Today = the day before Poster Presentations and exhibits.
I came in today expecting to finish my project of compiling restaurants onto Excel, but instead I had to help with packaging bulk order requests. Various businesses will ask for our Visitor's Guide and other pamphlets and brochures--like Rail Trail, Winery, etc. and today there was an order for 150 to be mailed out by tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. So I packaged almost 100, which wasn't too bad considering they wanted about seven brochures in each one. It takes time filling each folder and making sure each one has the requested info. This order was to be sent to the WVU School of Medicine. They wanted Visitor's Guides, Highway Maps, Mon. Arts Guides, Rail Trail, Dining Info...etc.
I also learned something today, which I thought I already knew but apparently didn't. This was that the name "Greater Morgantown" encompasses both Preston and Monongalia Counties, not Marion County (Fairmont as well). For some reason, I had thought that it included Fairmont areas, too. However it doesn't, and Cookie (our receptionist) said that when the board of Mon. county agreed on the name for the Center that there was some dissent about the name--Greater Morgantown--. I think it is confusing, because what is that supposed to mean (Greater Morgantown)? I mean when I think of Morgantown, I think of places like Rowlesburg and Kingwood as completely separate of Morgantown. I do consider Bruceton Mills which is in Preston county close enough to Morgantown and to be considered the same area. So, basically my point is I think the name is slightly confusing. Other areas simply name their Conventions' by their county name. Like Grant County Convention and Visitor's Bureau. However, I suppose they couldn't do it by county since they were trying to have the Center include and represent two counties. It is interesting to think of what the alternatives might have been. Maybe a little less confusing??
Anyway, tonight I am working more on my poster and dropping it off to Dr. Wible in Colson in the morning. Also, I am working at the library right now and trying to finish up my Excel Project. What a fun-filled night! :-)
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Great analysis of the bureau's name here -- the fact that you've identified it as "slightly confusing" is very important for an organization such as the one that you're working for. The organization's entire success is based on people having a clear understanding of when to contact the visitor's area for "this area" instead of "that area," so it's interesting to consider what problems there might be for other visitor's who want to visit the surrounding areas but not necessarily Morgantown -- do they know that this bureau is the one they're supposed to contact? And what, if anything, might be the consequences of their frustration?
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