Connecticut Main Street Center - Workshops and Training

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CT Main Street Center established the Downtown Revitalization Institute to provide advanced training in the Main Street Four Point Approach™ to Downtown Revitalization. Whether you’re an elected official, professional staff, or a Main Street volunteer, education and training are important components in any successful main street revitalization program. You can find the training and networking you’re looking for right here!

2010 Workshops
Each quarter CT Main Street Center’s Downtown Revitalization Institute presents a different workshop which addresses pertinent issues. These workshops are presented by experts in the subject and the workshop format includes working sessions and time for participant questions and exchange. Networking with others interested in downtown revitalization and development is a valuable component of the workshops, and networking meals are provided to encourage informal dialogue.

Next Workshop is Friday, March 12, 2010

Share Your Heritage: How to Succeed in Cultural Heritage Tourism

8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Jones Auditorium, CT Agricultural Experiment Station
123 Huntington Street
New Haven, CT 06511

Registration: $75 for CT Main Street members, $95 for non-members. Networking breakfast and lunch included.

Tourism is a powerful economic development tool. Tourism creates jobs, provides new business opportunities and strengthens local economies. The core idea in cultural heritage tourism is:

Save your Heritage and your Culture, Share it with Visitors, and Reap the Economic Benefits of Tourism.

As a natural follow-up to the highly successful December workshop, “The ROI of Historic Preservation” with Donovan Rypkema, CT Main Street Center is pleased to present this much anticipated and timely workshop focused on developing and managing cultural heritage tourism.

Workshop Topics to Include:

Interpreting cultural heritage in your community
Marketing: national research and demographics of travelers
Cultural Heritage Tourism survival toolkit
Discussion: making your community visitor-ready

With state funding for tourism marketing virtually eliminated, collaboration is essential. Finding local partners to help build an integrated and enlivening visitor experience is key.

Who Should Attend?

State and local municipal officials
Planning, Economic Development, Main Street and Preservation professionals
Representatives from tourism, cultural and heritage attractions
Main Street and Cultural Heritage Tourism volunteers
Students