TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama Center for Economic Development is co-sponsoring the 16th annual Mississippi-Tennessee-Alabama Rural Tourism Conference.
The conference runs from Monday, Oct. 24, to Wednesday, Oct. 26, at Courtyard by Marriott in Columbus, Mississippi. Attendees will hear from a number of presenters with a vast knowledge of tourism.
Speakers include Stacy Clark, editor in chief of Catfish Alley, a Southern culture and lifestyle magazine; Aundrea Self, an anchor with WCBI; Terence Norwood and Patrick Miller with the Mississippi State University Extension’s Center for Government and Community Development; and Tami Reist, president and CEO of the Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association.
For more information and a conference schedule, go to: http://www.almstnruraltourism.com/. For more details, contact Candace J. Skelton, tourism/community development project manager, The University of Alabama Center for Economic Development, 205/348-8338 or Candace.Skelton@ua.edu.
Contact
Richard LeComte, media relations, rllecomte@ur.ua.edu, 205/348-3782
Source
Candace J. Skelton, tourism/community development project manager, The University of Alabama Center for Economic Development, –205/348-8338, Candace.Skelton@ua.edu