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Lone Star Legend

by JEFF HEILMAN

· As Texas is marketed as "like a whole other country," Houston enjoys a distinct place on the Lone Star State map. For first-time visitors, making sense of H-Town, America’s sixth-largest metropolis, can prove elusive. While its globally recognized skyline suggests a city you can wrap your arms around, Houston goes far and wide in an ensemble of neighborhoods and districts.

Therein lies Houston’s intrinsic appeal: Described by one writer as "the most entrepreneurial of cities—a place where zoning is regarded as conspiracy against capitalism," Houston is not a quick digest.

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Hilton Head Island Visitor & Convention Bureau

FOR THIS CHANGED BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, A NEW CONCEPT FOR MEETINGS AND GROUPS. The Hilton Head Island Difference matches an organization’s social responsibility commitment with an area nonprofit. Choose a two-hour, half-day or full-day time period, and we’ll develop a community service project aligned with your group’s needs. It’s the elegance of a Hilton Head meeting with the purposefulness (and team-building power) of a social responsibility component. Contact Jack Reed, director of sales, at (800) 523-3373 or jreed@hiltonheadisland.org.

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MPI SEC

Register now at www.mpisec.com for the Southeast Educational Conference, presented by the Florida Chapters of Meeting Professionals International in Bonita Springs at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Aug. 19-21, 2010. The SEC offers high-level educational sessions, an industry trade show and networking events that are anything but ordinary. This year’s inspirational and timely keynote speakers are Doug Keeley, chief storyteller of The Mark of a Leader, and John Chappelear, organizational consultant. The SEC is the must-attend conference for meeting professionals!

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Starwood Hotels & Resorts

Get more for your meeting. Give more to your community. Starwood Hotels & Resorts and Pepsi have teamed-up to provide more value for your meeting and an opportunity to give back to your community. Book by July 31, 2010 for a 4 percent credit to the master bill, a complimentary food and beverage break, bonus Starpoints^® and a chance to win one of four $50,000 charitable grants. Valid in destinations like Orlando, New Orleans and Charlotte, N.C.

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