For Immediate Release
May 7, 2009

Fox Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau Lands 2012 Farm Technology Days

[Fox Cities] – Outagamie County will host the 2012 Wisconsin Farm Technology Days. The event was secured through a bid spearheaded by Outagamie County with the support of the Fox Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau.

“Farm Technology Days is the largest agricultural exposition in Wisconsin,” comment Toby Paltzer, Outagamie County Executive and a member of the organizing committee. “This will be the first time since 1981 that the event has been in Outagamie County and we’re very happy to have it.”

The three-day outdoor event draws approximately 80,000 people annually. Organizers are still in the process of selecting the event location, but it is usually a farm within the host county. Total tourism expenditures in the Fox Cities were more than $386 million and tourism created 5,949 jobs in 2007.

The Fox Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau is an economic development organization that strengthens the Fox Cities by attracting visitors in the convention, sports and leisure markets through sales, marketing and destination development.

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For More Information Contact:
Pam Seidl, Director of Marketing & Community Relations
(920) 734-3358
pseidl@foxcities.org