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Excellence. Answers. Insight. ConventionSouth’s February Issue
Read the February issue to find out more about:
—Where the South's convention centers are opening.
—How limited-service hotels are a smart choice
—Why South's restaurants stand out with quality and price.
Check out ConventionSouth's Directory of Meeting Sites in the South in the August issue. Click here to subscribe!
Insider's Guides:
Keep up-to-date with the latest happenings from the South's meeting destinations with
ConventionSouth's monthly Insider's Guides. In this month's issue, find out the latest news and meeting site details on:
PLUS, click on each destination above to get more information and a detailed list of meeting sites & capacities within each area.
Convention Centers: What Makes Them Great?
When choosing a convention center, planners must first consider its location, space, rates and dates. Nut smart planners know they also mush analyze the “heart and soul of a convention center—its staff and the services they provide. Read more about what questions you should be asking centers about their customer service before you book. [
Read more.]
Reunion Planning Guide
Collaborating with a team and following a checklist of objectives are just two of the suggestions experts shared with
ConventionSouth this year on how to make the process of planning reunions easier. [
Read more.]
Jack Phillips, Ph.D., On Proving The Value Of Events
Chairman of the ROI Institute Jack Phillips, Ph.D., has developed a methodology for calculating true financial ROI for training, leadership and performance programs—and shares five levels of proving the value of these events. [
Read more.]
Readers' Choice Awards
Whether it was a meeting destination, convention center, hotel or resort, you named your top choices for
ConventionSouth's annual Readers' Choice Awards. Click
here for a complete list of this year's winners.
20 Must Use Websites For '08
From the best places online to reserve a "cheap" airline ticket to where to find gifts for your VIPs, we've uncovered some of the hottest websites to assist the meeting planning process. [
Read more.]
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
Chattanooga, Tenn.;
Galveston, Texas;
Miami; and
Virginia Beach, Va.
Planning Directory
We are pleased to provide you with this up-to-date database of meeting sites in the South. This service is funded by
ConventionSouth's advertisers who are aggressively seeking group events and are most likely to truly earn your business. [
Search numerous meeting sites throughout the south.]