Checking In - August 2010

July 9, 2010

Tyler Davidson

We’ve got something that’s very exciting to announce, and it involves you.

I’m proud to reveal that we’re getting ready to launch the Meetings Focus Forum post-haste.

Actually, "post" is an appropriate word, as by joining this new meetings industry forum you’ll be able to tap into the collective knowledge of colleagues, all under the guidance of moderator Joan Eisenstodt, who I’ve had the pleasure of working with on educational webinars, used as an authoritative source for stories and seen on "the circuit" as a top-name educator at all of the top industry events for years.

By participating in the Forum, you’ll get feedback from industry peers that may help solve your site inspection, contract, negotiation and even theme decor dilemmas, in addition to just about anything else that may be professionally perplexing you.

So keep on the lookout for an announcement soon, and then jump on over to MeetingsFocus.com to join Joan and your fellow planners to engage in a lively information exchange that just may open your eyes to a whole new world of career, logistics and strategic planning ideas.

About the author

Tyler Davidson is the vice president and chief content director for Meetings Today, which publishes the meetings industry trade magazine Meetings Today as well as MeetingsToday.com, various newsletters, webinars, the in-person Meetings Today LIVE! Hosted-buyer events and other meetings and events industry B2B channels.

Tyler has covered the travel trade for nearly 35 years. In his role with Meetings Today, which recently won the prestigious FOLIO: Eddies Award for best magazine issue, Tyler leads the editorial team on its mission to provide the most in-depth meetings content in the industry. Previously, he worked as the Asia, Canada, Pacific Northwest and Western U.S. editor at Travel Weekly magazine and TravelAge West. Before joining the dual editorial staff producing destination sections for Travel Weekly and TravelAge West, Tyler was the Africa, Israel, Middle East, Switzerland and Pacific Northwest editor at TravelAge West. He also undertook general news and feature assignments while working at the magazines.

Besides reporting on the travel trade, Tyler has covered the real estate industry, held various editorial positions at the San Francisco-based national satire magazine The Nose, wrote freelance technology industry pieces and covered the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders for a bilingual newspaper in San Francisco. He has a B.A. in Journalism from San Francisco State University, where he worked in various editorial capacities on its award-winning student magazine, Prism.

Contact: tyler.davidson@meetingstoday.com