Meetings & Events News
· Headlines from the meetings industry. · Top news from the Virginias, the Carolinas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida.· Top news from Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas.What's Inside ConventionSouth's June 2009 Digital Edition
COVER STORY:
On May 12, dozens of U.S. cities such as New Orleans participated in Travel Rally Day, a national event established by the U.S. Travel Association to send a message about how much travel, tourism and meetings contribute to the nation's economy. Days later, the Senate approved the Travel Promotion Act of 2009.
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FEATURE:
Many meeting planners are keeping their events all business by holding them in business-focused conference centers. These venues send the right message, they say.
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FEATURE:
Among the meetings industry segments that remain strong is the SMERF (social, military, educational, religious and fraternal) market, according to experts like Dr. Dewayne Woodring of the Religious Conference Management Association.
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ADVICE:
Sports stories can be a great motivator for all types of meeting attendees.
INSIDER'S GUIDE TO THE SOUTH'S MEETING HOT SPOTS:
Click here to read what's happening at the following destinations. Plus, click on each city named below to get a detailed list of their sites and venue capacities.
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Want to learn more about greening your meetings and events as well as find out what meeting sites in the South offer eco-friendly services? Sure you do!
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Want to know what
ConventionSouth Managing Editor Marlane Bundock is talking about today?
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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:
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Plano, Texas
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