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Regal Revamp and Rebrand for Illinois Indie

New Hilton Sails Into Columbus

Toronto Welcomes New Meetings Mecca

Virginia Welcomes Lux New Resort

New Pensacola Property an Option for Small Meetings

GSA Unfreezes Per Diems

U.S. Travel Foresees National Traffic Nightmare

Convene Debuts Small Meeting Packages

Iconic SoCal Hotel Shutters for Major Upgrades

Multi-Million Dollar Transformation for Oahu North Shore Resort

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East Central Wisconsin Brims with Unique Event Settings

Off-site venues for group gatherings throughout the east-central region of Wisconsin are as plentiful as the area’s lake lovers, cheese enthusiasts and football fans...
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Meet in the Middle at Lied Lodge & Conference Center
Logo Located in the center of the United States, easy access from Omaha’s Eppley Airfield and major highways is just the beginning. Professional conference planners and customized meeting packages make planning easy for creative and productive meetings.

Voted “Best of the Midwest”, Lied Lodge has everything you need in an inspiring setting - 144 guestrooms, 14,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, local sustainable menus, comprehensive recycling programs, world-class golf, and much more.
Visit www.liedlodge.org/conferences or call 800-546-5433.
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A Planner's Greatest Resource…
One of the most underutilized resources meeting planners have access to are CVBs and/or DMOs. Why?! Partly because there is a misconception assistance is only available for planners of large meetings. In actuality, this free service is available to planners everywhere and can be an asset...
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5 Ways to Maximize Content Marketing Campaigns
Content marketing–the practice of producing articles, videos, podcasts and other compelling assets–is among the most powerful ways to promote meetings, events and destinations today. But are you really getting the most from your campaigns. Here are several ways to take creative material you have already invested in...
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The Current: Upgrades & Openings
The opening of the 247-room Thompson Chicago hotel is set for October. Located in the Gold Coast neighborhood, the property will offer more than 12,000 square feet...
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Hyatt Regency Cincinnati completes $23 million renovation
The Hyatt Regency Cincinnati completed a $23 million renovation, upgrading all 486 existing guest rooms and adding four new rooms and a suite...
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Time to network: Meetings Focus Live! Hershey Oct. 6-8
Logo Suppliers from throughout Pennsylvania and the East are gathering at in Hershey, PA 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 enjoy:
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Sustainability: Green Meetings Measurement

Wed. September 25, 2013
Going green by offering sustainable meetings is an admirable cause in itself, but, as the saying goes, if a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to see it, did it really fall? Meeting planners need to arm themselves with the tools to measure the results of their green meetings, to constantly improve and also to demonstrate their success to organizational leaders and the community in general. Join Meetings Focus and Mariela McIlwraith, president of Meeting Change, for this free one-hour webinar, and learn how you can measure your sustainability successes!

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Concierge Insights
John Feeney
Historic Canterbury Hotel
Indianapolis, Ind.
Can you recommend a good place to take a stroll?
The great thing about Indianapolis is that it is a walkable city. For a stroll to see the most recent history in the city, guests can walk a block south of the hotel entrance to Georgia Street, which was Super Bowl Central earlier this year. There are nice restaurants along the way to take a break. The Canal Walk is just a few blocks from the hotel. It is a 3-mile loop that takes visitors along a scenic canal setting where paddle boats and gondolas...
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Meeting Planner's Checklist
Green Convention Center Checklist
The following checklist, provided by Amy Spatrisano, CMP, principal of sustainable meetings company MeetGreen, features the best questions for vetting a sustainable convention center.

Do they have and enforce a no-idling policy or zone?
Do they purchase renewable energy as part of their energy purchase?
Do they use environmentally friendly cleaning chemicals?
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