BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191013 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191016 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:City Visit 2019: Phoenix DESCRIPTION:As a valued Chamber investor\, Mayor Betsy Price and the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce invite you to our annual City Visit in Phoenix\, AZ\, October 13-15.\n\n\n\n\nWe are convening Fort Worth community and business leaders (50 in total) to observe best practices of other cities excelling in the same areas in which we are focused through the City of Fort Worth\, Fort Worth Chamber and Visit Fort Worth strategic plans. We look forward to growing closer as a community through this trip\, as well as generating specific ideas from a benchmark city to address opportunities in Fort Worth related to economic prosperity.\n\n \n\nIn Phoenix\, our focus will be on economic development strategies\, talent development with universities and sports tourism including:\n\n\n How the economic development strategies of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council and Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce are impacting the region\n How Phoenix is developing youth and amateur sports tourism for economic impact and bringing families to the city\n How the Phoenix Convention Center expansion is an economic benefit and attracts key industries like bio-medical conferences\n How talent/workforce gaps are being solved by partnerships between higher education institutions and businesses \n\nWhat is included:\n\n\n Welcome Reception on Sunday\, October 13\n 3 day\, 2 night stay at the Phoenix Biltmore\, a Waldorf Astoria Resort\n Transportation from the airport to hotel and around Phoenix\n Visits with city and community leaders\n All meals\n Discounted rate to extend your stay at the Biltmore 3 days before and after the City Visit\n\n Guests will secure their own airfare to and from Phoenix. Optional golf on Sunday\, October 13 - $80 greens fee and $50 club rental. Tee times will be late Sunday morning\, October 13. \n\nOctober 13-15\, 2019\n Space is limited and available on a first-come basis. \n\n\n\nFor questions about the trip\, please contact Julie Headley at 817.338.3370 . \n\n\n\nCheck out the 2018 City Visit here.\n\n\n\nClick here for the 2019 Agenda X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: