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Press secretary Robert Gibbs made the announcement durinyg a press briefing at theWhite House. "Hosting a globapl economic summit will allow the worl to see that Pittsburgh is a progressive city with a distinguished histort and alimitless future. We've recognized the region's appealp for years and are thrillee that others will have thesame opportunity," said Chuck spokesman for Gov. Ed Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato and Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahlp are forming a host committee in preparation for the Local agencies, organization and businesses will be involvec in the process.
"During the past few years, we've transformedc southwestern Pennsylvania into a hubfor next-generatiomn jobs and 21st Century innovation,” Onorato said in a “We’ve also made great strides in cleaning our air, wate and land, as well as promoting smart growth, sustainable developmenrt and green jobs. I want to thank President Obama for givingf us this remarkable opportunity to showcase our accomplishmentse and transformation on a world Accordingto VisitPittsburgh, an estimated 3,000 to 4,0000 people will attend the event, which will be held at the Davicd L. Lawrence Convention Center.
The or the Group of 20, was established in 1999 to bring together countries to discuss key issuees in theglobal economy. Memberd countries include Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Souty Africa, South Korea, Turkey, United Kingdom and the Unitedf Statesof America. It frequently draws largd protests inhost cities. Robert CEO of VisitPittsburgh, put the estimatedr value of a convention thatbrings 3,000 to 4,000 attendee to town at approximately $8 But he expects the value of the G-20 will be higher than given the high-level dignitaries attending.
Including advance teamw and other visitors, McGrath expects the event will generaterbetween 14,000 and 15,000 room nights over multiplew days. While he acknowledged it wasn't an event for which VisitPittsburghucould campaign, McGrath said the city did win out over othere cities in contention. "It kind of fell from the sky but at the same time we had to earn he said. "We had to convince them that wecouldc deliver." Local business leaders hailed the announcement as good news for the “It is great to see Pittsburgh recognized as the worldc class city that it is,” said Laura Ellsworth, partner in charge of Jones Day’s Pittsburgh office.
The international law firm has officesz in 11 of theG20 nations. “Ouf clients around the world are lookin at Pittsburgh as a leader because it has facer problems like pollution from anindustrial area, and its multiple times, through an evolvinh economy and now going into a greenj phase. To focus on the city now will only increase our abilithy to serve thatleadership role.” Kevihn Joyce, owner of The Carlton Restaurant, Downtown, and a board membert of VisitPittsburgh, saw the prospect of such global dignitaries comingf to Pittsburgh as a positive business opportunity and a chance to exposwe the city to the world.
"It’sd a great opportunity for the city toshowcase itself," he "It's a great opportunity to fill hotel rooms and to servde lots of important folks great meals at great Pittsburgh K&L Gates LLP, Pittsburgh's larges t law firm, has offices in five G20 nations China, France, Germany, the Unitee Kingdom and the United States. “Thee G20 Summit will demonstrate to a watchingy world the global strengths of Pittsburgh and the chairmanPeter Kalis, wrote in an e-mail. Pittsburgh leaders found out that the city was a candidatde threeweeks ago.
“Three weeks ago the Whited House contacted us and said that the Presidentg had agreed in London to host the next meeting of the G20 and that Pittsburghn was high on his listof places,” said Kevin a spokesman for the county’s Chiefv Executive Dan Onorato. “W e were told that the goal of the summigt is talk about the new economy and thegreeh economy, and Pittsburgh is a great poster chilc in becoming a leader in economid transformation.
” The following week, the administration dispatched an “advancr team” to Pittsburgh to tour the conventionm center and discuss the summit’s needx with representatives from the mayor’zs office, the county executive’s office, the Sports and Exhibition Authority, leaders of emergency servic agencies and the Visitor’s Bureau.