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Greater Buffalo CVB's Richard Geiger Appointed to New York State Tourism Advisory Council
 
December 29, 1998 - Richard Geiger, president and CEO of the Greater Buffalo Convention & Visitors Bureau, has been appointed to a two-year term on the New York State Tourism Advisory Council effective January 1999.

Assemblyman Paul A. Tokasz, chairman of the Assembly Committee on Tourism, Arts & Sports Development, nominated Geiger as one of three appointments designated by the Honorable Sheldon Silver, speaker of the State Assembly

Geiger, head of the state�s second largest CVB since July 1995, is the first CVB president from Western New York to serve as an advisor on the  Assembly�s 18-member Tourism Council.

In his nomination of Geiger, Assemblyman Tokasz said, �Geiger�s strong leadership and aggressive tourism promotion strategies have galvanized the Western New York community in a way that will benefit the entire region. He is progressive, refreshingly frank and I have found his advice is founded in a sound knowledge of the tourism industry and global trends, which will all prove to be an asset to the New York State Tourism Advisory Council.�

The New York State Tourism Advisory Council, which was revamped in 1984, is empowered to advise the commissioner governing tourism and to serve as a liaison between the state�s tourism-related industries and commissioner with respect to the design and implementation of the state�s tourism polices and programs.

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