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Going Global: Experts Reveal Their International Meetings Secrets |
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Join us as we broadcast live from IMEX, Tuesday, October 9, 2012.
12:00 PM EDT, 11:00 AM CDT, 10:00 AM MDT, 9:00 AM PDT
The future of business is on a path toward globalization, so now is the time to learn about planning meetings on the international stage. And while corporations are expanding their horizons, so are associations, joining an incentive segment that has had a foothold abroad for decades.
Join Meetings Focus, Cvent and industry gurus...
- Charles Massey, President, Synaxis Meetings
- Joost deMeyer, Chairman & CEO, First Incentive Travel
- Cherryl Brazier, Director, Global Sales, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group
- Meredith Jursnick, SMMC, CMP, Director, Managed Meeting Solutions American Express Meetings & Events
- Moderator: Tyler Davidson, Chief Content Director, Meetings Focus
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Venue/Vendor: Know Thyself. Buyer Beware!
There was an episode of the Bob Newhart Show where a character was writing a book and used something that happened with his love-interest in the show as an example. She realized that he was using everything in their relationship as material...
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Do You Know the Difference Between a Profile and a Page?…
You Are Doing it Wrong… an open letter to anyone using Facebook and LinkedIn in a manner inconsistent with their terms of service...
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Cost Consciousness
Often in life, procuring goods and services of quality means paying top dollar. Not so in meetings.
There’s enormous flexibility in terms of what must be spent to have a productive meeting that comes in under budget...
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For Good Measure
After years in the making—good things take time, after all—the APEX/ASTM Environmentally Sustainable Meeting Standards were released earlier this year, sharing 2012 with two other major sustainable event standards releases: ISO 20121 and GRI EOSS...
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Executive Decision
A “Texas-Size” welcoming party awaits in Irving for attendees of next week’s Texas Society of Association Executives (TSAE) annual New Ideas Conference. The conference kick-off celebration begins at 5:45 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 23, at the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas...
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Savory Safari
The Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Va. has just launched a new onsite culinary excursion for groups that takes them behind the scenes at the famous property...
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Texas Temptation
The NYLO Dallas South Side has opened its doors, welcoming guests into a sleek boutique lodging set inside a historic brick structure from 1910...
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Site Scene
Sheraton Tampa East opened following a $9 million renovation. The former Crowne Plaza hotel has 250 rooms and more than 30,000 square feet of renovated meeting space, including 21 meeting rooms, a 5,000-square-foot ballroom...
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Close-Up - Louisville
As much as any destination in the U.S., Louisville, Ky., conjures up a feast for the senses...
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Short Takes
South Carolina’s Myrtle Beach International Airport is undergoing a $130 million expansion. The project will extend the passenger terminal from seven to 12 gates and is expected to be completed in early 2013...
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Francois Calixte
Conrad Miami
Miami, FL |
What service can you provide to groups that they normally might not receive?
At Conrad Miami, I especially enjoy planning activities for groups because it gives me an opportunity to showcase the city I love to many people at the same time...
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Corporate Social Responsibility: Meetings as Conservers, Creators and Catalysts
Wed. October 03, 2012
As meeting planners, we have more power than we may think to create an impact when it comes to sustainability. Instituting best environmental practices and creating events built on the principle of effecting change are increasingly important in today’s world of dwindling resources.
Exclusively Sponsored by:
Fort Myers Sanibel
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