Wednesday, May 22 2013 5:28 PM EDT2013-05-22 21:28:11 GMT
United Way officials said they've received word from Oklahoma officials that first responders need time to do their job before volunteers arrive.More >>
United Way officials said they've received word from Oklahoma officials that first responders need time to do their job before volunteers arrive.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 5:15 PM EDT2013-05-22 21:15:21 GMT
A woman struck by a train while crossing the railroad tracks in Jackson County earlier this month has now filed suit against the city and the railroad.More >>
A woman struck by a train while crossing the railroad tracks in Jackson County earlier this month has now filed suit against the city and the railroad.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 4:08 PM EDT2013-05-22 20:08:46 GMT
A man is fighting for his life after an accidental shooting Tuesday night in Colbert County at the Autumn Point Apartments on Cox Boulevard in Sheffield.More >>
A man is fighting for his life after an accidental shooting Tuesday night in Colbert County at the Autumn Point Apartments on Cox Boulevard in Sheffield.More >>
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) -
Huntsville has been chosen along with 13 other cities across the country to compete to host the 2013 Social Media Tourism Symposium (#SoMeT13US).
The Social Media Tourism Symposium's host city will be chosen solely by votes on social media. Huntsville is the only city in the state of Alabama to compete for this conference.
Round one of voting kicked off March 13th and it ends on Friday, March 15th at 11 a.m. To move forward to round two, Huntsville needs to receive more votes than six of its competitors. After round one, an "elite eight" group of cities will compete head to head. After four rounds, the city with the most votes will be named the 2013 host city.
"It's estimated that the Social Media Tourism Symposium would bring close to $180,000 in direct spending to Madison County," explained President/CEO of the Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau Judy Ryals.
Two hashtags have been created for discussing the voting process on Twitter: #MeetMeAtTheRocket and #SoMeT13US.
Source: Social Media Tourism Symposium
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2013 WorldNow and WAFF, a Raycom Media Station. 