Checking In - After the Storm

November 27, 2012

Tyler Davidson

Not long before this issue went to press, Hurricane Sandy tore through the East Coast, wreaking epic havoc after landing on the South Jersey Shore near the end of October.

The massive damage inflicted by Sandy serves as a reminder to anyone in the business of planning gatherings: Have a good contingency plan together and factor it in to all phases of planning and executing an event.

Our cover story this month,” Surviving the Storm,” taps into the opinions of meetings industry experts to let you know what should be top of mind in terms of keeping your attendees and organization safe.

Also in this issue, the Atlantic City destination story examines the infrastructure of that major Eastern meetings draw, and how it may have dodged a bullet in some respects.

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