Date: January 18, 2016
From: Regina Hotel Association
MEDIA RELEASE
TURN YOUR DREAM EVENT IDEA INTO A REALITY
The Regina Hotel Association (RHA) is welcoming individuals or organizations to enter a new competition for a chance to win $20,000 to help turn their dream event idea into a reality.
The Event of Events Competition opens today, in search of ideas for the next big event, festival or conference for Regina, Saskatchewan. Anyone with the passion and drive to create a new event or who wants to transform their existing event into a bigger, annual marquee event in Regina are encouraged to enter.
“We truly believe that Regina’s next big event idea already exists in our community, and we want to help make it happen,” said Ryan Urzada, RHA Board Director and Host of the Competition.
Entries that meet initial criteria will become contestants in the competition. Set to be a filmed as a series of webisodes, contestants will pitch their event idea to a panel of judges and receive expert advise by some of our city’s leading event champions.
“For people just getting started, the mentorship, wisdom and exposure offered in this competition is invaluable,” says Marty Seymour, CEO of Canadian Western Agribition. “Pulling off a large event is a substantial undertaking and the engaging format offered through this contest provides contestants with the opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and receive advice from experts.”
Seymour will be sitting on the panel of judges, who are all local event champions that will help decide the competition winner. The panel also includes event founders; Chelsea Petterson, co-founder of Saskatchewan Fashion Week, Todd Ripplinger, co-founder of the Regina Subaru AAA Hockey Classic and Awelana Akeriwe, founder of Regina AfroFest.
To enter, visit eventofevents.ca for competition details and guidelines. The entry deadline is February 26, 2016.
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For More Information, please contact:
Tracy Fahlman, CEO
Regina Hotel Association
info@stayinregina.com
(306) 546-4272
About the Regina Hotel Association (RHA)
The RHA is a not-for-profit organization representing almost 3,000 guest rooms in 21 hotels that employ over 1,375 people in our city. Every year, we proudly sponsor the start-up, growth and acquisition of over 50 events and conventions through our members’ Destination Marketing Program. This program is a funding conduit to generate more hotel room night stays in our member hotels that will ultimately lead to a positive impact on tourism visitation and spending within Regina, Saskatchewan.
