Checking In - November/December 2010

October 22, 2010

Tyler Davidson

Welcome to the final 2010 edition of Meetings MidAmerica.

We here at headquarters hope you enjoyed our efforts in 2010, and some of the top-level improvements we’ve made to our various content-delivery channels.

First off, if you haven’t done so already, stop in at Meetings Focus Forum to partake in the lively discussions about anything and everything having to do with meetings.

We also hope you enjoy the new size of our print pubs, which many planners have said is more portable and easier to file, as well as displays better when converted to a digital edition—another first in 2010!

Of course, the end of the year doesn’t mean we’re done, so stay tuned in 2011 for some other major changes as we fine-tune all of our products with you in mind.

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