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Editor’s Note > By Vincent Alonzo vince.alonzo@nielsen.com Say Yes To Social Media If you’re like me, you’re not an early adapter when it comes to technology. I was the last one of all my friends to buy a computer and a cell phone. I still don’t have an iPod. And I just created my own MySpace page. The reason I did was because taking advantage of social media to enhance meetings and events is the topic of this month’s cover story. As part of it, Destinations Editor Terri Hardin created a MySpace page for the editors of Successful Meetings and our sister publication, MeetingNews. Find it at www.myspace.com/thesmmnsociety. The only thing is, in order for you to get into the site you have to become a member of MySpace. That’s how these social media networks function. If you need a little nudge to take the leap into social media (like I did), there are two interesting projects posted there in which you might want to participate. First, if you’ve worked with a CSM from a hotel, a convention center, or a CVB who truly went above and beyond the call of duty to fix a problem, find a resource, or just generally make sure that you looked good to your employer or client, here is the opportunity to get them some real recognition—not only from you, but from their employers, and the industry as well. The link for the CSM of the Year ballot is on our MySpace page. The voting deadline is November 2. The CSM ballot is also on our website, www.mimegasite.com. This second project is really fun. Earlier this summer, a list of the New Seven Wonders of the World was announced. Only the list wasn’t so new—the youngest wonder was 77 years old. That’s because the organizers ignored the one area of our culture that has been creating more must-see monumental wonders in the past 40 years than any other—the resort gaming industry. So in the spirit of recognizing all that is truly wondrous, we’re embarking on a search for the Seven Wonders of the Resort Gaming World. That ballot is also on our MySpace page. It will be followed by a full-blown web page with rich media and photos of the nominees on our website starting in October. The winners will be announced in April. EDITORIAL and EXECUTIVE OFFICES: 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003, (646) 654-7381; fax (646) 654-7367; www.MiMegasite.com VINCENT ALONZO editor-in-chief SUZIE AMER managing editor TERRI HARDIN destinations editor KINLEY LEVACK senior editor JENNIFER LEVEY online editor NANCY LAZARUS research director PHILLIP HENNESSEY editorial intern ROBERT CAREY editor-at-large CONTRIBUTING EDITORS: RAYNA KATZ, MARSHALL KRANTZ, MARIANA LEMANN, WILLIAM NG, MICHAEL GOLDSTEIN, TOM MCDONALD CORRESPONDENTS: NEELAM MATHEWS (ASIA); ED SCHMIDT JR. (FLORIDA); HEIDI WALDROP BAY (WESTERN U.S.) ART (646) 654-7348 DON SALKALN art director PRODUCTION (646) 654-7293 GRACE CASEY production manager; PHYLLIS JEFFERSON production director special projects INFORMATION MARKETING (646) 654-7256 KWAFO ANOFF group director, audience marketing SUBSCRIPTIONS: (847) 763-9050 MARKETING (703) 488-2739 JOHN TOLER marketing manager, travel & performance group ADVERTISING (646) 654-7327 FOR THE NEW YORK OFFICE REPRINTS For advertising/editorial: FosteReprints, Heather Dubie, (866) 879-9144 x134, e-mail: hdubie@fostereprints.com For one-time use of our content, as a full article, excerpt, or chart: Barbara Grieninger, (646) 654-4675, e-mail: Barbara.Grieninger@ nielsen.com LIST RENTAL (845) 731-2731 JULIUS SINGLE Vice President, Manufacturing and Distribution: Jennifer Grego Vice President, Audience Marketing: Joanne Wheatley Vice President, Marketing Services: Drew DeSarle 6 mimegasite.com SEPTEMBER 2007 SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS http://www.MiMegasite.com http://www.myspace.com/thesmmnsociety http://www.mimegasite.com http://mimegasite.com

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Successful Meetings - September 2007 Contents Editor's Note Research Calendar Suppliers Planner Spotlight Websites of the Month Management Matters Meetings Law Personal Success Pre-Event Tools of the Trade The Social Revolution Long Beach Insert State of the Art A Better Banquet The Seven Wonders of the Gaming World On the List Places & Spaces Caribbean Trinidad & Tobago Insert Monaco Greater Los Angeles Hilton Head/Myrtle Beach Gurus Nevada Planners Guide 2007 This Just In Las Vegas The Big Picture The Benefits of Being Small Let's Get Together Let Us Entertain You This Just in Reno Tahoe Perfect Complements Hotel Stats & Contact Info Hawaii Incentive Handbook 2007

Successful Meetings - September 2007

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