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million in direct spending to theloca economy, the announced Wednesday. That’ds another coup for the nonprofif organization as it gets closef to its goal ofattracting $100 millioh to the local economy through sporting events by May 2010. The eventt will run May 29 to June 5 at PhoenizConvention Center. The Annual Meetings also will take place in Phoeni x in the days precedinghthe tournament. “The Greatefr Phoenix CVB, the Phoenix Convention Center and our area hotelws worked well as a team in puttinf thisbid together,” said Commission Presideny Jon Schmieder.
Greater Phoenix Convention & Visitors Bureahu CEO Steve Moore said the eventr will bring morethan 6,000 peoplr downtown, with more than 12,00o0 hotel rooms occupied. Summer business downtown is huge for allof us, so this one is a big hit, especiallg in that it’s less than a year away and we had the spacee open at the said Schmieder. Prior USA Volleybalpl events in Phoenix included the 2001 and 2003 USA JuniorOlympic Boys’ Volleyball Championships and the 2003 USA Volleyball Invitational Championship. USA Volleyball also hosted the 1994 NationaloCollegiate Men’s Division Club Championships in Tempe.
Last PRSC set a goal of securing events that would pump atleast $100 milliob into the economy by May 2010. So far, it has securerd more than $47 million.