Tennessee State Fair and Exposition Commission to Meet Nov. 7

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State Fair and Exposition Commission will meet Nov. 7 at 1 p.m. CST in the Ed Jones Auditorium at Ellington Agricultural Center, located at 416 Hogan Road in Nashville. 

The commission will review and approve previous meeting minutes; hear reports on the 2013 Tennessee State Fair, Metro Fair Board activities and the Kentucky State Fair; discuss commission goals and objectives; and, consider approval of a request for proposal for selecting future state fair operators. The meeting is open to the public.

The Tennessee State Fair and Exposition Commission was created by the Tennessee General Assembly in 2012 to select and supervise a Tennessee not for profit corporation for the purpose of operating a fair or exposition, and to grant exclusive use of the name “Tennessee State Fair” or “Tennessee State Exposition.” 

The commission comprises nine members including the commissioners of Agriculture, Tourist Development and Economic and Community Development; the University of Tennessee Dean of Extension; the president of the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation; an appointee by the mayor of the host county; and, three appointees by the governor. 

For more information, contact the Tennessee Department of Agriculture at 615-837-5103.