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ASAE Launches Power Week
Designed to highlight the ways associations are improving the economy and society, ASAE will be holding its inaugural The Power of A Week in Washington, D.C., March 28-April 1, with events dedicated to different aspects of the organization's The Power of A campaign.
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Indy Hyatt Calls for Vote on Union
Searching for a way to end two years of union organizing and picketing, the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis filed a petition Thursday for a government-supervised election to determine whether workers want a union, according to a report in the Indianapolis Star.
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GBTA Survey Shows Oil Price Concern
The Global Business Travel Association released findings from a survey of travel managers about the current crisis in the Middle East and its impact on travel costs.
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IACC Launches European Chapter
The International Association of Conference Centers (IACC) has announced the creation of IACC Europe, a brand-new chapter of the long-established non-profit organization. The new division comprises 100 current IACC members spread throughout Denmark, The Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany and Belgium.
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Executive Meetings
Getting On Board
By KATIE MORELL
No longer hamstrung by perception issues, more meetings for high-level executives are going forward this year. However, these meetings tend to be shorter, lower in profile and far less lavish than in the pre-recessionary era of executive excess.
"I think we've gotten through the worst of it," says Julie Walker, president of Walker Business Solutions, an independent meeting planning company based in Mechanicsburg, Pa. "I don't think companies are as scared as they were a few years ago."
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Site Scene
Indiana
The JW Marriott Indianapolis opened in February, coinciding with a $275 million expansion of the Indiana Convention Center across the street. The new $450 million hotel offers 1,005 guest rooms, 53 meeting rooms and 104,000 square feet of meeting and event space. It is the largest JW Marriott in the worldwide chain. There will be a network of elevated walkways to the expanded Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium. For more information, call 317.860.5800.
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What are some of the recent trends with group meetings and golfing getaways? Zachary Chouteau checked in with the PGA National Resort & Spa's VP of Sales, Marketing and Revenue Development—David Fine—while visiting the resort for the recent Honda Classic PGA tournament. Here's the scoop from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Join Meetings Focus and negotiation expert Bill Reed, senior vice president for Experient, one of the meetings industry's leading meeting management companies, to learn the latest negotiation strategies in these changing times. With the hospitality industry waking up after a long slumber in a cash-strapped buyer's market, now is the time to sharpen your negotiating skills.
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