One + February 2011 - (Page S22) MPI’S MEETING GUIDE TO CANADA 2011 Meetings & Conventions Calgary meetingscalgary.com Calgary is…the West at its best. No other city evokes the true spirit of Western Canada quite like Calgary. Calgary is unbridled energy, practical business savvy and warm western welcomes—all rolled into one dynamic package with a cool, cosmopolitan edge. “Meetings & Conventions Calgary and the entire Calgary MC&IT community is continually striving to offer more, including updated venues, fresh ideas, site selection assistance, planning and attendance-building support, exemplary convention servicing and financial incentive arrangements.” The word “more” is a common theme in Calgary’s pitch to meeting and convention organizers. The city boasts the best air travel connections in the western Canadian province of Alberta with more than 1,800 flights per week providing access from Canadian, U.S. and international locations. An urban center that is both safe and clean, Calgary offers an ever-expanding array of meeting and convention spaces, plus more than 11,000 guest rooms ranging from budget to boutique. The “mores” don’t stop there. Calgary visitors can also expect more western hospitality. Always a trendsetter, never a follower, More business opportunities (Calgary has the over the past year Calgary launched Meetsecond-largest concentration of corporate head ings & Conventions Calgary—part of a new, offices in Canada). More outdoor activities co-operative service model designed to assist meeting planners and association executives in (from Zip-line trekking or mountain bike riding at Canada Olympic Park to strolling Calgary’s choosing Calgary, Alberta, Canada, as a meetmore than 500 kilometers of public pathways). ing destination. According to Managing Director Peter Gregus, Calgary has always been a strong More days of sunshine than any other Canadian city. More white hats (each year hundreds of choice for meetings, conferences, conventions visitors become honorary citizens in Calgary’s and major events. The city has hosted a range famous White Hat Ceremonies). And when of national and international gatherings and it comes to pre and post opportunities, the events, including the Winter Olympics. And of course, each year a million people come to town majestic Canadian Rocky Mountains, the fossilrich formations of Alberta’s badlands, rugged for “The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth,” the ranchlands and numerous Aboriginal heritage Calgary Stampede. sites are all within an hour’s drive. And that “Our local MC&IT partners, our hotels and other venues all recognize that meeting planners means Calgary is more conveniently positioned to offer the quintessential western Canadian have a choice. We also know that competition experience. among meeting destinations is getting tougher For more of the West at its best, visit www. and tougher every year while discretionary travel meetingscalgary.com. is still under a watchful eye,” Gregus said. 22 one+ 0 2.11 SUPPLEMENT http://www.meetingscalgary.com http://www.meetingscalgary.com http://www.meetingscalgary.com Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of One + February 2011 One + February 2011 Contents Energy of Many Impressions The Productivity Cloud Overheard Agenda MPIWeb Connect Thoughts+Leaders Events for Life Gateway to the Future Top Spots It Was Not Interesting Irrelevant The Wrong Words Up to Snuff That’s Enough Facebook Super Foods to the Rescue Shoring Resources Jack and Smoke Accidentally on Purpose Staying on Top of Tech The Joy of Work Plan to Run Productivity on the Go Angel of the Favelas Your Community Making a Difference Until We Meet Again MPI’s 2011 Meeting Guide to Canada Contents Banff Centre Ottawa Tourism Tourisme Montréal The Buzz InterContinental Canada Caesars Windsor Vintage Hotels The Great Green North Whistler, British Columbia Meetings and Conventions Calgary Scotiabank Convention Centre One + February 2011 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/mpi/oneplus_201107 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/mpi/oneplus_201106 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/mpi/oneplus_201105 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/mpi/oneplus_20110304 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/mpi/oneplus_201102 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/mpi/oneplus_201101 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/mpi/oneplus_201011 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/mpi/oneplus_201010 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/mpi/oneplus_201009 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/mpi/oneplus_201008 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/mpi/oneplus_201007 http://www.nxtbookMEDIA.com
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