News |
February 17, 2012
Annual Meeting is March 29
Contact:
Chuck Carpenter, President
(940) 382-9693 ; dcoc@denton-chamber.org
Chuck Carpenter, President
(940) 382-9693 ; dcoc@denton-chamber.org
The 103rd Annual Meeting of the Denton Chamber of Commerce is scheduled for Thursday evening, March 29 at the UNT Gateway Center.
This event represents the symbolic start of the 2012-13 Chamber Year, which will officially begin on April 1. Edward C. “Chuck” Fremaux will take over as Chair of the Board, the chamber’s chief voluntary officer.
Chuck owns Fremaux’s Metropolitan Catering. He has completed two terms on the chamber board and has served as Chair of the chamber’s Convention & Visitor Bureau Advisory Board for the past five years.
He has been directly involved in the chamber’s strategic planning process during the current program year, and, will elaborate on his 12-month priorities during the annual meeting.
Much of this plan has been driven by location and facility needs. We don’t know that we’ll have all of the final recommendations by the annual meeting, on March 29, but, we are closely monitoring a couple of pertinent items.
First, the current Leadership Denton class graduation project is to research and prepare a proposed business plan for a new off-site visitor information center, including a store for selling all things Denton.
The existing chamber office is, and, will always be, considered the front door to the community. Our hope, however, is to expand the services offered, perhaps at a more convenient location, with additional space for Denton-oriented merchandise and memorabilia. The Leadership Denton class will present their final report and specific findings on Thursday afternoon, April 12 at the Courtyard by Marriott.
Second, although still very tentative, we’re obviously quite interested in the negotiations going on between the O’Reilly Hospitality group, City of Denton and UNT, regarding a potential new hotel, and 120-thousand-square-foot convention center project.
Our chamber has contracted with the City of Denton continuously since 1976 to administer hotel occupancy tax funds to staff and house the Convention & Visitor Bureau.
If, and, how this agreement between the chamber and City of Denton may be extended, could naturally impact CVB sales staff, and where they might be located in the future.
Tickets will be available at the Denton Chamber office, 414 Parkway, or, on-line: www.denton-chamber.org.
This event represents the symbolic start of the 2012-13 Chamber Year, which will officially begin on April 1. Edward C. “Chuck” Fremaux will take over as Chair of the Board, the chamber’s chief voluntary officer.
Chuck owns Fremaux’s Metropolitan Catering. He has completed two terms on the chamber board and has served as Chair of the chamber’s Convention & Visitor Bureau Advisory Board for the past five years.
He has been directly involved in the chamber’s strategic planning process during the current program year, and, will elaborate on his 12-month priorities during the annual meeting.
Much of this plan has been driven by location and facility needs. We don’t know that we’ll have all of the final recommendations by the annual meeting, on March 29, but, we are closely monitoring a couple of pertinent items.
First, the current Leadership Denton class graduation project is to research and prepare a proposed business plan for a new off-site visitor information center, including a store for selling all things Denton.
The existing chamber office is, and, will always be, considered the front door to the community. Our hope, however, is to expand the services offered, perhaps at a more convenient location, with additional space for Denton-oriented merchandise and memorabilia. The Leadership Denton class will present their final report and specific findings on Thursday afternoon, April 12 at the Courtyard by Marriott.
Second, although still very tentative, we’re obviously quite interested in the negotiations going on between the O’Reilly Hospitality group, City of Denton and UNT, regarding a potential new hotel, and 120-thousand-square-foot convention center project.
Our chamber has contracted with the City of Denton continuously since 1976 to administer hotel occupancy tax funds to staff and house the Convention & Visitor Bureau.
If, and, how this agreement between the chamber and City of Denton may be extended, could naturally impact CVB sales staff, and where they might be located in the future.
Tickets will be available at the Denton Chamber office, 414 Parkway, or, on-line: www.denton-chamber.org.
Denton Chamber of Commerce
414 W. Parkway
Denton, Texas 76201
TEL 940-382-9693
