Friday, November 20th at 10 AM

Virtual Event via Zoom

(Free Event; Registration closes Thursday, November 19th)

Join John Copeland, Greater Miami Conventions and Visitors Bureau's Director of Cultural Tourism for a conversation about how cultural organizations and artists are adapting during the time of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and how the arts can continue to contribute to Miami-Dade County’s tourism and branding initiatives.

As the Director of Cultural Tourism, at the Greater Miami Conventions and Visitors Bureau (GMBVC), John leads efforts through strategic development, utilizing his experience in public education, marketing and partnership building, to implement programs that expand global awareness of Miami-Dade County’s vibrant and diverse cultural assets.

Topics of discussion:
• GMCVB updates for re-opening
• New Normal considerations for tourism and the Miami community
• Miamians Who Shine

Hosted by the Miami Emerging Arts Leaders, a program of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, with support from the Arts and Business Council of Miami and the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau.

The Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau is the official destination marketing organization for Greater Miami and the Beaches. The Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) is a private, not-for-profit sales and marketing organization. It is a private-public partnership with more than 1,000 private business members and four local governments: Miami-Dade County, City of Miami Beach, City of Miami and the Village of Bal Harbour.

The Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and its volunteer advisory board, the Cultural Affairs Council, develop cultural excellence, diversity and participation throughout Miami-Dade County by strategically creating and promoting opportunities for our community’s thousands of artists and not-for-profit cultural organizations, and our residents and visitors who are their audiences. (www.miamidadearts.org) 

The Miami Emerging Arts Leaders is an initiative of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs to identify and cultivate the next generation of arts leaders in our community. Modeled after a successful emerging leader program initiated in 1999 by Americans for the Arts, the nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America, the Miami Emerging Arts Leaders provides networking and resource sharing opportunities to encourage diverse, young/new arts administrators to explore professional development issues and opportunities. Find out about upcoming events by subscribing to the email newsletter: www.miamidadearts.org.