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Need meeting space fast? The Anaheim Convention Center has space available now! As a premier meeting and convention destination, Anaheim/Orange County is ready to impress you with our offerings. With the largest convention center on the West Coast, world-famous attractions and distinguished beach resort properties, nothing is better than meeting in Anaheim! Come discover the place where sunshine is always in season. |
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Meeting risks: beneath the obvious
Recently, in the webinar on meeting risk assessment and contingency planning for MeetingsFocus, I talked about risks faced when selecting destinations and sites, venues and vendors...
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F&B Can Make or Break A Meeting
What we know: if the food at meetings and events is good, meeting participants are happy; if it's not to their liking, food will be the only thing discussed and remembered...
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5 Steps to Smarter Meetings
Some of the following five steps to smarter meetings will be 'old hat' to some; others will be known to but not practiced by many; and some will be new to your meeting planning process...
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A Sip of History
The Mission Inn in Riverside, Calif., Is celebrating its 110th anniversary in 2013, unveiling programs and packages celebrating the property’s long history. The Presidential Lounge is unveiling an “If These Walls Could Talk” vintage cocktail menus...
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The Current: Upgrades & Openings
Santa Barbara, Calif.’s El Encanto Resort reopened in March. Operated by Orient Express, the seven-acre property is home to 92 restored bungalows and 9,820 square feet of indoor and outdoor event space...
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| The Broadmoor |
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At The Broadmoor, we continue to challenge notions, change expectations and elevate experiences while creating a new blueprint for the future. We’ve expanded the Golden Bee, opened Play at The Broadmoor - a new casual concept restaurant featuring bowling, reinvigorated the Tavern with a new garden conservatory and steakhouse menu, and come August we’re introducing a new all-inclusive mountain retreat – The Ranch at Emerald Valley. |
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| Find out about these new experiences and more at Broadmoor.com/NewRules. |
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| April 9, 2013 |
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| Checking a Sustainable Convention Center |
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The following checklist, provided by Amy Spatrisano, CMP, principal of sustainable meetings company MeetGreen, features the best questions for vetting a sustainable convention center.
• Does the convention center have a recycling program? If so, what materials do they recycle?
• Do they compost?
• Do they implement any energy efficiency strategies? For example: Do they minimize the use of heating/air conditioning during move-in and move-out?
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Michael Fox
Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel
Santa Monica, California |
What are your bar
or nightclub recommendations?
If you’re looking for fun, upscale bars, my recommendations would be Cameo Bar, the Penthouse or Chloe Bar in Santa Monica. If you prefer the nightclub scene, some of my favorites are Makai, an Asian restaurant that transforms into a nightclub at 10 pm Thursday – Sunday; Wokcano, a Japanese restaurant that turns into a nightclub on Fridays and Saturdays around 10pm...
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