Culinary creations were on the menu of a food-focused FAM offered by the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board June 8-10. Besides all of the eats, meeting planner attendees toured the many meeting and event facilities offered in Montgomery County, just outside of Philadelphia. Tour members also joined forces during a CSR program at Normandy Farm to produce meals for the Ronald McDonald House Charities.
MPI WEC rocked Atlantic City, N.J., June 11-14 at Harrah’s Atlantic City Waterfront Conference Center, with 80 educational sessions and an array of networking events, including a beach party sponsored by Meet AC and Caesars Entertainment and a performance by the rock band Train. MPI also announced a new multileveled membership model.
Content Developer, Departments & Features Kate Cripe spent a couple days in Surf City, USA. The Huntington Beach, Calif., meetings FAM took place May 12-14 and included a hard hat tour of the now-opened Pasea Hotel (for more coverage, see page 96), stand-up paddleboarding lessons and a visit to the International Surfing Museum. The group also got to see the changes and expansion at the Waterfront Beach Resort, a Hilton Hotel, and enjoy s’mores at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach.