Key Notes: A New Look! (April 2016)

March 28, 2016

Tyler Davidson

Last November we made the transformation from being Meetings Focus to a fresh new brand, Meetings Today, with a reinvigorated mission to bring you more coverage of the people impacting the industry, along with our always thorough complement of destination reporting.

This issue marks the first installment of our new redesign, ably carried out by Brand Design Director Scott Easton.

We’ve made it easier to find what you’re looking for, using bullets, lists and boxes to accommodate everyone’s need for fast access to information. The vibrant color scheme in our new departments sections, The Agenda and Trending, gives the reader a sense of navigation through the issue, while the bold photo captions offer increased legibility.

We hope you enjoy this new twist to Meetings Today magazine, and please be sure to drop me a line to give us your opinion not only on the new look, but also any ideas you may have to improve our coverage (tyler.davidson@meetingstoday.com).

And speaking of coverage, our “Meetings Mayhem” cover story jumps headfirst into the potentially calamitous issue of incompatible groups meeting in the same house, with planner horror stories galore.

While many of the tales have a humorous slant, some carried the potential of danger, or at the least, extreme unease, for both delegates and planners.

Enjoy the read, and by all means, feel free to ping me with any horror stories you may have encountered over the years (or respond in the comment section below). We’re all ears!

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