Tourism Matters: January 2024

TOURISM MATTERS 2024 INDUSTRY OUTLOOK JANUARY 2024

TABLE of CONTENTS 3 CEO LETTER

Walter J. Leger III

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Employee Profile: Jessica LaChute, Director of Membership Services

6 COVER STORY

2024 Industry Outlook

8 BEYOND THE BEADS

New Orleans Recognized for Excellence in 2023

10 MEMBERSHIP NEWS

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5 GETTING TO N.O.

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Member Profile: Realcycle

COURTESY THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS SPORTS FOUNDATION

4 GETTING TO N.O.

Become a Member of New Orleans & Company

Leisure Events

14 COMPANY’S COMING Convention Calendar

16 MUSIC TO OUR EARS

What Others are Saying about New Orleans

HOW TO

Reach Us

Tourism Matters is published by Gambit for New Orleans & Company, the official destination marketing and sales organization for New Orleans’ tourism industry. Founded in 1960, our mission is to inspire, promote and encourage travel to the city for the economic, social and community benefit of New Orleans and its people. Our vision is to ensure New Orleans remains the most remarkable, unique and welcoming city in the world.

504-566-5011 | 2020 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70130 www.neworleans.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @Visit New Orleans | @Neworleansandco

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Executive Team Walter J. Leger III, President and CEO Alice Glenn, Executive Vice President Mark Romig, Chief Marketing Officer Stephanie Turner, SVP, Convention Sales & Strategies Kim Priez, SVP, Tourism Kelly Schulz, SVP, Communications and PR Jeremy Cooker, VP of Marketing Kevin Ferguson, VP of External Affairs and Membership Tammie Boteler, VP of Finance Brian Walker, VP of Information Technology Laura Russett, Director of Administration Rachel Avery, CMP, Director, Convention Services and Special Events

COVER PHOTOS TOP LEFT PHOTO BY TODD COLEMAN, SAVEUR MAGAZINE TOP CENTER BY JUSTEN WILLIAMS TOP RIGHT PHOTO BY PAUL BROUSSARD MIDDLE LEFT BY PABLEAUX JOHNSON MIDDLE RIGHT BY JUSTEN WILLIAMS BOTTOM LEFT BY PAUL BROUSSARD BOTTOM CENTER COURTESY OF ASM GLOBAL NEW ORLEANS BOTTOM RIGHT BY ZACK SMITH

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from THE CEO Dear Friends of New Orleans & Company,

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appy new year! 2024 promises to be a strong year for New Orleans’ tourism industry. This issue of Tourism Matters highlights what’s ahead, but as we kick off 2024, it is worth noting our many successes of 2023. As you know, tourism does not just happen. It takes consistent effort, promotion, funding, and public relations to help our city, region and state stand out amid intense global competition. That’s why I am so proud of our team at New Orleans & Company and our partners.

Our 2023 results include: Sales • Helped secure new events such as Miss Universe, NOLA Pickle Fest, Barrett-Jackson Car Auction and Labor Day Sugar Bowl Country Kickoff starring Garth Brooks • Booked in excess of 1.4 million hotel room nights for meetings and conventions, both at the convention center and in-house at hotel properties across the city in 2024 and ten years into the future • Executed a comprehensive and unprecedented Built To Host campaign targeting the corporate market, aligning all sales, services and marketing efforts • Conducted 146 definite site visits, up from 94 in 2022, staffed 48 conventions and sent 497 business leads • Booked more than 466,506 hotel room nights for leisure visitors in 2023 and 2024 • Reinstated representation of New Orleans in Germany, France, United Kingdom, and Mexico to help restore international tourism and contracted with a tourism sales and promotion company in India • Received multiple awards for excellence in destination management and customer service (see page eight) PR and Marketing • Brought the Today Show with Hoda and Jenna to Jackson Square for two national broadcasts

• Strengthened our relationship with Disney through promotion of Princess Tiana’s Bayou Adventure and the film Haunted Mansion, helping broaden our image as a family destination Community • Helped 36 of 42 individuals living in the Tchoupitoulas homeless encampment move into permanent housing, effectively decommissioning the encampment and beautifying and securing the area • Created Music Month in October and launched a Musician’s Database on neworleans.com in partnership with WWOZ to give local artists a platform to promote themselves and their music to the world free of charge • Re-launched Everyone’s Welcome Here campaign to welcome LGBTQ+ visitors and persons of all identities and backgrounds So what does all of this mean? For our members and partners, tourism means business, guests, careers, and preserving our culture for future generations. For our residents, tourism means stronger infrastructure, economic development, tax savings for every family in Louisiana, civic pride, and rich cultural offerings superior to those of much larger cities.

You have my commitment that our team will work harder than ever in 2024 to drive business and opportunity and strengthen our community for all. The travel and tourism industry matters!

Sincerely,

• Placed more than 1,100 positive stories about New Orleans in media outlets worldwide • Welcomed hundreds of journalists to the city for customized visits

Walter J. Leger III

• Published nearly 800 new pieces of content on NewOrleans.com

New Orleans & Company

President & CEO

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Member Spotlight

RealCycle

By Rhonda Cook

IN AN IDEA BORN DURING THE PANDEMIC Ryan Singer

and Ben Bag w ill began to hear frustrations from New Orleanians about how their waste was managed. Singer, who ser ves as Director of Partnerships for Realcycle, says he and Bag well decided to create a real, transparent, and reliable system of recycling, which started w ith managing high volumes of food waste and composting, and grew into solutions for other materials like cardboard, glass, and aluminum .

cl ing that New Orlea ns is beginning to understa nd. W hen we treat our mater ia ls w ith va lue, we feel more connected to the ea r th, a nd when we feel more connected to the ea r th, we feel more connected to each other. W hen you see the mater ia ls pi le up into mounds, you ca n begin to see the va lue of ma ny ind iv idua l ef for ts com ing together to ma ke something greater.

repor t detailing how much they have recycled.

Who does your company serve in the community?

We provide recycling solutions for commercial clients, residential clients, and events and festivals. We customize programs to f it the size and needs of the organization/festival. We tr y to accommodate the mom-and-pop restaurant, which w ill give us one can of compost a week, w ith the same detail and care as the hotel which gives us 20

cans of compost a day.

We also sell our f inished compost materials for local plantings and passionate growers.

How important do you feel your work is to the New Orleans community?

Where do you see your efforts taking the recycling effort in the city?

There is a much greater pur pose behind recy-

We are extremely proud of our 99% waste diversion rate. We don’t want recycling to be “out of sight and out of mind.”

We want to welcome people into the process to help them understand how it works and to see f irsthand what can happen to their materia ls when they are treated properly. Our clients get a monthly progress 04

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What makes your company different from other recycling companies?

We are f irm believers that the city of New Orleans can be a sustainability leader for the entire Gulf South.

Multi-stream recycling, while popular in Europe, is relatively new to the U.S., but we believe New Orleans is the right city to lead the way in welcoming systematic recycling change. Our city is unique because New Orleanians are so passionate about getting involved in efforts to make our city better.

GETTING to N.O.

Employee Spotlight

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Jessica LaChute When and why did you join New Orleans & Company?

I have been a proud employee of New Orleans & Company for 23 years. I started as a part-time visitor information agent. After earning an undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of New Orleans, I remained with New Orleans & Company for a full-time role in the Membership Department, which is where I still serve today. In 2004, I earned a Master’s degree in criminal justice from Loyola University, and could have changed careers, but I decided to stay at New Orleans & Company because I love our industry and serving our members.

What would surprise people most about our members?

Our 1,200 member businesses represent all aspects of the hospitality industry. Of course, that includes hotels, restaurants and cultural attractions. But most people do not know that we also have members who are printers, photographers,

graphic designers, and other small businesses that are necessary to successfully host visitors, conventions and special events. This is a complex industry and there are so many positions and career paths.

What is your favorite part of your job?

Our first goal as a destination marketing organization is to provide business, advocacy, professional development, and networking opportunities to our members. But I also love building relationships with them, learning about their businesses, creating ways to help them maximize their membership, but also being a sounding board, and offering advice or empathy. The past three years in particular have been tough, and people just need an encouraging word sometimes.

How has your job changed?

The world is different so we must think and deliver services differently. Our industry needs support on sustainability, accessibility

and workforce development.

That’s why we have a much larger focus on hosting community events for the tourism industry such as job fairs, health fairs, overcoming recycling challenges, etc. and identifying ways we can positively impact our community and our members in these areas and others is extremely important. We know what makes New Orleans a better place to live and work, also makes it a great place to visit.

What keeps you here after 23 years?

I love the work that we do and the impact that we have. We have a fantastic group of employees who care about each other and are enthusiastic about our industry and our city. I feel connected to everyone here.

We all want to move in the

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Director, Membership Services

same direction to make our city great. I have lived in New Orleans since the age of two, my family is here, and I can’t imagine living anywhere else. Besides, what better way to earn a living than by promoting New Orleans?

To learn more about how New Orleans & Company can help grow your business, please visit neworleans. com/membership.

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2024

Industry Outlook

BY ELLIE KELLEHER

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There are few places that do travel better than New Orleans, from our vibrant live-music scene, exquisite culinary experiences, to our endless cultural attractions.

2024 marks New Orleans & Company’s 64th year of inspiring travel to New Orleans and we are entering the year with optimism.

A few highlights include the handoff for Super Bowl LIX, the renowned Bocuse d’Or and Pastry World Cup competitions, momentous anniversaries of New Orleans happenings, and the triennial art exhibition, Prospect.6.

Hotel Developments The Rubenstein family, known for their legendary men’s clothing store Rubenstein’s on the corner of Canal Street and St. Charles Avenue, are turning the upstairs of the building into a 40-room boutique hotel called the Rubenstein Hotel.

Copper Vine is undergoing an expansion that will evolve the brand into Copper Vine Winepub & Inn, a ‘restaurant-first’ take on a traditional bed-and-breakfast with 11 rooms and increased restaurant floor plan for expanded dining and private events.

Caesars Entertainment, Inc. is investing $435 million to expand, renovate and rebrand the 450-room Harrah’s Hotel and Casino with the 340-room hotel

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tower under construction expected to be completed by 2024.

Big Freedia is realizing a longtime dream of opening up a boutique nightclub/hotel in New Orleans. The groundbreaking on the Hotel Freedia took place in Spring 2023, with the aim of opening for business by Mardi Gras 2024.

Bocuse d’Or and Pastry World Cup This year, New Orleans will become the first city in the United States to host the prestigious international culinary competitions, Bocuse d’Or and Pastry World Cup. The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center will host the

two continental selections of the most prestigious international culinary and pastry competitions June 11-13, 2024, showcasing the best pastry chefs and cooks from all over the American continent.

Prospect.6 Prospect.6 New Orleans is a citywide contemporary art triennial and the first exhibition of its kind in the United States with a decade-long history. Every three years, the event brings new art to an old city by inviting artists from all over the world to create projects in a wide variety of venues spread throughout New Orleans. This event is organized by a leading voice in the curatorial field and serves as an invitation to experience the city through the eyes of artists.

Historic Anniversaries In 2024, the Essence Festival of Culture will celebrate its 30th anniversary over Fourth of July weekend at the Caesars Superdome and other venues in the city. This three-day celebration named for its founder and sponsoring magazine combines high-octane music performances with inspirational speakers and provocative conversations about gender, race, culture, and art, while welcoming hundreds of thousands of guests to the city each year.

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New Orleans’ rich culinary heritage, known far and wide, makes our city an obvious choice to host these two culinary competitions.

LOGO COURTE SY OF PR OSPEC T NEW OR LEA NS

2024 will also mark 20 years of our COOLinary restaurant campaign.

Cuisine is an integral part of the history, fabric, and culture of New Orleans, and COOLinary New Orleans takes place every August to celebrate dining in New Orleans with participating restaurants offering specially priced pre fixe brunch and dinner menus.

Super Bowl LIX New Orleans and the State of Louisiana will host a record-tying 11th Super Bowl in 2025. Following the conclusion of Super Bowl LVIII in February, the Las Vegas Host Committee will officially hand off the football to the New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee for Super Bowl LIX. This event will bring the eyes of the world, celebrities, titans of industry, and endless investment opportunities to New Orleans.

“For decades, New Orleans & Company has played a significant role in attracting, marketing and hosting these types of events. The work we do day in and day out fosters relationships with a variety of customers and organizations, ensuring that New Orleans remains a preferred global destination,” said Walt Leger III, New Orleans & Company President and CEO. “We look forward to securing more business for 2024 and beyond, and showing the world why New Orleans is Built to Host.”

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BEYOND the BEADS New Orleans Recognized for Excellence in 2023

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n 2023, New Orleans & Company and the city had a banner year for national and international recognition. While some of the awards are proactive outreach from our organizations, the majority were the result of nominations from meeting planners and people our organization works with on a daily basis.

New Orleans was named a “must see city” in 2024 by the Good Housekeeping Institute. The city was named alongside three others that were evaluated on attributes such as quality, convenience, value, sustainability, inclusivity and more. The city was also named a 2024 Good Housekeeping Family Travel Awards Winner.

The city’s exquisite culinary scene was recognized by Recommend’s readers winning Best Destination – Culinary. The culinary community was also awarded a Gold statuette for Best Culinary Destination – U.S. at the 2023 Travvy Awards.

These awards help the city domestically and internationally especially as we gear up to host international gastronomic events in 2024 - Bocuse D’or and the Pastry World Cup.

New Orleans & Company earned the gold statuette for Best Culinary Destination – U.S., the silver statuette for Best Tourism Board – U.S. and the bronze statuette for Best City Destination – Domestic at the 9th annual Travvy Awards.

New Orleans & Company was awarded several awards for their individual and collective work with meeting planners.

Stephanie Turner, New Orleans SVP of Convention Sales & Strategies, was awarded

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a 2023 Catalyst Award – Amplitude Award

by Smart Meetings. This award celebrates the critical role Turner played in advancing the entire industry, her community, and the individual meetings that have come into her gravitational pull over the last year.

Other awards given to New Orleans & Company in 2023 include: • New Orleans & Company won two 2023 Prevue Visionary Awards from Prevue Meetings+Incentives. New Orleans was

named Best U.S. Destination for Meeting & Conventions – Small (under 500,000 populations) and New Orleans & Company was named Best CVB/DMO meeting and incentive planner support by region – Southeast.

• Corporate & Incentive Travel gave New Orleans an Award of Excellence which recognizes hotels, resorts, conference centers and convention and visitors’ bureaus that have demonstrated their overall commitment to excellence.

• New Orleans was named to Meetings Today Best of 2023 list recognizing the standout properties and destinations that have really risen to the occasion to host your meetings.

“Leisure tourism, meetings and conventions are driven largely on image and perception, so these awards are powerful tools to help us market the city through positive publicity,” said Walt Leger III, New Orleans & Company President and CEO. “Our team and community being recognized for excellence speaks to their work ethic and passion for New Orleans. And it validates our expertise in delivering successful experiences to all types of visitors.”

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• New Orleans was named one of Smart Meetings’ 2023 Smart Stars - a prestigious awards platform that recognizes meeting planners’ preferences for hotels, resorts, properties, cruise lines, and conference and convention centers worldwide.

• New Orleans & Company was named to Convention South Readers’ Choice Awards voted on by 8,000 readers for their choice of suppliers.

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MEMBER NEWS Become a Member of New Orleans & Company

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That’s where New Orleans & Company comes in. We are a membership-based organization consisting of 1,200 member businesses representing the hospitality industry in New Orleans and the surrounding region. From hotels, restaurants, shops, to tours and attractions and transportation and business services like printers and photographers, our members represent a variety of industries. Our mission is to inspire, promote, and encourage travel to our city for the economic, social, and community benefit of New Orleans and its people.

We work hand in hand with local member businesses to promote our destination and show how important this industry is, not only to the business sector but also to our community. How do we do that?

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ew Orleans is a city known for its hospitality and that tourism is a major economic driver, but do you know how local businesses learn about meetings and conventions coming to town, how they are able to highlight their services to these groups or connect with other local businesses?

NEW ORLEANS & COMPANY EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AND MEMBERSHIP TEAM

marketing and promotion of New Orleans. Our company secures conferences and conventions, markets our city globally, and hosts hundreds of journalists and influencers every year to bring visitors to our city. Each year, we also release the Official Visitors Guide which highlights authentic stories about our neighborhoods and cultural offerings. Our website, NewOrleans.com, sees millions of visitors who browse

our member listings for information about venues, services, and attractions throughout the region.

“The networking events, the leads and the annual events are just the end result of all the work that your team does to impact our business.

I’ve seen the New Orleans & Company team in action; doing the hard work to get the business HERE so we can put in proposals for

their events,” said Bethany Lemanski, Owner and Creative Director of Gwendolyn Events.

“As a small business in New Orleans, making a mark in the travel and tourism industry can be an enormous task but being a member of New Orleans and Company really helped to ease that burden. In addition to the organization’s team, the ability to network and connect to other tourism stakeholders in the city through the membership has been critical for growth as well,” said Jonathan Floyd, Owner of Box of Care Gift Company.

Membership with New Orleans & Company allows businesses to: • Connect with fellow members businesses to build and expand your local contacts and client lists through our quarterly networking events and Member to Member Expo.

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Becoming a member of New Orleans & Company offers businesses tools, resources and networking opportunities to help them succeed.

Are you a one-person operation or do you employ dozens, even hundreds of staff ? We have a membership level for everyone. Are you looking to market your business or services to meeting and convention groups, cruise passengers, weddings or just individual travelers, either way we’ve got you covered. Operating a business is a challenge in any environment. Don’t do it alone! Join the organization that represents and advocates for the tourism and hospitality industry.

MEMBER-TO-MEMBER EXPO

• Participate in promotional & marketing opportunities like COOLinary New Orleans, NOLAxNOLA, Music Month or Holidays New Orleans Style.

• Learn more about our advocacy efforts on behalf of our members and community in relation to quality-of-life issues, such as sustainability, accessibility, and public safety.

• Elevate your marketing efforts with advertising opportunities in the Official Visitors Guide, Meeting Planners Guide, Destination Wedding Guide, on NewOrleans. com or in our newsletter.

• Market your business to meeting and convention planners directly for services for their conferences and attendees.

Want more information? Ready to join now? Contact the Membership team at New Orleans & Company at 504.566.5027, membership@neworleans. com or scan the QR code to visit our website neworleans.com/membership.

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Leisure Events Calendar

January

Zulu 30th Annual Lundi Gras Festival

Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus

FEBRUARY 12 Woldenburg Park

JANUARY 20

www.lundigrasfestival.com

Marigny and French Quarter

Mardi Gras Day

chewbacchus.org/paradeday

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13

Krewe du Vieux

March

Marigny and French Quarter www.kreweduvieux.org/index.html

February Lundi Gras MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12

Riverwalk’s 34th Annual Lundi Gras FEBRUARY 12

Mardi Gras Parades FEBRUARY 2-4, 7-13

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JANUARY 27

Danny Barker Banjo+Guitar Fest MARCH 6-10 The Terrell House www.dannybarkerfestival.com

26th New Orleans French Film Festival MARCH 9-13 Prytania Theatre and Prytania Theatres at Canal Place neworleansfilmsociety.org/french-film-festival

New Orleans Entrepeneur Week MARCH 11-16 Various locations www.noew.org

Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Day Parade PH OTO BY RUST Y COSTA NZA

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Magazine Street and St. Charles Avenue www.irishchannelno.org

New Orleans Book Festival MARCH 14-16 Tulane University bookfest.tulane.edu

Uptown Super Sunday Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival

SUNDAY BEFORE ST. JOSEPH’S DAY

MARCH 20-24 Hotel Monteleone and Various French Quarter Locations tennesseewilliams.net PHOTO BY PA BL EAUX J OHN SON

21st Annual Saints and Sinners LGBTQ+ Literary Festival MARCH 22-24 Hotel Monteleone and Various French Quarter Locations www.sasfest.org

Congo Square Rhythm Festival

Freret Street Festival

Gay Easter Parade

Congo Square

MARCH 25

MARCH 31

www.jazzandheritage.org/events/ 2024-congo-square-rhythms-festival

Freret Street

French Quarter

freretstreetfestival.org/

MARCH 23-24

www.gayeasterparade.com

39th Annual French Quarter Easter Parade MARCH 31 PH OTO COU RT ESY OF TH E C RES CEN T CI T Y CL ASS IC

French Quarter www.frenchquartereasterparade.com

Crescent City Classic MARCH 30 Ends in City Park www.ccc10k.com/crescent-city-classic.html

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COMPANY’S COMING

Conventions Calendar

January Clarion Events Ltd

POWERGEN International JANUARY 23-25 New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center The premier business and networking hub brings together power generation professionPHOTO BY JUSTEN WILLIAMS

als and solution providers to explore innovative solutions towards cleaner and sustainable energy sources. www.powergen.com/welcome

February True Value Company

True Value Reunion

FEBRUARY 1-4 New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Reunion is our twice-a-year trade show that brings together retailers from across the country for showstopping deals, including exclusive assortments, displays, new items and more. truevaluecompany.com/reunion

American Rental Association (ARA)

The ARA Show FEBRUARY 18-21

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

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American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Ocean Sciences Meeting 2024 FEBRUARY 18-23 New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center The Ocean Sciences Meeting is the flagship conference for the ocean sciences and the larger ocean-connected community. www.agu.org/ocean-sciences-meeting

March Association for Materials Protection & Performance (AMPP)

The ARA Show is the world’s largest equipment and event rental

AMPP Annual Conference+Expo

trade show. Hosted since 1956, it includes networking events,

MARCH 3-7

education, and a trade show featuring hundreds of exhibitors.

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

arashow.org/#event-info

Engage in enlightening technical sessions led by industry pio-

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neers, stay updated with the latest peer-reviewed research, and explore over 300,000 square feet of exhibition space. ace.ampp.org/home

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American Trucking Association (ATA)

Technology & Maintenance Council Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition MARCH 4-7

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Home to trucking’s leading fleet professionals, vehicle manufacturers, and component suppliers, it is North America’s premier technical conference for trucking. tmcannual.trucking.org

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.

Sales Convention 2024 MARCH 10-12 New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center The annual Sales Convention is a celebration of their top sellers/ agents, and opportunity to learn and network. www.bhhsevents.com

American Chemical Society (ACS)

ACS Spring 2024 MARCH 17-21

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Chemistry professionals meet to share ideas and advance scientific and technical knowledge. By attracting thousands of chemical professionals, the meetings provide excellent opportunities for sharing passion for chemistry and connecting with one of the world’s largest scientific societies.

International Association for Dental Research (IADR)

102nd General Session & Exhibition of the IADR MARCH 13-16

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center The general session will feature oral and poster presentations, hands-on workshops, lunch & learning sessions, keynote addresses, and symposia presented by experts from all over the world. www.iadr.org/2024iags

www.acs.org/meetings/acs-meetings/spring.html

Tampa Volleyball Events, LLC

The Nike Music City Championship MARCH 22-24 New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Established in 2017 in Nashville, MCVC Jazz Edition celebrates music and volleyball, welcoming teams ages 13-18. www.musiccityvb.com

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MUSIC to our EARS

What people are saying about New Orleans

I would like to thank you for the outstanding welcome you have granted us with in Nola on the last two days.

It was a true pleasure to meet you, it gives us even more pride and enthusiasm to make Bocuse d’Or and CMP Americas 2024 a great success.

Thanks for this very professional organization, for the nice moments together, for a busy but so instructive program magnificently managed by Rachel Avery. What a kick-off!

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