| Kiawah Island Golf Resort, S.C. |
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Save with Kiawah's value-added meeting plans. No other East Coast conference center delivers the exceptional value and facilities available on Kiawah Island: over 30,000 square feet of conference space, advanced technology and a distraction-free setting convenient to Charleston, plus five golf courses, tennis and a 10-mile beach. Take advantage of Kiawah's incredible facilities and team-building/recreational opportunities with rates starting at $175 per Villa in the fall and only $99 per Villa in the winter (some restrictions apply).
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Triangle, North Carolina
Three's a Charm
By CAROLYN BLACKBURN
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Comprising Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, North Carolina's Triangle is a tempting trio marked by beauty via its lovely campuses and downtown districts, personality via its rich cultural offerings and intellect via its renowned universities and research institutions.
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The area is home to Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, as well as Research Triangle Park, which was founded 51 years ago as a model for research, innovation and economic development. Planners appreciate the many local speakers available for meetings, particularly of the medical and high-tech variety.
All of this plus a solid meetings infrastructure that includes group-friendly hotels and unique off-site gathering spots, golf courses for group networking outings, a wide range of culinary opportunities and historic allure make the Triangle an ideal spot for Southern meetings.
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| MPI SEC |
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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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SMERF Meetings
Social Whirl
By KATIE MORELL
While corporate and association meetings have taken a hit during the past 18 months, planners in the SMERF (social, military, education, religious and fraternal) market report steady business. Despite Wall Street's negative effect on other segments of the meetings industry, social, military, education, religious and fraternal groups are still traveling and meeting.
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Site Scene
Florida
The 133-room Wyndham Garden Hotel Miami South Beach, formerly the Bel Aire South Beach, opened recently. The historic hotel underwent a $5.5 million renovation before joining the Wyndham family; the renovation maintained the hotel's original Art Deco design and architecture. Each of the guest rooms and suites offers free high-speed wireless Internet access and 32-inch LCD televisions. The property also features gardens surrounding an outdoor pool, a 24-hour fitness facility, two small meeting rooms and a business center with wireless Internet access. For more information, call 305.674.1930.
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| Meetings South July 2010 Digital Edition |
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Additional content in the July digital edition includes a video of Sue Tinnish, chair of the ASTM committee on sustainability, discussing the upcoming release of the APEX/ASTM Environmentally Sustainable Meetings Standards, and a Hot Topic exploring "The Future of Meetings," from the viewpoint of several prominent industry thought-leaders. Augmenting our New Orleans section is an Insider Insights video of "Float Central" Mardi Gras World in The Crescent City.
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To view the June 2010 digital edition, click here.
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| Meetings Media Earns SATW Gold Award |
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"Code Blues," an article on how planners are navigating the murky waters surrounding today's medical/pharmaceutical meetings, recently earned a 2010 Gold Award for best travel trade magazine article from the Western Chapter of the Society of American Travel Writers. Written by Maria Lenhart, Meeting Media's content director-features, the article appeared last year in Meetings South, Meetings East and Meetings MidAmerica. This still-timely article examines what planners of health care meetings need to know.
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