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Alabama Retiree and Relocation Conference April 19-20 in Dothan
Auburn, April 8, 2004---The
Alabama Retiree and Relocation Conference, “Road Map to Retiree
Attraction and Relocation,” is set for April 19 and 20 at the Quality
Inn on Ross Clark Circle in Dothan.
The conference will provide an
educational experience for retiree attraction practitioners in Alabama
by having presenters who are recognized as leaders in the field and
who can communicate their vision to the diverse audience.
“Retiree attraction provides economic
development opportunities for small and midsize communities as well as
larger ones,” said Tom Chesnutt, a tourism specialist with the Alabama
Cooperative Extension System.
“Retirees as a group should not be
stereotyped because they come from many different backgrounds, but as
a whole, they are looking for secure settings, mild climates, quality
health care and good people. Alabama has all of these,” Chesnutt
said.
The two-day conference will include
workshops and panel discussions on Alabama Advantage, attracting
military retirees, deciding on a market niche, implementing marketing
and tracking strategies and businesses that benefit a community. An
idea exchange is at which participants will share marketing ideas, is
also scheduled.
The cost of the conference is $85 per
person and includes breakfast and dinner both days.
Sponsors of the event are the Alabama
Cooperative Extension System, the Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce,
Center for Economic Development at Jacksonville State University,
InfoCenter Alabama, the University Center for Economic Development at
the University of Alabama
and Regency Pointe.
Source: Thomas Chesnutt, Tourism
Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, (334) 844-3517.
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