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11 <br />NAME OF BOARD/COMMISSION: The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors <br />Bureau <br />Report Period: 2012/2013 <br />ORANGE COUNTY ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS <br />ANNUAL REPORT/ WORK PLAN FOR THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br /> <br />The Board of Commissioners welcomes input from various advisory <br />commissions in preparation for its annual planning retreat. Ple <br />following information, limited to the front and back of this for <br />background materials may be provided as a supplement to, but not <br />substitute for, this form. <br /> <br /> <br />Board/Commission Name: <br /> <br />Advisory Board for Orange County Visitors Bureau <br /> <br /> <br />Person to address the BOCC at work session- if applicable- and c <br />information: <br /> <br />Dave Gephart, Chairman <br />dave@gephartmarketing.com <br />919-656-7104 <br /> <br />Primary County Staff Contact: <br /> <br />Laurie Paolicelli, Director <br />lpaolicelli@visitchapelhill.org <br />919-968-2064 <br /> <br />How many times per month does this board/commission meet, includ <br />any special meetings and sub-committee meetings? <br /> <br />The Visitors Bureau meets the third Wednesday, 8am, each month a <br />rotating locations in Orange County (except for December and Jul <br />Brief Statement of Board/Commission’s Assigned Charge and <br />Responsibilities. <br /> <br />The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau exists to build Or <br />economy through tourism. To accomplish this, since 1992, the bu <br />asked to position Orange County as a desirable destination for c <br />general tourism and special events through a strategic marketing <br />increases spending by our visitors, which in turn helps to incre <br />sales and occupancy taxes in Orange County. The thrust of their <br /> <br />