• The LCVA will role out its new Cooperative Marketing and Advertising Plan at a presentation for the tourism industry on July 16, 2007. The meeting will take place at The Holiday Inn Leesburg at 10:30 AM.
  
  
• Applications for the next round of funding for marketing projects under the LCVA Cooperative Marketing Fund are due by August 3, 2007. As you'll recall, this is a matching funds program with maximum payout up to a $1 for $1 match. Non-profit organizations may include professional in-kind services as part of the match and must provide proposals detailing the in-kind value to verify the match. For eligibility, criteria, process, and an application, please click here to be taken to the Marketing Department section of our Corporate Website and scroll down to the "Tourism Cooperative Marketing Fund Program" file under "Important Documents."
  
  
• The LCVA is currently forming committees to work on various projects. We are particularly looking for individuals to serve on the Sales & Marketing Advisory Committee; the Annual Meeting, Auction, and Awards Committee; and the Scholarship Committee. Individuals interested in serving on one of the these committees should contact Greg Harp or Cheryl Kilday at the LCVA for more information.
  
  
• The LCVA awarded 4 scholarships during high school awards programs at Heritage High School, Loudoun Valley High School, and Stone Bridge High School. The recipients are: Stone Bridge High School - Megan Ryan (for Virginia Tech) and James Catalano (for Culinary Institute of America), Heritage High School - Derek Frimpong (for Coastal Carolina University), and Loudoun Valley High School - Ashleigh Johnson (for East Carolina University).
  
  
• The LCVA organized a media briefing at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum to unveil the two new regional tourism kiosks. The briefing was attended by Congressman Frank Wolf, Supervisor Steve Snow, and General Joseph Anderson, as well as representatives from the Prince William, Alexandria, Fairfax, and Winchester-Frederick convention and visitors bureaus, as well as local media representatives.
  
  
• Staff Additions: The LCVA would like to welcome Karin Johnson to the team as Sales Manager. Karin's primary markets will be amateur sports and religious groups, and her secondary markets will be fraternal and education groups.
  
  
• Position available: Data Mining. Please contact Cheryl Kilday for further information.

• The Holiday Inn Leesburg is currently undergoing a multi-million dollar renovation into an upscale Holiday Inn, the first phase of which should be finished in about 45 days. The renovated guestrooms will feature new carpeting, wall vinyl, furniture, lighting, artwork, bathroom vanities, tile flooring, bedding, and window treatments. All of the rooms will have refrigerators and flat screen televisions installed in the fall. The restaurant and banquet/meeting rooms and public space are also being remodeled and a new fitness center will complete the renovations.
  
  
• The Courtyard Dulles Town Center has installed brand new Marriott Heavenly Beds in their guestrooms and now offers free wireless internet throughout the entire hotel.
  
  
• The Audubon Naturalist Society is pleased to announce that the Rust Manor House and Nature Sanctuary is open to the public for events. The House is surrounded by 68 acres of a natural setting with three formal gardens to host weddings, outdoor events, and corporate parties. In addition, the house seats 75 people and is a beautiful backdrop for any professional, corporate, or social event and is located conveniently to Route 7 and within the town limits of Leesburg. Visit RustManorHouse.org for more information. A portion of the rental fee is a taxable contribution to the Audubon Naturalist Society.
  
  
• Kenneth Hilbert has joined the Holiday Inn Leesburg as General Manager. Jackie Watkins has also joined the hotel as Sales Manager.
  
  
• Sharon Meyers has joined The National Conference Center as Director of Catering Sales in preparation for the opening of their new ballroom in March 2008. Sharon was formerly Director of Catering at Lansdowne Resort.as also joined the hotel as Sales Manager.
  
  
• FOX Cinemas opened its 16-screen movie theater in Brambleton on June 22, 2007. Fox Cinemas is located at 22875 Brambleton Plaza in the Brambleton Town Center. For directions and show schedule, please go to ConsolidatedMovies.com or call 703-957-1027. A summer schedule of free kids' movies will begin on July 3.

If you have any news about your organization you would like to share with the tourism industry in Loudoun County, please contact Chris Geno, Geno@VisitLoudoun.org.

• The LCVA exhibited at the American Society of Training & Development tradeshow in Atlanta, GA in June to attract training meetings.
  
  
• The LCVA exhibited and attended The Reunion Network tradeshow in Tysons Corner, VA, and then traveled with the planners for the next 3 days while on a FAM trip of the Northern VA / Washington, DC area in the month of June in hopes of attracting military reunion groups to Loudoun County.
  
  
• The LCVA exhibited in partnership with Virginia Tourism Corporation at Springtime in the Park in Washington, DC to recruit meetings to Loudoun County.