Winston-Salem Enriching Experiences

Celebrate Easter at Old Salem

03/11/2010 - Old Salem Museums & Gardens offers Easter activities - an Easter egg hunt, egg decorating and more - sure to entertain and educate.

SciWorks and Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools Host Seventh Annual Egg Drop Competition

02/18/2010 - Hundreds of students will drop eggs off the Belk Court balcony at Hanes Mall on Saturday, 2/20/10 – all in the name of science. The competition, designed to promote engineering and science in the K-12 community, asks participants to design a device to protect a raw egg from a second-story drop. Through the process of addressing a design problem and developing a solution, the aim of the contest is to ignite the spark of excitement about science!

Downtown Goes Big Time with "The Big Winter Bash"

02/12/2010 - Winston-Salem, NC. A mid-winter celebration to entice people to come downtown has been planned for Friday, February 26, 2010. The 2nd Annual Big Winter Bash, presented by The Winston-Salem Millennium Fund, will be held in The Millennium Center at Trade and Fifth Streets, starting at 8pm. The event is being produced by The Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership.

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Winston-Salem Meetings and Conventions

Visit Winston-Salem Welcomes New President

01/04/2010 - On Tuesday, January 5, 2010, The Forsyth County Tourism Development Authority and Visit Winston-Salem will welcome President Richard Geiger with an open house from 10:00 am until 12:00 noon. The open house will allow members of the media to meet and talk with Geiger. A brief introduction and remarks will be given at 10:30 am.

Forsyth County Tourism Development Authority Hires Industry Leader as New President

12/21/2009 - Forsyth County Tourism Development Authority (TDA) has hired Richard Geiger as its new President. Geiger has extensive experience in growing all facets of the visitor industry, including cultural tourism, conventions, and sporting events, which are the key growth opportunities for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County.

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church to Meet in Winston-Salem for the First Time

06/01/2009 - The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Piedmont District will meet in Winston-Salem June 23-28, 2009. The conference is being hosted by Goler Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church with Reverend Dr. Seth O. Lartey the host Pastor. According to Dr. Lartey, "the reason we are holding our convention in Winston-Salem this year is due to the spirit of cooperation and assistance from Visit Winston-Salem, the Twin City Quarter, The Millennium Center and community leaders. Everyone has been very gracious and helpful and extremely accommodating of our needs". Previous conferences have been held in Charlotte, Gastonia, Hickory and Salisbury.

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Winston-Salem Sports and Sporting Events

MEAC Men's Bracket set for 2010 Tournament

03/05/2010 - Bears Earn Top Seed for Third Straight Year The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced the men's pairings for the 2010 MEAC Basketball Tournament following the conference's final regular-season matchups Tuesday night. For the third straight season the Morgan State Bears earned the No. 1 seed and an early round bye to compete for the tournament title and an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

MEAC Call for Volunteers

02/18/2010 - As we move closer to “March Madness” and all the excitement that college basketball brings to our communities, remember that Winston-Salem will again take center stage in hosting the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) 2010 Basketball Tournament!

Visit Winston-Salem Names New Sports and Event Sales Manager

12/07/2009 - Visit Winston-Salem and the Forsyth County Tourism Development Authority are pleased to announce that Bonny Bernat has joined the staff as the sports and event sales manager. Bonny will manage Visit Winston-Salem sports marketing effort for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County, North Carolina. With over a decade of experience in the travel industry Bonny was most recently with The Charlotte Destination Group and prior to that with the Greater Springfield Convention and Visitor Bureau, in Springfield Massachusetts.

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Media Coverage

The Center for Digital Government and Digital Communities Magazine Name Top Digital Cities in America 2009

12/01/2009 - e.Republic's Center for Digital Government and Digital Communities magazine have named the most advanced digital cities in America. The cities were chosen from the results of the ninth annual Digital Cities Survey, which examines how municipalities incorporate information technology into operations which better serve citizens engaging with local government. "This year's winners demonstrate how cities have faced economic challenges with creativity and innovation in the use of information technology," said Cathilea Robinett, executive director for the Center for Digital Government. "The Survey clearly shows that cities place a high value on positive experiences for their constituents when using government services. These winners are at the leading edge of the future in digital advances for citizens." The survey was open to all U.S. cities with a population of 30,000 or more and respondent cities were classified into four size-based categories. See below for the full list of winners. 125,000 - 249,999 population category: 1st City of Norfolk, Va. 2nd City of Lincoln, Neb. 3rd City of Winston-Salem, N.C.

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