Following are responses from interviews I recently conducted with two of MPI’s founders who both are long-time meetings industry educators:

Veteran conference center professional James Michael Mahon, of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., passed away April 5, 2015, at the age of 63 after a sudden illness.

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Proponents of a $2 billion expansion of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center are proposing that lawmakers hike hotel taxes in Boston and

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The Vineyards, a 500-acre golf resort, is planned near the state’s wine country. The golf course feature views of Mount Adams and Mount

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The June 5-4 Supreme Court decision guaranteeing the right of same-sex marriage was a major victory for many who have campaigned for the LGBT

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IndiaW Goa opened on Vagator Beach. The hotel has 160 guest rooms,

NEWARK, N.J.Scheduled to open on Monday, Sept. 24, 2012, the 150-room Courtyard Newark Downtown will offer four meeting rooms and two boardrooms with

TIMONIUM, Md.The Radisson Hotel North Baltimore, located just

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Two sisters in Fort Lauderdale are still close, but they’re all grown up and forging new identities. For decades, the sister properties