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MPI Expands Career Connections Program
MPI announced the expansion of its MPI Career Connections Program through scholarships, enhanced live event career networking and expanding online resources.
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Wyndham Hotel Debuts Near Philly Airport
Wyndham Garden Hotel Philadelphia Airport is up and running.
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PCMA Survey Shows Meetings Upswing
The outlook for the U.S. meetings industry is improving after 18 months of declining demand, according to a survey commissioned by PCMA, the PCMA Educational Foundation and American Express.
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ASAE Announces Board Nominations
ASAE announced new board nominations for 2011.
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Maine/New Hampshire/Vermont

Eight Great Eastern Escapes

By CAROLYN BLACKBURN

Much like New England is often thought of as a getaway East Coast destination, complete with picturesque surroundings and stories to tell, its grand resorts, particularly those scattered

throughout New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont, could be thought of as getaways within the getaway.

Situated in glorious settings a bit off the beaten path, complete with unique function spaces and activities galore, the following eight properties should be top of mind for planners in search of retreat-like resorts that cater to all types of meetings—from intimate board retreats to incentive agendas and corporate gatherings.

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Meetings East June 2010 Digital Edition
Click here In this edition, we're featuring a Hot Topic story exploring The Meeting of the Future, with input from some top meetings industry and business thinkers: Maddy Dychtwald, Charles Allen, Corbin Ball, Daphne Meyers and Stan Aaronson. Also, our feature on convention centers includes a sidebar with a sneak peak at what the new Pennsylvania Convention Center expansion will include, via a slideshow.

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Saybrook Point Inn & Spa, in Old Saybrook, Conn., recently launched a green meetings program. The program incorporates farm-to-chef sourced menus, recycling containers in meeting spaces and many other green meetings practices. The property can also provide a back-of-the-house tour of the inn’s environmentally sound operations, including its solar panels and chemical-free cooling tower, waste water disposal system, heat recovery components and organic lawn care systems. The property is the first full-service hotel in Connecticut to receive an Energy Star rating, awarded by the EPA, and one of the first hotels in the state to be certified as part of the Connecticut Green Lodging Program. For more information, call 860.395.2000.

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Pennsylvania

Le Meridien Philadelphia recently debuted. The hotel is housed in the former YMCA building designed by prominent American architect Horace Trumbauer, who also designed Philadelphia’s Union League and Museum of Art. The property includes 202 guest rooms, a signature restaurant, a lobby bar and 5,000 square feet of flexible meeting space. Event space includes a 200-seat ballroom and the Abele Library, a 1,300-square-foot reception space overlooking City Hall. The hotel is one block from the Pennsylvania Convention Center. For more information, call 215.422.8200.


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Past Issues

ASAE Announces Board Nominations - 6/17/2010
Dolce Launches "It's Included" Promotion - 6/10/2010
Ex-Valley Forge Finance Chief Arrested - 6/03/2010
Boston Ranked Tops for International Meetings - 5/26/2010
AMEX Survey Shows Biz Travel Uptick - 5/19/2010
AMEX and Delta Offer Free Checked Bag - 5/12/2010
Pittsburgh CC Hotel Plans Move Ahead - 4/26/2010

 

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Conference Centers: The Serious Solution Webinar
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Conference centers offer venues at which meetings are the focus and meeting participants can concentrate on business. For meeting professionals, conference centers offer an ease of planning and budgeting.
In this webinar, top industry educator Joan Eisenstodt discovers what benefits—from ease of planning to perception—can be gained meeting in a dedicated learning environment such as a conference center.

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