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2011 miles of beaches and 1,260 miles of coastline to choose from, Florida offers a wide variety of beachfront accommodations to meet the needs of any meeting or incentive group. With 15 airports operating throughout the state, Florida also offers unparalleled air access from points throughout the U.S. and beyond. The long-awaited Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP), the first international airport to be built in the U.S. in more than a decade, opened this past May. Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines provide daily flights that link the airport—situated in West Bay, near Panama City—with key U.S. destinations, including international gateway cities. Additionally, Vision Airlines has introduced nonstop service from Tampa Bay to Destin/Fort Walton Beach. The carrier has also launched service between Northwest Florida Regional Airport and 16 other cities, including Tampa and Orlando. Of course, unplanned occurrences some- times affect meetings, but when it comes to Florida, weather-induced cancellations need not be a problem. VISIT FLORIDA’s Cover Your Event (CYE) supplemental insurance for meetings held in the Sunshine State covers loss due to named hurricanes. Available in August, September and October, coverage includes room rate differentials and rescheduling expenses, and all canceled events must be rescheduled at the same or closest available venue within 12 months of the original date. Applications for CYE insurance for 2011 and 2012 are now being accepted. To see why Florida is a great venue, don’t miss Florida Encounter—a premier annual, appointment-based trade show where planners can meet, individually and by appointment, with Florida’s top suppliers. Conceived, produced and sponsored by VISIT FLORIDA and now in its 31st year, Florida Encounter offers attendees an opportunity to establish valuable contacts and explore Florida’s unsurpassed services and venues in a relaxed atmosphere, saving time and money in the process. Florida boasts an immense and diverse collection of meeting and convention facilities, from premier properties to sand-inyour-shoes casual, each of which is located near one or more of the Sunshine State’s worldrenowned attractions. To help meeting professionals, business owners and decision makers discover the full value and benefits of having your organization’s meeting in Florida, meetings.VISIT FLORIDA.com offers continuously updated resources that support the business of meetings, conventions and incentive travel in the Sunshine State. For more information, please contact Joyce Stillwell at jstillwell@ VISIT FLORIDA.org or Steven Bonda, CMP, at sbonda@VISITFLORIDA.org. SUPPLEMENT mpiweb.org 7 http://meetings.VISITFLORIDA.com http://meetings.VISITFLORIDA.com http://meetings.VISITFLORIDA.com http://meetings.VISITFLORIDA.com http://www.mpiweb.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of One + May 2011

One + May 2011
Contents
Energy of Many
Impressions
Meeting Design Goes Mobile
Picking Brains
Agenda
Ask the Experts
Thoughts+Leaders
Overheard
Art of Travel
Web Watch
Radical Co-creation
Engagement + Innovation = Wunderbar
Top Spots
Connections
Irrelevant
The Business of Being Social
Safety in Numbers
Ads, Sponsors and Patrons
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
It’s Getting Better All the Time
Blame It on Rio
Ride Free
Learning How the Brain Learns
Just Face It
Becoming Mindful with Your Meetings
Group Think
The Mesh Meeting
Your Community
Making a Difference
Until We Meet Again

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