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Pasadena Convention & Visitors Bureau Located 10 miles from downtown Los Angeles, Pasadena is 27 miles from Los Angeles International Airport and 16 miles from Burbank Airport. Enjoy 2,500 guestrooms, 500 restaurants, world-class shopping, theatres, golf, museums, and gardens. The expanded Pasadena Convention Center features a 55,000-square-foot exhibit hall (expandable to 80,000 sq.ft.), 25,000-square-foot ballroom, 29 meeting rooms, and 3,000-seat Civic Auditorium. The CVB offers free services to planners. For more information, contact Jeanne O’Grady at (800) 307-7977 or jogrady@pasadenacenter.com. VIDEO DESTINATION DEAL Eugene, Cascades & Coast Colorado Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel Attrition Damages – What’s the Right Calculation? Lawyers love to share their opinions. We thrive on controversy too. With this in mind, I welcome the opportunity to blog about tough issues facing the meeting industry. Some of these issues have right or wrong answers, but most do not. My goal is to discuss the pros and cons of each situation... Read more >> You won’t get the blues in Biloxi A recent trip to Biloxi, my first visit to Mississippi, was full of pleasant surprises, from the inspiring scenery to the consistently delicious dining. The Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, host to our Meetings Focus Live! event, offers a unique setting that serves up high-caliber... Read more >> The Current: Upgrades & Openings The Beverly Hills Hotel reopened its 73-year-old Polo Lounge dining space after a two-month redesign. The lounge serves three meals a day, plus... Read more >> Pass the pasta at Pelican Hill’s stunning restaurants The dazzling Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Beach, Calif., is all about service and customization. The team will accommodate a planner’s wildest imaginings... Read more >> Time to network: Meetings Focus Live! Portland, August 18-20. The Best in the West in terms of suppliers are gathering in Portland, OR 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: - The opportunity to experience the host city - Exclusive 1-on-1 appointments with area suppliers - Creative networking and education offering CEU credits - Experience team-building and charity with our Corporate Social Responsibility program - Lots of fun! Register for Meetings Focus Live! Portland today! Moroccan Makeover for Historic California Lodging - 7/2/13 Lux New Trump Hotel Coming to Vancouver - 6/25/13 Tempting Transformation for Arizona Meetings Mecca - 6/18/13 L.A. Boutique Debuts New Event Spaces - 6/11/13 San Diego Tourism Dodges Bullet - 6/4/13 July 9, 2013 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. 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. Sponsored By: Greater Wilmington CVB TalkPoint Park City Platinum Hotel Upcoming Webinars: Going Global: Planning Meetings Abroad 8/28/2013 - 1:00pm EST Sustainability: Green Meetings Measurement 9/25/2013 - 1:00pm EST Innovative CVB Services 10/30/2013 - 1:00pm EST Jeffery L. Phillips Garden Court Hotel Palo Alto, CA Can you recommend a good place to take a stroll? Just down the street we have beautiful neighborhoods with historic architecture, lush gardens, the historic Hewlett Packard garage is two short blocks away. The Stanford University campus and Cantor Arts Centers and Rodin Garden should not be missed. The Rodin Garden evoke the spirit of the original Parisian gardens in which Rodin exhibited his public art during his lifetime... Read more >> View All Insights >> Attendee Glamour Shots TapSnap A “photobooth for the digital era,” TapSnap allows event attendees to take photobooth-style pictures, complete with props and costumes, and upload them immediately to social media channels. From conferences to corporate events, snapping and sharing fun photos can boost attendee engagement and help with publicity... Read More >>