UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):	 	August 25, 2011	

Viad Corp 
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-11015	36-1169950	
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(I.R.S. Employer	
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)	
  	 	 	
1850 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1900, Phoenix, Arizona	 	85004-4545	
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:	 	(602) 207-4000	
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
  
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On August 25, 2011, the Board of Directors of Viad Corp (the "Company") elected Margaret E. Pederson as a new director of the Company and appointed her to the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board. She was elected to the class of Company directors whose terms expire at the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Ms. Pederson, age 57, has been President of Amirexx LLC, a consulting firm focused on exhibitions, conferences, events and media, since 2008: and Managing Director of Golden Seeds Fund LP, an investment group dedicated to investing in early and growth stage companies founded and/or led by women, since 2010. Prior thereto, she was President of the Penton Exhibitions group of Penton Media, Inc., an exhibition and conference organizer, from 1999 to 2008. She also served as Chairman of the Board of the International Association of Exhibitions and Events, an international association representing those who plan, produce and service exhibitions, conferences and proprietary corporate events, from 2008 to 2009.

 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
None

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 	 	Viad Corp	
  	 	 	 	 	
August 26, 2011	 	By:	 	/s/ G. Michael Latta	
 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	Name: G. Michael Latta	
 	 	 	 	Title: Chief Accounting Officer - Controller