Message from the MISA Chair

Greetings to all!
Hope summer is treating you well and our touring visitors are enjoying all the services we have to offer throughout our wonderful tourism destinations.  Summer has finally come to the Pacific Northwest and we’ve enjoyed a great July and are hoping August will grace us with more sunshine and happy travellers.

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2008 MISA Conference:
See You in Seattle

As we look ahead to the upcoming MISA conference in Seattle, Washington, from September 29 to October 1, we also look forward into the future.  Join us this year as we look at some new and exciting trends that are occurring in travel information as well as the uses of interactive displays in visitor centres, the future of travel information technology and also wireless internet.

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How Much Information Can You Process?

On January 2, 2008, the FHWA published a Notice of Proposed Amendments (NPA) to the 2003 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) (FHWA Docket No. FHWA-2007-28977).   The NPA, as published, contains an extensive number of proposed changes, perhaps more than have been proposed in any previous edition of the MUTCD.  Because of this vast number, this article is going to focus on two of the most discussed and debated topics related to logo or specific service signing: “Rollover logo signing” and dual logos.

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Watch for MISA Board Elections

MISA members will soon receive ballots to elect two new members to the Board of Directors.  One director will be elected from each of the public and private sectors.  The following candidates will be on the ballot:

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Riley McCormick - Beijing Bound at 16

Those of you who attended the Philadelphia conference last year will recall my closing slide as part of my presentation– a picture of my son Riley and a bit of a “proud mom” story about his success in the sport of diving.  On June 22nd, in front of a roaring home town crowd, Riley realized his life long goal and won the Men’s 10 Metre Platform event to secure his spot on the Canadian team.  On Tuesday, I sent him off to Beijing and will be heading over later this month to watch him compete on August 22nd.  If you are watching the Olympics this month (and who isn’t!!!!), keep an eye out for Riley.  You can read more about him here: http://diving.ca/english/html/events/2008/OG08.htm

 Contributed by Margaret McCormick

Don't Miss This!

Plan to attend the 2008 MISA Conference, Sept 29-Oct 1, Seattle, Washington.  Conference organizers have a great agenda lined up, and you’ll want to network with your MISA colleagues from across North America.

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Executive Director Profile: Annie Von Domitz

Annie Von Domitz is the Events & Project Manager at the Oregon Travel Information Council, where she has worked for the past four years.  Prior to that she worked for VanNatta Public Relations and Association Management, where she handled the administrative functions for four associations.

Her part-time job at OTIC is three-fold:  1) she is the Executive Director of MISA; 2) she manages Oregon’s historical marker program; and 3) she plans the annual training conference for Oregon’s travel information counselors.

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