Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | THE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU (PHLCVB) IS THE OFFICIAL TOURIST PROMOTION AGENCY FOR THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA GLOBALLY, AND THE LONG-TERM SALES AND MARKETING AGENCY FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA CONVENTION CENTER SINCE 1941. WE MARKET PHILADELPHIA AS A WORLD-CLASS CONVENTION AND TOURISM DESTINATION TO A GLOBAL AUDIENCE. ANNUALLY, THE PHLCVB GENERATES MORE THAN 1 BILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR THE CITY. THE PHLCVB IS PROUD TO BE AN ECONOMIC ENGINE, CUSTOMER ADVOCATE AND CHAMPION FOR PHILADELPHIA. A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION WITH 800+ BUSINESSES, OUR KEY BUSINESS AREAS INCLUDE: CONVENTION SALES, MARKETING, SERVICES AND INCENTIVE EFFORTS TO ATTRACT AND REBOOK MAJOR CONVENTIONS AND TRADESHOWS INTERNATIONAL TOURISM SALES AND MARKETING - SHARING PHILADELPHIA'S BRAND AROUND THE GLOBE, AS INTERNATIONAL TOURISM TO THE U.S. IS FORECASTED TO GROW 23 PERCENT BY 2016. WE FOCUS ON KEY TARGET MARKETS IN EUROPE, SOUTH AMERICA, ASIA AND INDIA GROUP TRAVEL - BRINGING GROUPS OF ALL SIZES TO THE CITY NICHE MARKETS INCLUDE LIFE SCIENCES, MULTICULTURAL AND SPORTS |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AT THE PCC. THE CONVENTION SALES AND SERVICES TEAM CONDUCTS ANNUAL SALES MISSIONS TO THE CHICAGO AND DC MARKET TO IDENTIFY NEW BUSINESS. IN ADDITION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WE HOST FAMILIARIZATION TOURS TO THE CITY, CLIENT EVENTS IN MARKET AND AROUND THE COUNTRY, PARTICIPATE IN TRADESHOWS AND CONDUCT ONE ON ONE SALES CALLS WITH POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS. OUR AWARD WINNING CONVENTION SALES AND SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS COMPRISED OF 26 FULL AND PART TIME EMPLOYEES ALL WORKING TO SECURE AND SERVICE BUSINESS FOR PHILADELPHIA AND THE REGION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | OUTLETS THAT GENERATED 532,753,315 IMPRESSIONS, VALUED AT 10,376,328. IN ADDITION, THE PHLCVB'S TOURISM SALES MANAGERS WORKED DIRECTLY WITH INTERNATIONAL TOUR OPERATORS AT 23 TRADE SHOWS AND DURING 10 SALES MISSIONS ACROSS THE GLOBE, PLUS HOSTED 73 FAMILIARIZATION TOURS (PRESS AND TRADE) IN FY2014. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | WITH PCMA TO STRATEGICALLY SPREAD THE MESSAGE ABOUT CHANGES AT THE PENNSYLVANIA CONVENTION CENTER TO MEETING PLANNERS ACROSS THE GLOBE. THE PHLCVB MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT'S MISSION IS TO ENHANCE THE PERCEPTION OF PHILADELPHIA AS A GLOBAL DESTINATION BY ENCOURAGING PURCHASING DECISIONS BY MEETING PLANNERS, TOUR OPERATORS AND INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS THROUGH ADVERTISING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, AN ENHANCED WEBSITE (DISCOVERPHL.COM), EMAIL CAMPAIGNS, COLLATERAL, SOCIAL MEDIA AND PUBLICATIONS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | IN FY14, THE PHLCVB SALES TEAM BOOKED A TOTAL OF 846,357 MEETING AND CONVENTION ROOM NIGHTS FOR FUTURE YEARS, WHICH WILL BRING 1.3 BILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT TO PHILADELPHIA. THE PHLCVB'S THREE CONGRESSES (GREATER PHILADELPHIA LIFE SCIENCES CONGRESS, MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS CONGRESS AND PHILADELPHIA SPORTS CONGRESS) BOOKED A TOTAL OF 372,397 ROOM NIGHTS IN FY14, ACCOUNTING FOR 44% OF TOTAL BOOKINGS. LIFE SCIENCES HIGHLIGHTS IN FY14: O IN 2014, PHLCVB BOOKED 846,357 TOTAL ROOM NIGHT OF WHICH 251,099 WERE RELATED TO LIFE SCIENCES (34%). O MOST SIGNIFICANT MEDICAL CONVENTION BOOKED IN 2014 FOR FIRST TIME IS AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS WITH AN EXPECTED 25,000 ATTENDEES, 51,000 ROOM NIGHTS AND A 68 MILLION ECONOMIC IMPACT. O RETURNING NURSING CONVENTION INCLUDES ACADEMY OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS WITH 7,000 ATTENDEES, 22,115 ROOM NIGHTS AND A 25 MILLION ECONOMIC IMPACT. O THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH, HERE IN 2015 (FIRST TIME BACK SINCE 1999), BOOKED TWO ADDITIONAL ROTATION YEARS (2019 AND 2024). O IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PROFESSIONAL CONVENTION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (PCMA), PHLCVB OFFERED PHILADELPHIA AS THE PCMA ANNUAL AUCTION DESTINATION TO BENEFIT THE PCMA EDUCATION FOUNDATION. THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS GOT THE WINNING "BUY NOW" BID AND WILL BRING ITS 2023 SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY TO PHILADELPHIA WITH 12,000 ATTENDEES, 21,855 ROOM NIGHTS AND A 29.6 MILLION ECONOMIC IMPACT. O AS OF 2/4/15, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF LIFE SCIENCE CONVENTIONS ON THE BOOKS FOR 2015 AND BEYOND IS 144. THIS REPRESENTS AN ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE NUMBER OF 670,000 (29% OF PHLCVB TOTAL), ESTIMATED ROOM NIGHT NUMBER OF 1,290,000 (41% OF PHLCVB TOTAL) AND AN ESTIMATED ECONOMIC IMPACT OF 1.69 BILLION. MULTICULTURAL - PHL DIVERSITY HIGHLIGHTS IN FY14: O PHLDIVERSITY MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS CONGRESS (MAC) UNVEILED A NEW VIDEO AIMED AT INCREASING MULTICULTURAL CONVENTIONS AND TOURISM INCORPORATING ORIGINAL POETRY BY PHILADELPHIA SPOKEN WORD ARTIST NINA 'LYRISPECT' BALL SERVING AS THE VIDEO'S NARRATIVE, "HERE FOR THE MAKING" BOASTS A DIVERSE RANGE OF NATIONAL LANDMARKS AND CULTURAL OFFERINGS WHICH AIDES IN ATTRACTING A DIVERSE AUDIENCE TO THE CITY. O RESEARCH WAS CONDUCTED BY THE TEMPLE UNIVERSITY EMC TEAM, ADDRESSING THREE GUIDING RESEARCH HYPOTHESES ALL ALIGNED WITH INCREASING THE NUMBER OF MULTICULTURAL ROOM NIGHT BOOKINGS IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. THE RESEARCH PROVIDES PRELIMINARY DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TARGET MARKET RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MAC TO ACHIEVE INCREASED ROOM NIGHT BOOKINGS. O MAC HOSTED/SUPPORTED THE ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION, WHICH BROUGHT 4,000 ATTENDEES TO THE PENNSYLVANIA CONVENTION CENTER. THE ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION, WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN 1989, HAS 12,500 MEMBERS WITH OWNERSHIP OF 20,000 HOTELS - MORE THAN 40 PERCENT OF ALL U.S. HOTELS. O IN APRIL 2014, MAC ANNOUNCED GREGORY DESHIELDS AS THE ORGANIZATION'S NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; A MEMBER OF THE MAC BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR OVER 10 YEARS. THE BOARD WAS REORGANIZED AND BOLSTERED WITH NEW MEMBERS FROM COMPANIES SUCH AS: COMCAST CABLE, COMCAST NBCUNIVERSAL, ECBM, LP, ECONSULT SOLUTIONS, EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT PROFESSIONALS, INDEPENDENCE BUSINESS ALLIANCE, PECO, RITZ-CARLTON, PHILADELPHIA AND TD BANK. PHL SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS IN FY14: O BOOKED 39 SPORTS GROUPS REPRESENTING 86,333 ROOM NIGHTS AND AN ESTIMATED ECONOMIC IMPACT OF OVER 187M. O AMONG THE KEY BOOKINGS DURING FY14 WERE THE 2016 NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL EAST REGIONAL (FIRST REGIONAL SINCE 2001), THE 2015 CONCACAF GOLD CUP FINALS, THE NORTHEAST VOLLEYBALL QUALIFIER (EXTENDED FOR TWO MORE YEARS THROUGH 2021; GENERATES APPROX. 25,000 ROOM NIGHTS PER YEAR), THE 2015 US ROWING ANNUAL CONVENTION, AND THE 2015 & 2016 NCAA MEN'S & WOMEN'S LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIPS. O PHILADELPHIA HOSTED THE FOLLOWING EVENTS, WHICH PHL SPORTS HAD HELPED TO BOOK IN PREVIOUS YEARS: THE USA CURLING NATIONALS, THE NCAA FROZEN FOUR, THE NHL ENTRY DRAFT, THE NATIONAL VETERANS WHEELCHAIR GAMES AND THE BASSMASTERS ELITE SERIES. ALL TOLD, THERE WERE 27 GROUPS SPORTS GROUPS HOSTED DURING FY14, REPRESENTING MORE THAN 68,000 ROOM NIGHTS AND 128M IN ECONOMIC IMPACT. O PHL SPORTS ATTENDED THE FOLLOWING INDUSTRY TRADE SHOWS AND CONFERENCES, MEETING WITH EVENT OWNERS AND NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES REGARDING NEW EVENT OPPORTUNITIES: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SPORTS COMMISSIONS ANNUAL MEETING, US OLYMPIC COMMITTEE SPORTSLINK, AND THE TEAMS CONFERENCE. O PHL SPORTS WORKED WITH THE SERVICE ACADEMIES AND PHILADELPHIA EAGLES REGARDING THE 2015 AND 2017 ARMY-NAVY GAMES TO BE HELD IN PHILADELPHIA, REGARDING AREAS SUCH AS TICKET PRICES AND ALLOCATING NEW SEATING AREAS IN LINCOLN FINANCIAL FIELD. O PHL SPORTS PRODUCED OPERATION GRATITUDE DAY ON NOVEMBER 6 AS PART OF ITS RED, WHITE & YOU PROGRAM, COLLECTING ITEMS FOR CARE PACKAGES FOR TROOPS OVERSEAS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND HOSTED THE JOHN WANAMAKER ATHLETIC AWARD LUNCHEON. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 | BALLARD SPAHR ET AL LEGAL COUNSEL |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 | THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A | THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE, REPRESENTED BY THE LEADERSHIP OF THE GOVERNING BODY, HAS FULL AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNING BODY IN ITS ABSENCE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B | IN ACCORDANCE WITH PART VI, LINE 7A, THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE, REPRESENTED BY THE LEADERSHIP OF THE GOVERNING BODY, HAS FULL AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNING BODY IN ITS ABSENCE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD NOW REVIEWS THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. A COPY IS DISTRIBUTED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE AND TO THE LEADERSHIP OF THE BOARD, THE CHAIRMAN. COPIES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | ANNUAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE OBTAINED FROM THE GOVERNING BODY AND STAFF. WHEN A CONFLICT ARISES, BOARD MEMBERS IDENTIFY CONFLICT AND EXCUSE THEMSELVES FROM ANY DISCUSSION OR VOTE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A SIGNED POLICIES FROM 100% OF BOARD AND STAFF. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | CEO SALARIES ARE COMPARED TO SALARIES OF OTHER LARGE CVB CEOS. THE INDEPENDENT SURVEY IS CONDUCTED BY PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | KEY EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE CEO USING NATIONAL SALARY SURVEYS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS FOR COMPARISON. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
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