile (GBP) is one of the best ways to improve your visibility and conversion. To help make managing your GBP easier, Travel Oregon partnered with Portland-based company Locl to provide you (free!) access to a suite of GBP optimization tools. Locl helps businesses manage profile updates, create events and offers, engage with customer reviews, monitor business performance and act on insights.
Training materials and support available for:
Join Travel Oregon and Tommy Chipman of Locl on January 10 for a one-hour webinar to learn more about using Locl. Register here.
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Updated Advertising Opportunities for Fall 2023 and Spring 2024
New and updated marketing opportunities have been vetted and curated by Travel Oregon to maximize return on investment and maximize Oregon's marketing voice. These opportunities are available to RDMOs, DMOs and all tourism-related businesses.
Learn more about program details and enrollment deadlines here.
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New Media Library created and hosted by the Oregon Wine Board
The Oregon Wine Board (OWB) has launched an ambitious project that has captured and posted more than 1,000 scenic photos from winemaking regions in each corner of the state. The new OWB Media Library, available here on the OWB pressroom, and here on CrowdRiff, makes the difficulty of sourcing photos a thing of the past. Not to mention attaining photo credit and usage, which is all listed cleanly and clearly next to each photo.
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Trail Development Triumphs & Pitfalls Report Out Now!
You may have attended the Triumphs and Pitfalls session at last year's summit moderated by Gabriel Amadeus Tiller. Now you can read the full report.
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Learn more about the Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6) and a map of the data here.
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Deadline: January 2, 2024
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Deadline: January 8, 2024
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Deadline: January 8, 2024
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Rural Development Initiatives recognized by Oregon Business magazine in the 100 Best Nonprofits to Work for in Oregon
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Oregon Chinese Diaspora Project Recognized With Prestigious 2023 National Preservation Award!
OCDP is a grassroots federal, state, and local partnership initiated in underserved rural communities in southern and eastern Oregon. This trailblazing project includes an exceptional public education component and their research is helping to update and recenter the history of the Chinese diaspora in Oregon.
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