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MPI’S MEETING GUIDE TO GAMING The Palms Casino Resort palms.com The Palms Casino Resort is best known as Las Vegas’ celebrity playground, playing host to MTV’s Video Music Awards, E!’s Girls Next Door and Bravo’s Celebrity Poker Showdown. But a new level of luxury accommodations at Palms Place, paired with legendary nightlife, a diverse mix of award-winning restaurants and more than 200,000 square feet of innovative studios and one-bedrooms to spectacular penthouses. Resort amenities include Drift, a two-story spa enclave that boasts Las Vegas’ first hammam, a co-ed hideaway recalling the ancient traditions of a Turkish bath. For a casually elegant dining experience, celebrity chef Kerry Simon has created an inventive modern American menu at his namesake restaurant, Simon at Palms Place. Additional resort amenities include Primp Salon operated by renowned color specialist Michael Boychuck, the intimate lobby bar, Rojo Lounge, and the only Las Vegas location of L.A.’s famed Sunset Tan. Guests of Palms Place also have direct access to entertainment, dining and nightlife at the Palms via the SkyTube, an elevated, enclosed moving walkway that joins the two complexes. If you care to mix a little business and meeting space, truly defines this destination resort. Spacious guest rooms boast panoramic views of the Vegas skyline. Notorious hotspot RAIN sets the standard for outrageous nightlife, while the Playboy Club offers a hipster hangout in a chic ultra lounge environment. And the French culinary brilliance at Michelin star-rated Alizé at the top of the Palms takes dining decadence to new heights, elevating the Las Vegas experience beyond imagination. The newest addition to the Palms Casino Resort, Palms Place Hotel and Spa, takes luxury to a whole new level in an ultra-contemporary setting. This non-gaming sanctuary features 599 suites ranging from spacious pleasure, the Palms Fantasy Tower is home to the world’s most incredible themed suites that double as over-the-top meetings and entertainment venues. Guests can move from suite to suite with one-of-a-kind amenities like regulation bowling lanes in the Kingpin Suite or a basketball half-court in the Hardwood Suite. The Pearl Concert Theater at the Palms is not just reserved for today’s hottest acts. The 2,500-seat, state-of-the-art theater is fully equipped with a complete audio and visual setup for general sessions, meetings, private concerts, conventions, live broadcasts and other special events. With 18 private and semi-private boxes and a 10,283-square-foot ballroom located above, The Pearl is ideal for corporate conventions and VIP entertaining. This eclectic mix of not-so-traditional venues is completely customizable for any group, large or small. For more information, contact Mark Cunning ham at (866) 725-6768 or mark.cunningham@ palms.com. Visit www.palms.com/meetingsand-events. 2011 26 one+ 05.11 SUPPLEMENT http://www.palms.com http://www.palms.com/meetings-and-events http://www.palms.com/meetings-and-events

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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