In this issue...

• Features
  • Check Out Carillon Historical Park's Exciting New Expansion!
  • Recognizing Our Veterans
  • Federal Government Per Diem Set for 2012
  • Check Out the Buzz, Social Media!
• President's Corner
• A Few Fast Facts
• Dayton/Montgomery County Welcomes Groups
• On The Road

Features

Check Out Carillon Historical Park's Exciting New Expansion

It's exciting when a great thing gets even better! Such is the case with Dayton History's treasure, Carillon Historical Park. If you haven't experienced the Park's new Heritage Center of Dayton Manufacturing and Entrepreneurship, you must put it on your list of things to do!

The new Heritage Center, which represents the largest single opening of new exhibits and attractions at Carillon Park since the Park's debut in 1950, showcases nearly 1,000 rarely seen artifacts as well as the restored original Deeds Barn (where Kettering invented the electric car starter), a renovated ARMCO steam locomotive, a brightly painted Carousel of Dayton Innovation, the We Progress Through Change Theatre, Dayton made toys, plus information on the evolution of Huffy, NCR, Duriron, DRT, and General Motors in Dayton, as well as many additional items. Visitors can marvel at the displays of beautiful NCR cash registers, or have fun selecting from more than 30 different ride-able objects such as a Huffy bicycle or a Mike-Sells' potato chip bag on the Carousel of Dayton Innovation.

Dayton History is Montgomery County's official historical organization. Consisting of Carillon Historical Park, Hawthorn Hill, Patterson Homestead, Old River Park, Paul Laurence Dunbar State Memorial, Memorial Hall and Montgomery County's Old Court House, Dayton History brings the past to life to understand the present and inspire the future by collecting, preserving, interpreting, presenting and promoting the region's past.

Carillon Historical Park is open Monday-Saturday 9:30am-5pm, Sunday 12noon-5pm. Admission fees-adults $8, seniors $7, children 3-17 years of age $5, children under 3 and members are free. 1000 Carillon Blvd. Dayton 937-293-2841 www.daytonhistory.org

Recognizing Our Veterans

As Veteran's Day approaches it is appropriate to stop and reflect on all of the sacrifices our veterans have made on behalf of our country and its citizens. Mark your calendar and join the Miami Valley for an "Operation Welcome Home" tribute to Vietnam Veterans and all those who've served in our nation's armed forces. From November 10-13, 2011 the Greater Miami Valley will unite in a heartfelt expression of gratitude to veterans from all eras and all branches of the military. Operation Welcome Home programming spearheaded by AAA Miami Valley, the American Veterans Institute, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force and the Dayton VA will include, among other activities: November 10th 6-10pm Veterans Tribute: National Museum of the USAF; November 11th Veterans Day Observances: Dayton VA Campus; November 12th Operation Welcome Home Parade: Fairborn, OH 10am; and the Liberty Film Festival occurring throughout the weekend featuring films that honor our troops and celebrate our freedom. For a complete list of activities, hotel accommodation options and to register for specific events log onto www.VietnamWelcomeHome.com

Federal Government Per Diem Set for 2012

The General Services Administration has established the 2011/2012 Domestic Federal Per Diem Government Travel rates which will be effective October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012. The 2011/2012 federal per diem lodging rate for Dayton/Montgomery County has increased by $1 to $82. Meals and incidental expense rates have been set at $56 totaling a $138 maximum per diem rate for federal employees staying in our area. The Dayton/Montgomery County CVB, and Greater Dayton Lodging Council worked to advocate for an increase in the federal per diem lodging rate for 2011/2012. Staff met with our federal legislators to advocate for an increase. Per Diem rates can be viewed on the web at: http://www.gsa.gov/per diem.

Check Out the Buzz – Social Media!

Are you on Facebook? Do you Tweet? Enjoy YouTube or Flickr? The buzz of social media continues to grow! The Dayton/Montgomery County Convention & Visitors Bureau invites you to join the fun. Check–out our Facebook page and become a fan! Post pictures to our Flickr account. Make a video for our YouTube channel; send us a tweet! We encourage you to join the fun, be in on the buzz and keep on top of Dayton/Montgomery County's many offerings!

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Sections/Features

Jacquelyn Y. Powell
President/CEO
Dayton/Montgomery County Convention & Visitors Bureau

CVB Staff

President/CEO:
Jacquelyn Y. Powell
Director of Marketing & Communications:
Beverly Rose
Director of Sales & Services:
Anna Nash
Controller/Director of Human Resources
Bruce Stricker
Senior Sales Manager
Ron Eifert
Sales Managers:
Mary Bloyd,
Crystal Jackson-Moore
Convention Services Manager:
Donna Michael
Executive Assistant:
Lynn Gathagan
Administrative Assistant:
Dawn Mader
Visitor Information Specialist:
Anita White
Visitor Information:
Barbara Aunspaw, Foster (Bud) Brown, William Dix, Cecil Jones, Mikell Kloeters, Gwen Lee, Bertha Olgetree, Sarah Seagraves, Verity Snyder
Dayton Ambassadors:
Betty Clark, Carol Cleavenger, David Cleavenger, Delmar Dunning, Donna Duplain, Robert Duplain, Donna Edly, Ina Green, Raymond Green, Bernadine Gregory, Peggy Gross, Linda Hart-Spitzer, Evelyn Hogenkamp, Cecil Jones, Leslie Kittrells, Jane Moore, Carol O’Connell, Inge Rhinehelder, John Rhinehelder, Lorna Schoenberger, Linda Shaw, Bonnie Steele, Jean Steele, Alan Twehues, Suzanne Twehues

President’s Corner

On behalf of the Dayton/Montgomery County Convention & Visitors Bureau I am extremely pleased to announce that Winter Guard International Sport of the Arts (WGI) has committed to hosting their World Championship events in Dayton through 2019. Following a presentation to the WGI Board and a subsequent vote, Dayton was selected as the site for the April WGI Color Guard and Percussion World Championships through 2019.

We are extremely proud to be affiliated with an organization as outstanding as WGI. In addition to the honor and privilege of hosting the WGI World Championships, we also benefit from the enormous positive economic impact these events have on our community. Each April the WGI World Championships, over two weekends, collectively bring nearly 40,000 people, and generate approximately $15 million dollars of economic impact for the Greater Dayton area. That's outside people coming into our community and leaving their dollars behind. In fact, if you look at WGI's current commitment to host their World Championships in Dayton through 2019-that is 8 years of events starting in 2012---collectively, WGI will bring 320,000 people into our area and generate $120 million in economic impact for our community. This is big business for the Greater Dayton region and it represents a significant contribution to the economic vitality of our area.

The WGI World Championship events fill hotels throughout Dayton/Montgomery County and Greene County. Competition sites include UD Arena, WSU Nutter Center, Dayton Convention Center, and the James Trent Arena. Numerous area gyms, schools and churches are utilized as practice sites throughout the weekend. The Finals are always held on Saturday evening at the University of Dayton Arena.

WGI Sport of the Arts is the world's premier organization producing indoor color guard and percussion ensemble competitions. As a non-profit youth organization, WGI serves as the leading governing body of the winter guard and indoor percussion activities. It is called the Sport of the Arts because it brings music to life through performance in a competitive format. WGI Sport of the Arts exists to foster positive experiences for all who participate, by promoting education, creativity, and freedom of expression through the unification of the marching arts industry, music education, and the performing arts.

As a community we are proud to have been home to 25 of WGI's 34 World Championships to date, as well as a host site for numerous regional championships. Additionally WGI moved their headquarters to Miamisburg, Ohio from Wheaton, Colorado in 2002. WGI is an important and positive part of the fabric of our community and the CVB and its partners are committed to making WGI's experiences in our community a very positive one through 2019 and beyond.

Jacquie Powell

Board of Trustees

Chairman
Vail Miller Jr., CEO, Heidelberg Distributing Company
Vice Chairman
Brady Kress, President & CEO, Dayton History
Treasurer
Mark Meister, President & CEO, Dayton Society of Natural History
Secretary
Sandy Gudorf, President, Downtown Dayton Partnership
At Large
Michael Cooney, General Manager, Crowne Plaza-Dayton
Ex-Officio
Cathy Peterson, Montgomery County
General Counsel Ex-Officio
Alan Schaeffer, Pickrel, Schaeffer & Ebeling
President & CEO & Ex-Officio
Jacquelyn Y. Powell

Jerry Biedenharn, President Buckeye Charters, LTD
Bill Castro, Owner, El Meson Restaurant
Mark Donaghy, Executive Director, Greater Dayton RTA
Brian McKenzie, General Manager, Holiday Inn Express Huber Heights
Ron Monte, General Manager, Wyndham Garden Dayton South
Michael Murphy, Managing Partner, Action Sports Center
Idotha Bootsie Neal, President, Wright Dunbar, Inc.
Ken Neufeld, President & CEO, Victoria Theatre Association
Maureen Patterson, VP, Stakeholder Relations, Dayton Development Coalition
Dennis Percy, Director Major Gifts, United Way of the Greater Dayton Area
Andrew Reitz, Esq., Faruki Ireland & Cox P.L.L. (ex-officio)
Nancy Robie, Director of Business Development,
Grandview Medical
Center/Kettering
Health Network
Jenell Ross, Dealer Operator/VP, Bob Ross Dealerships
Brian Sharp, General Manager, Banana Republic
Barton Shaw, Director, Dayton Convention Center
Barbara Stonerock, Director of Community Relations, The Dayton Foundation
Dr. Peter Titlebaum, Assoc. Professor Department of Health & Sport Science, University of Dayton
Janet Wood, General Manager, Red Roof Inn Dayton North

A Few Fast Facts

• Congratulations and welcome to the new Wyndham Garden Dayton South (formerly the Holiday Inn Dayton Mall)! Over two million dollars in renovations have transformed this full service hotel located in South Dayton featuring beautifully appointed guest rooms and over 10,000 square feet of meeting space. www.wgdayton.com 937-434-8030.
• The Holiday Inn Express & Suites located off of I-675 and St. Rte. 725 (7701 Washington Village Drive) will be hosting a grand opening Thursday, October 13th. The area's first eco-friendly hotel features 111 guest rooms, an indoor pool and spa, a fitness room, boardroom and more than 1,200 square feet of meeting space, www.hiexpress.com/hotels/us/en/dayton/dayml
• The Dayton/Montgomery County Convention & Visitors Bureau was recently honored with a first place Middy Award from the Ohio Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus. The award recognized the CVB's marketing efforts and branded specialty items.
• Congratulations to Michael Roediger, Executive Director, and Jane Black, Associate Director who were recently named as the new executive leadership team for the Dayton Art Institute! www.daytonartinstitute.org, 937-223-5277.
• The STARS are out at the Schuster Center! Don't miss Mel Brook's Young Frankenstein, October 4th-9th, Monty Python's Spamalot, October 30th, or Les Miserables, November 22nd -27th. It's also not too early to purchase tickets to Jersey Boys, January 17th-February 5th, 2012. Call 937-228-3630 or log onto www.ticketcenterstage.com to purchase your tickets today.
• The Victoria Theatre is proud to boast a number of outstanding performances occurring before the end of the year. The Flying Karamazov Brothers October 7th, David Sedaris October 27th, BAM Percussion: The Blue Barrel Show November 5th & 6th, Golden Dragon Acrobats December 3rd & 4th, and TRACES December 6th-18th. Call 937-228-3630 or log onto www.ticketcenterstage.com to purchase your tickets today.
• Celebrate the holidays at Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm. Little ones and adults alike will enjoy the Enchanted Forest October 21st & 22nd-feel free to come in Halloween costumes. November 12th you can shop multiple outlets in one location during the Museum Holiday Shop Around and December 10th enjoy Breakfast with Woodland Santa. For more information contact 937-890-7360 or log onto http://aullwood.center.audubon.org
• Celebrate Halloween at the National Museum of the US Air Force by learning fun aerospace principles through Halloween-themed activities! Visitors will also enjoy storytime and aerospace demonstration stations. Free admission 10am-3pm. www.nationalmuseum.af.mil
• Check out The Dayton Ballet's seasonal performances---Sleepy Hollow and Hyding Inside, October 20th-23rd and the traditional family favorite, The Nutcracker, December 9th-18th. The Children's Halloween Party is October 22nd and the Nutcracker Ball is November 12th. For more information and tickets, call 937-449-5060 www.daytonballet.org
• The sky's the limit at the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery's Evenings of Astronomy, November 18th and December 16th. Admission to the educational program is FREE. Following the program, Laser Light Shows will be offered in the Planetarium for a nominal fee. www.boonshoftmuseum.org 937-275-7431.
• November 20th you can join in the fun at Carillon Historical Park's Ringing in the Holidays festive cocktail party with live music, food and beverages. 937293-2841 www.daytonhistory.org
• Come to downtown Dayton November 25th to ring in the holidays and help light up Downtown at the Grande Illumination & Dayton Children's Parade. 937-224-1518 www.downtowndayton.org Free.
• Ring in the New Year with a fun-filled celebration for the entire family at the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery, Friday, December 30th. Enjoy dance competitions, karaoke, laser light shows, animal talks, games and prizes. Call 937-275-7431 ext. 120 for more information and to purchase tickets. www.boonshoftmuseum.org 937-275-7431.
• For great ideas on what to see and do in Dayton/Montgomery County, log onto www.daytoncvb.com/events-calendar or contact the CVB at 937-226-8211

Dayton/Montgomery County Welcomes Groups

The Dayton/Montgomery County Convention & Visitors Bureau is pleased to welcome nearly 25 groups to our community during the fourth quarter of this year. These events range from the Silver Stick Hockey Tournament and adidas Warrior Fall Classic Soccer Tournament to military reunions and the TechNet Aero 2011 conference (hosted by the Dayton Wright Air Force Communications and Electronics Association chapter). Collectively the events will bring approximately 15,000 people into our community and generate significant economic impact for our area.

Conventions and tourism are BIG BUSINESS for Dayton/Montgomery County! We encourage you to contact the CVB regarding any social, civic, professional, sports or hobby groups you might be a member of so that we can work on bringing those organizations' conventions or events to Dayton/Montgomery County! Please contact us today at 937-226-8281!

On The Road

Here's a sampling of where Bureau staff is headed in our ongoing effort to bring business to Dayton/Montgomery County.

Contact the Dayton/Montgomery County Convention & Visitors Bureau today to learn how the CVB can save you time and money by providing complimentary assistance to bring your next social or business group’s event to Dayton, The Birthplace of Aviation!

Contact the Dayton/Montgomery County Convention & Visitors Bureau today for your free Destination Dayton Visitors Guide. 937-226-8211 or 800-221-8235 or www.daytoncvb.com

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