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YBP
Fifth Annual Conference
REGISTER TODAY!
May 19-21, Jackson Lake Lodge - Grand Teton National Park
Make plans to join us for our Annual Conference. With gas
prices
remaining high and the need to reduce carbon emissions, there is no
better time to examine our regional transportation issues.
Cost-effective solutions can be crafted to respond to our needs and
power our economy while maintaining the health of our ecosystem. The
conference will feature panel discussions on transportation issues, and
keynote speaker Todd Litman of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute.
Transportation to the conference will be provided via bus to all
registered conference attendees. The conference will also feature the
usual excellent food and amenities offered by the Jackson Lake Lodge.
Click here
for more information and to register online.
Take Part in Regional Meetings
On February 28 the Yellowstone Business Partnership (YBP) held a
tri-state video conference that temporarily solved an all too common
problem shared by residents of the Greater Yellowstone region: the
challenge of collaboration between far-flung cities.
The purpose of the video conference was to begin strategic economic
planning based on the YBP report, Turning on the Off-Season, which
thoroughly maps out the challenges facing the 25 counties that surround
Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks.
The next regional meetings are open to the public. Citizens, educators,
business owners, and members of local agencies, chambers of commerce,
professional organizations, and economic development groups that missed
the video conference are encouraged to participate in the selection of
a project.
Meetings are currently scheduled for the Pocatello,
Idaho
Falls and Billings
Regions
CLICK
HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM
New UnCommon Sense Class Underway
Congratulations to the newest
class of participants in the UnCommon
Sense Program.
GY Framework Pilot Projects Begin
The eleven pilot projects of the GY Framework participated in an
initial training session on April 1st and 2nd in Bozeman, MT.
Get
more information about the program and the pilot projects here.
YBP Fifth Anniversary Tour
2008 marks the fifth year that the Yellowstone Business Partnership has
been in existence. In celebration, we are planning a series of
celebratory events across the region in the coming months. CLICK
HERE TO FIND AN EVENT IN YOUR AREA
YBP Teams with National Geographic on a Regional MapGuide
The
Yellowstone Business Partnership is working with the National
Geographic Society’s Center for Sustainable Destinations and
other
partners in Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana in a project to celebrate and
help
sustain the world-class natural and cultural heritage of the Greater
Yellowstone region. A community-based process will create a National
Geographic
“Geotourism MapGuide” for the region centered on
Yellowstone and Grand Teton
national parks, and including communities and private and public lands
in the three partner
states.
Karen
Ballard, Administrator for the Idaho Division of Tourism Development,
says [YBP] is a natural fit. “We at the
local level know the region, its highlights and best places, and
National
Geographic has the map-making expertise. We are thrilled to
be working
together, along with Yellowstone Business Partnership, on such a
meaningful
project.” Geotourism MapGuides are a program of National
Geographic’s Center
for Sustainable Destinations, which works to protect the
world’s distinctive
places through wisely managed geotourism and enlightened destination
stewardship.
To
submit a place for inclusion on the map, or for more information, visit
the MapGuide website at www.YellowstoneGeotourism.com.
Click Here to view our
On-Line Business Directory
Take
a closer look at some of our most active business members.
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