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News & Analysis > Newsmakers Experient CEO Ed Shartar Steps Down Ed Shartar, President and CEO of “And, we also agreed that the CEO Experient since 2004, stepped down should reside in one of our major operas president and chief executive offiating offices. Because of Ed’s strong cer as of June 6, 2008. ties to the Atlanta community, he did Under Shartar’s leadership, Experinot want to relocate his family. For ent became a truly unified organization these reasons, the mutual decision bound by a common strategy and was made not to extend Ed’s convision. During his four-year tract.” tenure, Experient underRiverside is firmly took a successful recommitted to the vision branding effort, extended and employees of Expeits geographic footprint, rient. Presently, the aligned its internal strucBoard is looking outside ture to support an integratthe company for a CEO ed approach to service, whose primary charge Ed Shartar grew revenues, enhanced will be to aggressively its presence in the corporate market drive the continued execution of Expespace, and successfully entered the rient’s strategy—a plan the Board congovernment market. tinues to support. Strauss affirms that “As a result of Ed’s commitment no radical adjustment to defined tactics and passion, we are well on the way to or initiatives will occur in 2008. making our vision a reality,” says The Experient board has appointed Andrew W. Strauss, chairman of the George S. Benson to serve as interim board for Experient and partner with president and CEO while the search is The Riverside Company, Experient’s conducted. Benson is an operating majority shareholder. partner at Riverside and has held a “Ed was initially signed to a fournumber of CEO positions in a variety year contract, which was up for renewof business situations including transial, and with the strategy work behind tional, turnaround, and growth. As us, Ed and the Board mutually agreed interim CEO, Benson’s focus will be on accelerating the pace of full and sucthat the future focus of the CEO role needs to shift toward execution and operational excellence,” says Strauss. cessful execution of the company’s strategy. —Vincent Alonzo > Calendar July 25-29 IAAM (International Association of Assembly Managers) Annual Conference & Trade Show, Anaheim, CA (972) 906-7441 www.iaam.org July 27-30 NBTA (National Business Travel Association) International Convention & Exposition, Los Angeles, CA (703) 684-0836 www.nbta.org July 28-30 DMAI (Destination Marketing Association International) 94th Annual Convention, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV (202) 296-7888 www.destinationmarketing.org July 28-31 TSEA (Trade Show Exhibitors Association) TS2 Total Solutions Marketing for the Exhibit & Event Professional, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA (312) 8428732 www.ts2show.com August 9-12 MPI (Meeting Professionals International) World Education Congress, Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, NV (972) 702-3000 www. mpiweb.com Preview the entirely new Williamsburg Lodge at ColonialWilliamsburgMeetings.com 323 Guest Rooms • 45,000-square-foot Conference Center 20,000-square-foot New Spa • 45 Holes of Golf Williamsburg, Virginia • 1-800-822-9127 • (757) 220-7600 The Mid-Atlantic’s Premier Destination is on Your Desktop © 2008 The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation http://www.iaam.org http://www.nbta.org http://www.destinationmarketing.org http://www.destinationmarketing.org http://www.ts2show.com http://www.mpiweb.com http://www.mpiweb.com http://ColonialWilliamsburgMeetings.com http://ColonialWilliamsburgMeetings.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Successful Meetings - July 2008

Successful Meetings - July 2008
Contents
Editor's Note
Industry Trends
Suppliers
Newsmakers
On the Record
Technology
Newsmakers
Calendar
Planner Spotlight
Management Matters
Meetings Law
Websites of the Month
Mouth for Sale
Pre-Event
On Site
Tools of the Trade
Pre-Event
Initial Success
Strong Medicine
Risky Business
Places & Spaces
Birmingham
Kentucky
Georgia & the Carolinas
Hong Kong
Melbourne
Gurus

Successful Meetings - July 2008