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Green Meetings Council Welcomes New Leadership

Ann Arbor Lodging Nears Big Renovation Wrap

Buyer Attendance Jumps at Korea MICE Expo

U.S. Travel Praises Pritzker’s Cabinet Confirmation

Calgary Reeling from Massive Floods

Texas Twist: Amarillo Hotel Makes Move to Magnuson

Capital Improvements in Carolina for Raleigh-Area Hotel

California Casino Debuts Meetings-Friendly Hotel

Lux New Trump Hotel Coming to Vancouver

Hilton Garden Inn Sprouts Up in Marina del Ray
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The Midwest is loaded with likeable lakeside locales

Telling a group to go jump in a lake can actually be a good thing, especially in the Midwest. The region is brimming with picturesque and inspirational lakeside destinations and venues that enhance morale and build attendance. Better still, they feature a wealth of recreation, team-building, entertainment...
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Contact Kelly Peetoom, Vice President of Sales, at (800) 262-PARK,
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When hotels eliminate services…
You explained your group's needs to the hotel in a thorough RFP. You did a site inspection to ensure that what you saw on the web site and what was provided in a proposal were what you'd receive. The contract spelled it all out, mostly. Then you read a news story that tells you, that the hotel is eliminating a major service feature...
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Steps to limiting alcohol-related liability
In the US, the NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) recommended lowering the blood-alcohol concentration limit to .05% from .08%. Many who know me personally or via blogs, other writing and training know that much of my professional focus has been and continues to be on risk assessment, risk anticipation...
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Renovation at Springfield’s Prairie Capital Convention Center
Meeting planners in Illinois are awaiting the completion of the Prairie Capital Convention Center (PCCC) project in Springfield, which recently began the final phase of its $16 million renovation...
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Dubuque’s Hotel Julien Blends History and Style
Not many hotels can boast of ties to both Abraham Lincoln and Al Capone, but the Hotel Julien, on Main Street in Dubuque, Iowa, is unique in many ways...
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Time to network: Meetings Focus Live! Branson, July 28-30
Logo Suppliers from throughout MidAmerica are gathering in Branson, MO and they want to meet you face-to-face. This event is fully hosted, which means NO COST to you!

Each Meetings Focus Live! attendee will experience:
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Are there any quirky places we should check out?
Chicago is filled with “must see” locations so it’s hard to pick just a few. But I highly recommend checking out Crown Fountain in Millennium Park, which is an interactive work of public art and video sculpture. I also tell guests to visit “The Ledge” at Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower), which is a glass balcony on the 103rd floor. We also display artwork in our lobby from 360SEE, a sustainably-minded art gallery in town...
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Hybrid Meetings: A Planner's Checklist

Wed. July 31, 2013
The best way to build a hybrid meeting is to start at the beginning of the planning process and design it as one event with two audiences, as opposed to two separate events. So let's make it all make sense with a meeting planner's checklist for successful hybrid meetings! Join Meetings Focus and hybrid event consultant/virtual emcee Emilie Barta for this free one-hour webinar that will give you the tools to tap into this new facet of meetings and events that is being adopted by more and more organizations.

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Going Global: Planning Meetings Abroad
8/28/2013 - 1:00pm EST
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9/25/2013 - 1:00pm EST
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10/30/2013 - 1:00pm EST
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