Due to unforeseen circumstances and last-minute scheduling conflicts, the New Mexico Tourism Commission has rescheduled its next meeting for September 19, 2008, 10 a.m., in Gallup at a location to be determined.

This meeting had originally been set for Friday (August 8), at Red Rock State Park near Gallup. The Commission regrets any inconvenience that may have been caused by this unavoidable change in the date of the meeting.

The purpose of the Tourism Commission meeting is to update commissioners on Tourism Department activities, and to gather tourism industry ideas on how both the commission and the department might enhance the state’s tourism effort.

The Governor-appointed Tourism Commission includes Chairman Al Lucero (Santa Fe), Deidre A. Lujan (Albuquerque), Ted Garcia (Albuquerque), Chris Stagg (Taos Ski Valley), Randy Randall (Santa Fe), Selena Chino (Mescalero), and Bill Hirschfeld (Ruidoso).

The meeting agenda includes presentations by Tourism Commission members, Tourism Department Secretary Michael Cerletti, and Evan Williams, senior planner with the Gallup Tourism Coalition. The commission will also take questions and comments from attendees.

The New Mexico Tourism Department supports the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and encourages individuals with disabilities to attend and participate in this meeting.