Visit Fort Wayne

The OKI Planning Conference is wrapping up at the Grand Wayne Convention Center today. We had a great time working with the American Planning Association (APA) Indiana Chapter and The Corydon Group, LLC to bring this conference to Fort Wayne! "Working with the Visit Fort Wayne staff has been a delightful experience. They are consummate professionals dedicated to the City of Fort Wayne and to the experience of those visiting the city for events or conferences.?Staff members are helpful, friendly, creative, and solution focused, all qualities meeting planners look for and need.?I consider the Visit Fort Wayne staff as partners, invested in the success of my conference. Their engagement, without question, makes a positive difference for me, my attendees, and our organization.?Working with Visit Fort Wayne has been an integral part of my planning process." — Andy L. Longo, Conference Organizer and Senior Advisor for The Corydon Group, LLC

Another fantastic Great Lakes Association of College and University Housing Officers (GLACUHO) Annual Conference in the books! We love working with the GLACUHO team and supporting them with group services — even hosting a marketplace for attendees with Fort Wayne merch. We can't wait to welcome you back in 2027! #FortWayne #GLACUHO #GLACUHO2024 #meetingsandevents #meetingprofs #meetingsandevents

Meeting Planners — Don’t miss the Visit Fort Wayne networking lounge at Association Forum's Holiday Showcase, December 4-5! Stop by to: 1.?????AMPLIFY your knowledge of Fort Wayne, Indiana’s walkable, convenient, downtown convention package, featuring our beautiful Grand Wayne Convention Center 2.?????Register to win luggage pieces from Fort Wayne’s own Vera Bradley 3.?????Pick up a chocolate bar from Fort Wayne’s?DeBrand Fine Chocolate Mark your calendars. See you in Chicago! #WeAreForum #EventProfs #MeetingProfs #MeetingsandEvents

Today, Nicolle Campbell, Director of Sales at Visit Fort Wayne, and Stasha Carrasquillo, MBA, SDEI, Chief Marketing Technology Officer at Turnstone Center, will speak on a virtual panel at the Adapted Sport Leadership and Business Symposium (LABS)! We’re excited for them to represent Fort Wayne and join a fantastic panel discussion on “The Economic Impact of Disability Inclusion in Sport and Across the Community – Expanding the Business Case.” If you’re attending LABS, don’t miss this session at 1:30 p.m. ET / 10:30 a.m. MT. #LABS2024 #AdaptedSportLABS #adaptedsports #disabilityinsport #disabilityisdiversity

We're hiring! Do you want to join a dynamic, passionate, inclusive, high-functioning team of experts in the tourism and hospitality industry? Our supportive team culture is second to none and we would like to consider you as a valuable team member if you are interested in adding to our rich environment of community impact for residents, tourism industry partners, and visitors. ? Please send a cover letter and resume to Jill Boggs, President/CEO, at?[email protected]. Applicants must submit both a cover letter and resume to be considered.

Game on! FortLAN 2024 has arrived at the Grand Wayne Convention Center for 3 days of esports competition. Odyssey Esports and Great Lakes Esports have teamed up to present Indiana’s largest bring your own computer (BYOC) LAN party and convention — featuring League of Legends and Counter-Strike tournaments, Smash Ultimate and Melee tournaments, live collegiate esports teams, mini-games, raffles, and more.

The pieces are coming together as Fort Wayne prepares to host the Indiana Society of Association Executives (ISAE) ICON Annual Conference in 2025. Thank you to the ISAE team for a wonderful planning visit in Fort Wayne this week! ? We’re excited to continue working with the planning team and our local partners to produce an amazing ICON 2025. Stay tuned for registration opening early next year! ? #ISAE #ICON2025 #EventProfs #MeetingProfs #MeetingsandEvents

Fort Wayne is proud to host more than 1,300 municipal leaders in our city this week for the Aim Indiana 2024 Ideas Summit at the Grand Wayne Convention Center. Last night, Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker welcomed attendees to our destination, kicking off three days of workshops, roundtable discussions, and networking! #Aim2024

JUST ANNOUNCED! Fort Wayne was selected as the host destination for five upcoming NCAA events between 2027 and 2028: ?? 2027 & 2028 NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Championship ?? 2027 NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Championship ?? 2028 NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Elite Eight and Semifinals — With partners: Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) and Allen County War Memorial Coliseum ? 2027 NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Regionals — With partners: Purdue University Fort Wayne and Sycamore Hills Golf Club We can't wait to welcome the athletes and fans to Fort Wayne for these exciting events in 2027 and 2028! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gdRGghxe

Jazmin Zavala, PDM, STS, Sports Sales Manager, and Emily Hill, Marketing Manager, are off to Anaheim for the TEAMS Conference & Expo this week. Sports planners, stop by booth #217 and enter to win a Paralympic prize package! Includes a goalball and rally towel signed by the USA Goalball Men’s National Team (who train in Fort Wayne, IN), and an official U.S. Paralympics Media jacket and hat! We’re also proud to sponsor the “NGB Updates Session” on Wednesday, September 25 at 3:40 PM. A panel of leaders from national governing bodies will share about future events, details on NGB membership, and initiatives to help you join the Olympic and Paralympic Movement. #TEAMSConference #sportsevents #sportstourism