At the April 18 meeting of the Rotary Club of Lawrenceville,  Lisa Anders informed the group of the work she and her staff do to make Gwinnett County a destination for groups to come.  She serves as Executive Director for Explore Gwinnett, the marketing brand of the Gwinnett Convention and Visitors Bureau.  The group was surprised to hear about the volume of tourism in the County.  Visitors expend $972 million, and Gwinnett is #3 in the Atlanta area in tourism income.  She gave examples of the myriad avenues in which this money comes in:  the movie industry, the Arena, the Hindu Temple, Parks and Recreation, sports events, among others.  She described the marketing strategies employed and mentioned in particular Restaurant Week in July and the Hospitality Education provided through the Gwinnett Tourism Awareness Program.   Future plans include a headquarters hotel and expansion of the Convention Center.