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Inside this Issue > Departments 10 12 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 SEPTEMBER 2008 >News & Analysis INDUSTRY TRENDS Planners rethink regional meetings. SUPPLIER NEWS Dolce International’s new brand strategy. TECHNOLOGY New StarCite booking tools. CALENDAR Upcoming industry events. INCENTIVES Conflict between planners and procurement. ASSOCIATION NEWS DMAI partners with CVBHotRates.com. CORPORATE MEETINGS Big changes for medical meetings. INDEPENDENT PLANNERS Experient links with zuku’s tech. >Planner’s Workshop 32 35 38 41 30 160 PRE-EVENT Leveraging corporate and meeting travel. ON SITE Rising exhibiting costs places new premium on efficiency. ON SITE What do conventioneers really want? TOOLS OF THE TRADE Napkleen bibs; giant video walls. PLANNER SPOTLIGHT Barry Todd’s fellows in fezzes. GURUS Words from the Wise: Ed Bernacki, The Idea Factory. pg. 28 >Columns 8 24 26 28 EDITOR’S NOTE Time for your CSM of the Year nominations. MANAGEMENT MATTERS Think happy, be happy. 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September 2008Successful Meetings - September 2008ContentsEditor's NoteIndustry TrendsSupplier NewsTechnologyCalendarIncentivesAssociation NewsCorporate MeetingsIndependent PlannersManagement MattersMeetings LawMouth for SalePlanner SpotlightPre-EventOn SiteOn SiteTools of the TradeWhere All That Glitters May Bring GoldStepping Up in ClassGoing for the Green10 Great Drive-To DestinationsCharter MembersNight at the MuseumPlaces & SpacesCharleston and SavannahLos AngelesPhoenix/ScottsdaleRocky Mountain ResortsCaribbeanMonacoMalaysiaGurusSuccessful Meetings - September 2008Successful Meetings - September 2008 - Successful Meetings - September 2008 (Page Cover1)Successful Meetings - September 2008 - Successful Meetings - September 2008 (Page Cover2)Successful Meetings - September 2008 - Successful Meetings - September 2008 (Page 1)Successful Meetings - September 2008 - Contents (Page 2)Successful Meetings - September 2008 - Contents (Page 3)Successful Meetings - September 2008 - Contents (Page 4)Successful Meetings - 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