Huntsville/Madison County square off with Indianapolis, voting ends Thursday

Huntsville/Madison County announced that it was in the running on March 13. (RECORD PHOTO/ALDO AMATO)

By Aldo Amato

Staff Reporter

HUNTSVILLE — Huntsville and Madison County will square off against the City of Indianapolis in the “#SoMeT13US” Elite Eight on Thursday, March 20 to see who advances in the competition to host the 2013 Social Media Tourism Symposium.

The 12-hour voting period begins at 9 a.m. on Thursday and runs till 9 p.m. CST. Huntsville and Madison County advanced over Missoula, MT in the first round of voting garnering more votes than any other community.

Huntsville will face off against No. 8 seeded Indianapolis on March 21 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (CONTRIBUTED)

The event is being sponsored by the Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau and it is estimated $180,000 could be generated into the area if the conference is secured according to a press release by the Huntsville/Madison County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

To vote, residents can go to www.facebook.com/SoMeTourism and cast their vote for Huntsville/Madison County.