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What fuels you - before, during, after meetings?
The Sunday, April 7 New York Times Magazine - the food and drink issue - was chock full of great articles and photos about food and drink. One of the featured stories was What fuels New Yorkers? I smiled in recognition and laughed out loud reading the choices...
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Meeting risks: beneath the obvious

Recently, in the webinar on meeting risk assessment and contingency planning for MeetingsFocus and another for a client, and in a class at the University of North Carolina Charlotte, I talked about risks faced when selecting destinations and sites. What was also discussed was a destination's infrastructure - what keeps a city moving...
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The new contemporary wing is up and running at the Baltimore Museum of Art. The first phase of a $24.5 million renovation also refreshed 16 galleries and added the museum’s first...
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Big Changes for Meetings-Friendly Baltimore Inn - 4/1/13
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Can you recommend a good place to take a stroll?
Guests can go to the West Kowloon Promenade (5-minute walk from the hotel) to take stroll. Other option can be Kowloon Park (10 to 15-minute walk from the hotel), the largest public park in Tsim Sha Tsui on Kowloon Peninsula with a wide range of leisure facilities...
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