Title: August Luncheon: How to Pitch a Winning Bid
Description: We all have to bid for something in our professional careers - from gaining promotions to clients. Jayne DeLuce, President & CEO of Visit Champaign County, recently co-lead a local team who created a comprehensive and compelling bid package that brought the IHSA Boys State Basketball Tournament back to Champaign starting in March 2021!
Get insights on how to pitch a winning bid, while also learning how the tournament's return will benefit our community, and how you can help support it.
About the Speaker: Jayne DeLuce, President and CEO, Visit Champaign County, feels honored to promote the greater Champaign County area as a destination to work, live and visit. Having served the recreation, sport and tourism (RST) industry over 30 years and a proud Illini grad two times, her RST career journey includes the Atlanta Olympics, UI Campus Recreation, Broward County (FL) Parks & Rec, South Florida Sports Festival, U.S. Navy Recreation in Scotland, and Champaign Park District. Jayne recently became a Certified Destination Management Executive, which is the highest individual credential that exists in the tourism and travel industry.
Registration Information:
This free event will be hosted on Zoom.
**The last day to register is Tuesday, August 18th.
*It is limited to 100 participants.
We will email registrants the Zoom meeting link prior to the online event.
12:00 p.m.: Meeting/Program
Non-Members: If you are not a member of ECCC and wish to attend as a guest, please contact Allison Winter, Outreach Chair, to register.