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MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
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Full
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Provisional
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Associate
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Web site listing
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Invitation to annual meeting
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Invitation to legislative function
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Participation in various
co-op marketing efforts
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Attendance at board
meeting (CEO only)
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Seat on the WVACVB
board of directors
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Membership Standards
In order for a convention and visitors bureau (CVB) to be considered for either full or provisional membership in the association, the following criteria must be met:
Be registered with the West Virginia Secretary of State as a nonprofit West Virginia corporation
Have a 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(6) designation from the Internal Revenue Service
Have its own board of directors that meets on a regular basis
Has on the CVB either a full-time or part-time chief executive officer (CEO)
To be considered for full membership in the association, a CVB must meet the following additional standards:
Have on the CVB a full-time chief executive officer. If the chief executive officer is part-time, then the CVB must have other staff working exclusively to promote tourism and to attract conventions and visitors to the city, county or region in which the bureau serves operating during normal business hours.
Have established an office on its own or in conjunction with another organization. This includes having a dedicated telephone number and address for the CVB in order to respond to written or telephone requests for information or assistance from the general public, the travel industry, and the media.
Have a system in place to ensure response (even if only partial or acknowledgment) to requests for information from the media and members of the travel trade industry within three business days. Requests for information from the general public should be answered within as reasonable a period of time as the situation dictates.
Have a comprehensive marketing plan that includes the marketing functions normally associated with a CVB such as publishing a fulfillment piece on the area served, responding to inquiries, attracting visitors to their area, etc.
Have its own web site that contains information similar to that included in the visitors guide.
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