Title - Alternative
Feasibility and Implementation Planning for the Pan-Am Centennial-Buffalo Centennial World's Fair (See also 609)
Subjects
Buffalo (N.Y.); Pan-American Exposition; Tourism; Marketing research; Economic forecasting
Description
Can a centennial edition of the Pan American Exposition in 2001 be used to reinvigorate the regional economy? Will a celebration of international magnitude help reposition the image of Buffalo as a vital and energetic community? Does Buffalo have the will to reclaim its past glory? The Buffalo Niagara leadership, along with grass-roots community groups fascinated with the potential of a centennial celebration to catalyze a halt to the regions decades long decline, has urged an answer to these vital questions. In the fall of 1998, a Pan American Centennial Exploratory Committee was formed to evaluate the potential impact and cost of producing a centennial event in 2001. In the fall of 1998, a Pan American Centennial Exploratory Committee was formed to evaluate the potential impact and cost of producing a centennial event in 2001. The consulting firms of the Harrison Price Company and MCM Group International, both internationally recognized authorities in concept, feasibility, and operational management of world-class special events and expositions, were retained in December, 1998, to assist the Committee in their deliberations.
Publisher
MCM Group International
Client
Pan-Am 2001 Organizing Committee
Date Original
5-1-1999
Document Type
Report
Identifier
096B; DP0004143
Language
English
Rights
Copyright: University of Central Florida Special Collections. Permission to publish must be obtained from Special Collections in writing. Contact (407) 823-2576 or online at http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/
Number of Pages
164 pages
Keywords
Buffalo (N.Y.); Real Estate; Fairs; Expositions; Celebrations; World's Fair; Pan-American Exposition; Market research; Tourism
Place
Buffalo (N.Y.)
Type
document
Digital Reproduction Specialists
Electronically reproduced by the Digital Services unit of the University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, 2005.
Is Referenced By
http://purl.flvc.org/UCF/EAD/CFM2003-12h (University of Central Florida Special Collections Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers finding aid); https://ucf-flvc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01FALSC_UCF/6a1ouu/alma990332062850306596 (University of Central Florida Libraries Online Catalog)
College
Information Technologies & Resources
Unit
University Libraries
Recommended Citation
MCM Group International and Harrison Price Company, "Feasibility and Implementation Planning for the Pan-Am Centennial" (1999). Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers. 32.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/buzzprice/32