Key Notes: Learning Environment (March 2016)

February 29, 2016

Tyler Davidson

We place a lot of value on education here at Meetings Today, and have for years.

Many of you access our monthly webinars in search of CEU credits, or tune into our live GroupThink broadcasts or the On Location roundtables we conduct at some of the big meetings industry events. It really is one of the most-rewarding things I do in the course of my work here, so thanks!

When you get a moment, check out our 2016 webinar lineup, and stay tuned as we add more topics and programs.

As always, please drop me a line to suggest additional topics we may not be covering this year, especially ones that are a bit on the cutting-edge side, as we always like to be ahead of the curve when the opportunity shows itself.

We’ve got a number of new initiatives, features and improvements to both our magazine and website that we’ll be rolling out over the next few months, so keep an eye out, and as always, educational content and outreach figures to be a big part of it.

On a sad note, the meetings industry lost one of its long-leading lights at the end of January when Tim Brown, founder and CEO of Meeting Sites Resource (MSR), passed away unexpectedly.

We’ve had the pleasure to work with two of his MSR colleagues for our webinars and live broadcasts over the years, Robyn Mietkiewicz and Terri Woodin.

To me, Tim was one of those people you’d see at a big event such as MPI WEC who could field any question about the meetings industry you could throw at him, a quality that is exhibited by the professionals who work for MSR. After all, knowledge is meant to be shared.

Enjoy this issue and your spring!

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