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Located at the northern tip of the South Carolina coastline, the Myrtle Beach area comprises 60 miles of the most beautiful pristine beaches along the Atlantic Ocean. What began as a Southern retreat for family vacationers and avid golfers is now becoming known as the surprise meeting destination for planners seeking fresh and new opportunities. Home to diverse meeting facilities, live-entertainment theaters, thrilling amusement parks and attractions, challenging golf courses, superb shopping and hundreds of fabulous dining experiences. Looking for new?
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South Carolina
Enlightening and Enriching
By JEFF HEILMAN
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Gardens, theaters, museums, universities and performing arts centers are among the cultural venues that attendees convening in South Carolina’s meetings-friendly destinations are encouraged to visit.
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Following are 10 such venues from the state’s impressive and lengthy lineup, most of which also accommodate memorable off-site group gatherings.
DOCK STREET THEATRE, CHARLESTON
www.charlestonstage.com
Charleston’s outdoors is as impressive as its lineup of cultural venues that groups.
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Career Forum
An Indy Goes In-House
By SHERYL SOOKMAN
Tanya had created a successful independent planning business about 10 years ago, managing a number of meetings and events for corporate and association clients. She maintained an office close to home and the majority of the work she did for her clients was primarily in a virtual work environment; she’d never had a client request or require her to work in-house.
But when the recession hit, unfortunately all of her clients decided to put their meetings and events on hold. Tanya always thought that because she’d established a diverse client base, she had protected herself from this kind of thing happening.
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Remembering 9.11.01 - Moving Forward – A Meetings Focus Blog
By JOAN EISENSTODT
I was in Austin, Texas, about to deliver the risk management half-day of a two-day meeting planning training for participants from around the U.S.. Day 1 had been great. Day 2 started out as if it would be another day of learning after which many would leave for home, a few stay over, have dinner and continue the conversation.
It was a day of learning; it was not in the way the class had been designed.
What happened
My co-trainer, not “on” until the afternoon, called from his room to report what had happened with the first plane, then the second. We didn’t yet understand the magnitude of it all.
As the class arrived, some from their rooms on property, some from off-property or home, the information was being disseminated and, still, we didn’t know the implications of what had happened.
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