| Meetings South June 2010 Digital Edition |
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Watch and listen to industry leaders discuss market trends!
In this edition, we’re featuring a Meetings: On Location! interview with HSMAI’s Fran Brasseux, shot at the association’s Affordable Meetings Mid-America event in Chicago. According to research from top industry consultancies and HSMAI, the market is on the mend, slowly but surely. The second video features Career Forum columnist Sheryl Sookman Schelter, who augments her article this issue with more tips about preparing for your next job interview.
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To view the June 2010 digital edition, click here.
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Birmingham
‘Magic City’ Makeover
By KELLY CRUMRIN
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Birmingham’s rapid industrialization through the turn of the 20th century earned it the nickname the "Magic City." The iron and steel produced in Birmingham helped build up cities across the South.
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The 21st century is once again bringing an era of rapid change to Birmingham. The banking, medical and biotechnology industries are gaining prominence, the city’s meetings infrastructure is expanding and updating, and investments in the development of more and better green space makes Birmingham even more appealing.
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Happenings – Birmingham
Sheraton Birmingham (205.324.5000) recently completed a $22 million renovation that included redesigns of its lobby, atrium and 757 guest rooms. The upgrades are part of overarching improvements at the adjacent Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex. The renovation lends a historical flair to the property, with features such as a photo gallery spotlighting the works of Giuseppe Moretti, sculptor of the city’s famous Vulcan statue, as well as four original Moretti sculptures on loan from the Birmingham Museum of Art. There is more than 350,000 square feet of event space in combination with the convention complex.
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Green with Envy
The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail is the yellow brick road of golf. Snaking back and forth across the eastern half of Alabama from north to south, it encompasses 11 golf courses with a total of 468 holes of championship golf, each and every one of them designed with two goals in mind: to provide a flexible level of play to delight rank beginners and challenge champions alike, and to showcase the outstanding beauty of the state’s natural features.
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LATEST VIDEOS
Meetings: On Location!
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| During a recent visit to company HQ in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Chief Content Director Tyler Davidson had the pleasure of touring the soon-to-open Hotel at Kirkwood Center, and found it an eye-opening experience. |
| Conference Centers: The Serious Solution Webinar |
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Conference centers offer venues at which meetings are the focus and meeting participants can concentrate on business. For meeting professionals, conference centers offer an ease of planning and budgeting.
In this webinar, top industry educator Joan Eisenstodt discovers what benefits—from ease of planning to perception—meeting in a dedicated learning environment such as a conference center provides.
Sponsored by: Banff Centre, Hyatt Regency DFW, Blair County Convention Center, IACC and Wyndham Peachtree Hotel & Conference Center. |
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Visit our webinar page to register or learn more.
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