PROVIDE COOPERATIVE ACTION TO ENHANCE AND ENCOURAGE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF MISSOURI THROUGH THE GROWTH OF THE CONVENTION AND VISITOR INDUSTRY OF MISSOURI. MACVB SUPPORTS, PROMOTES, AND DEVELOPS SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH OF VACATION AND MEETING/CONVENTION TRAVEL ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMBER BUREAUS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES. MACVB ENHANCES THE PROFESSIONALISM, EFFECTIVENESS AND IMAGE OF ITS MEMBERS AND THEIR INDUSTRIES.