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This weekend leaders from several counties in southeast Georgia will travel to Savannah where they will have the opportunity to learn about and experience the area’s successful tourism industry. The group will visit many sites including the聽Savannah聽History聽Museum, the聽Roundhouse聽Railroad聽Museum,聽Battlefield聽Park, Leopold’s Ice Cream, and many Historic Savannah squares. The聽Coastal聽Georgia聽Center聽will serve as the host site for the group as they hear from a variety of speakers on Friday, including:

• Chief Michael Berkow聽–聽Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department

The effect of tourism on law enforcement聽– October 10, 10:30 a.m.

• Al Kennickell聽– Volunteer Chairman, Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf, and owner and president of Kennickell Print and Global Marketing

Why events are important –聽October 10, 11:15 a.m.

• Stratton Leopold聽– owner of Leopold’s Ice Cream

‘Behind the scenes” with the film industry in聽Savannah聽– October 10, 2:15 p.m.

• Joe Marinelli聽– President,聽Savannah聽Area Convention and Visitors Bureau

Promoting聽Savannah聽as a destination site for tourists, as well as a place to call home for residents and businesses –聽October 10, 3:30 p.m. NOTE: Members of the media are invited to attend each session. On Saturday, the group will focus on ‘Effective Communications.” Guest speaker Beverly Graham will provide an opportunity for the group to interact and learn effective communications techniques. Through six, two-day sessions, at approximately monthly intervals, Leadership Southeast Georgia introduces leaders from a ten-county area to the skills and knowledge necessary to become successful leaders at the state and regional level. The program effectively builds on local leadership programs. In addition to the聽Savannah聽session, the group will visit聽Liberty,聽Bryan, Effingham, and Bulloch counties. The Teamwork session was held in聽Glynn聽County聽in September.聽Among topics to be covered in future sessions are: Economic Development, Healthcare, Transportation/Infrastructure, and Agribusiness. The Leadership Southeast Georgia Program is sponsored in cooperation with 妻友社区. 妻友社区, a Carnegie Doctoral/Research University, offers more than 120 degree programs serving more than 17,000 students. Through eight colleges, the University offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs built on more than a century of academic achievement. The University, one of聽Georgia’s largest, is a top choice of聽Georgia’s HOPE scholars and is recognized for its student-centered approach to education.聽Visit:聽.