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Meeting Sites Las Vegas offers topnotch activities in addition to gaming; below, Cher entertains at Caesars Palace PHOTO: CORBIS Las Vegas S O M O N E Y : Las Vegas doesn’t have to be Sin City if you know how to play your cards right. The city offers plenty of options beyond gaming—in fact, roughly $32.9 billion of the city’s $41.6 billion cash flow came from non-gaming sources last year, according to data from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. What’s more, the city’s gaming and convention revenues are neck and neck, each bringing in $8.4 billion for the city of Las Vegas in 2007. Essential Tool Box Convention Centers/Facilities: Las Vegas Convention Center, 1,984,755 sf of dedicated meeting space; 144 meeting rooms, largest accommodating 1,500 theater-style. Cashman Center, 100,000 sf of dedicated meeting space; 12 meeting rooms accommodating 1,922 theater-style. Daily Business Costs*: Hotel $129.54 F&B $109.90 Car Rental $66.87 For More Information: Las Vegas CVA www.lvcva.com By Heidi Waldrop Bay and Jennifer Merritt For complete listings visit Facility Quick Search at www.successfulmeetings.com *Business Travel News 2008 Corporate Travel Index 108 successfulmeetings.com NOVEMBER 2008 SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS http://www.lvcva.com http://www.successfulmeetings.com http://www.successfulmeetings.com

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Successful Meetings - November 2008
Editor's Note
Supplier News - Wyndham Worldwide Launches Green Program and Website with a "Global Green Day"
On the Record
Calendar
Supplier News - Oregon Convention Center Earns Silver LEED�Rating
Planner Spotlight
Management Matters
Meetings Law
Mouth for Sale
Websites of the Month
Professional Development - 25 Eco-Friendly Holiday Business Gift Ideas
Pre-Event
Professional Development - The Green Meetings Glossary
Tools of the Trade
On Site
When Red and Blue Make Green
Green Your Golf
Green-Centric Events Have Spice
The Green Continent
Places & Spaces
Las Vegas
South Africa Supplement
Bermuda
Dallas Metroplex
Kansas City / St. Louis
Boston
Gurus
California: New Perspectives

Successful Meetings - November 2008