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Downtown Atlanta Recovers Quickly After Tornado Strikes
ATLANTA (March 26)—Atlanta is open for business, said Spurgeon Richardson, president/CEO of Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB), days after a severe storm swept through the Atlanta area. The storm was said to have produced multiple tornados, one of which passed through downtown Atlanta—the first in history to do so—on March 14, and caused significant structural damage to several buildings.
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ConventionSouth's April Issue
Read the April issue to find out more about: —Your guide to The Green Issue & Planning Eco-Events.
—Corporate Planners Voice What Matters To Them.
—Gaming Meeting Venues That Focus On Events.
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The Green Issue
Want to green your conventions but don't know how to get started? It might be easier than you think. Find out six simple steps to get started and how the hospitality industry is going green, not just because it's the right thing to do.
6 Simple Steps To Start Greening Your MeetingsThe Hospitality Industry Goes Green
ConventionSouth Celebrates 25 Years As Your Magazine
First published in 1983 and committed to excellence, answers and insight on the meetings industry ever since,
ConventionSouth magazine is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Our June issue will focus on much of what has changed within the meetings industry in the last quarter century—and our editor's would like your input. Click
here to email us what you regard as the most significant influences—people, events, trends or inventions—on the meetings industry since the 1980s.
On Site At MPI and PCMA Conferences
ConventionSouth's Ashley Wright Reports
On What Each Industry Event Focused On
MPI's Professional Education Conference In February, Houston hosted Meeting Professionals International's 2008 Professional Education Conference - North America, and
ConventionSouth's Ashley Wright was on site to report on the action. One of this year's key initiatives was encouraging planners to "meet different." [
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PCMA's Annual Conference ConventionSouth's Wright also traveled to Seattle for the Professional Convention Management Association's 2008 conference. Here, she found that along with green meetings initiatives, the organization is striving to teach members how to incorporate authentic experiences into their events. [
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Online Exclusive: Independent
Planner Talks Work/Home Balance
About 13 years ago, Kathy Miller of the Chicago-based event planning firm Total Event Resources (TRE), turned a one-woman basement operation into the 12 full-time team member organization it is today. In 2006, the company was certified as a Women's Business Enterprise. Kathy discusses how she is growing her business while still concentrating on her husband and children. [
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ConventionSouth On The Road
Throughout the year,
ConventionSouth writers and editors travel to destinations throughout the Southeast and report on their unique meeting offerings. This month, read about our traveling journalist's experiences in
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; and
Shreveport-Bossier City, La.
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