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Illinois
Midwest Magic
By PAUL D. KRETKOWSKI
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llinois is much more than the Land of Lincoln that its license plates promise. From the wild Shawnee National Forest in the south to Chicago's urban canyons in the northeast, and from the Galena wine country to the high-tech University of
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Illinois campus in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois offers planners a range of venues that are America in miniature.
Chicagoland
It's been an up-and-down year for Chicago. Of course hometown law professor Barack Obama was inaugurated as president in 2009, but the city lost its bid for the 2016 Olympic Games. On the other hand, the Chicago Blackhawks resurrected Chicagoans' faith in pro sports by winning hockey's Stanley Cup championship.
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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. The still-timely article examines what planners of health care meetings need to know.
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Planner's Perspective – Illinois
Robbi Lycett
Vice President, Conventions & Conferences; Biotechnology Industry Organization; Washington, D.C.
Describe your event. It was the BIO International Convention 2010, our annual trade show plus educational sessions and partnering meetings, with 15,100 attendees at McCormick Place.
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Short Takes
Programs & Packages
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide and PepsiCo joined forces to launch a major initiative for meeting planners, Starwood's Get More for Your Meeting, Give More to Your Community promotion, which offers companies exclusive savings and a chance to win one of four $50,000 charity grants. Meeting planners who book a meeting by July 31 and hold their meeting by Dec. 31 will receive 4 percent off their master account, a complimentary PepsiCo food and beverage break and up to a 100,000 Starpoints signing bonus. Additionally, companies will have a chance to win a $50,000 charitable grant to be awarded to their charity of choice. The promotion is bookable at more than 350 North America hotels across eight of Starwood's brands. For more information, call 914.640.8100.
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