Successful Meetings - December 2007 - (Page 16) News & Analysis JANUARY > 2008 Calendar of Industry Events Exact dates and location to announced (888) 950-2723 www.greatideasconference.org be Marketing Association International) Affordable Meetings Mid-America, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL (914) 421-3206 www.affordablemeetings.com April 18-20 MPI (Meeting Professionals International) The European Meetings and Events Conference, London, U.K. +352 2687 6663 www.mpiweb.org April 22-24 IMEX 2008, Messe Frankfurt, 11-13 ACOM (Association for Convention Operations Management) Annual Conference 2008, Westin Seattle, Seattle, WA (609) 799-3712 www.acomonline.org January 13-16 PCMA (Professional Convention Management Association) Annual Meeting, Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle, WA (312) 423-7262 www.pcma.org January 19-24 IAPCO (International Association of Professional Congress Organisers) 34th IAPCO Seminar, Wolfsberg Executive Development Centre, Ermatingen, Switzerland +44 20 8749 6171 www.iapco.org 2-5 MPI (Meeting Professionals International) Professional Education Conference North America, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, TX (972) 702-3000 www.mpiweb.org February 4-6 Training 2008 Conference & Expo, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA (508) 743-8505 www.trainingconference.com February 7 DMAI (Destination Marketing Association International) Destinations Showcase, Washington Convention Center, Washington D.C. (202) 296-7888 www.destinationmarketing.org February 19-20 AIME (Asia-Pacific Incentives & Meetings Expo) AIME 2008, Melbourne Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia +61 2 9422 2500 www.aime.com.au February The Center for Association Leadership, Great Ideas Conference, MARCH 9-12 ACCED-I (Association of Collegiate Conference and Events Directors-International) Annual Conference, Riviera Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV (970) 491-5151 www.acced-i.com March 9-13 Exhibitor 2008, Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV FEBRUARY Past leaders of Meeting Professionals International get together at the World Education Conference (800) 752-6312 www.exhibitoronline.com March 27-30 IACC (International Association of Conference Centers) Annual Conference, Zermatt Resort & Spa, Midway, UT (314) 993-8575 www.iaccglobal.org Frankfurt, Germany +44 1273 227311 www.imex-frankfurt.com April 25-28 IAFE (The International Association of Fairs and Expositions) Annual Spring Management Conference, Hilton Salt Lake City Center, Salt Lake City, UT (800) 516-0313 www.fairsandexpos.com April 29-30 PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Association) PATA CEO Challenge, Bangkok, Thailand (707) 232-2102 www.pata.org APRIL 1-3 ABPM (Association of Briefing Program Managers) 2008 ABPM Spring Conference, Westin Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL (214) 389-0990 www.abpm.com April 3 ASAE (American Society of Association Executives) & The Center for Association Leadership, Springtime Expo, Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C. (202) 626-2805 www.springtimeexpo.com April 9-10 HSMAI (Hospitality Sales and mimegasite.com MAY 18-20 ACTE (Association of Corporate Travel Executives) Global Education Conference, Grand Hyatt Washington, Washington, D.C. (703) 683-5322 www.acte.org May 18-20 BTN (Business Travel News) Corporate Travel World, Washington, DECEMBER 2007 SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS 16 http://www.greatideasconference.org http://www.affordablemeetings.com http://www.acomonline.org http://www.acced-i.com http://www.mpiweb.org http://www.pcma.org http://www.iapco.org http://www.exhibitoronline.com http://www.imex-frankfurt.com http://www.mpiweb.org http://www.iaccglobal.org http://www.fairsandexpos.com http://www.trainingconference.com http://www.pata.org http://www.abpm.com http://www.destinationmarketing.org http://www.acte.org http://www.aime.com.au http://www.springtimeexpo.com http://mimegasite.com
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Successful Meetings - December 2007 Successful Meetings - December 2007 Contents Editor's Note Special Report Research Industry Trends 2008 Meeting Events Planner Spotlight Websites of the Month Mouth for Sale Technology Talk Food & Beverage Pre-Event On Site Pre-Event Tools of the Trade Goodbye, Booth Babes Five Tips to Improve Your Golf Events When Crime Pays Office for Hire More Miles for Your Money Places & Spaces South Florida Biloxi / Mississippi Gulf Coast Fort Worth Monterey Beijing Gurus Special Supplement: Hawaii Island-by-Island Guide Successful Meetings - December 2007 Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Successful Meetings - December 2007 (Page Cover1) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Successful Meetings - December 2007 (Page Cover2) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Successful Meetings - December 2007 (Page 1) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Contents (Page 2) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Contents (Page 3) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Contents (Page 4) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Contents (Page 5) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Contents (Page 6) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Contents (Page 7) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Editor's Note (Page 8) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Editor's Note (Page 9) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Special Report (Page 10) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Special Report (Page 11) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Research (Page 12) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Research (Page 13) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Industry Trends (Page 14) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Industry Trends (Page 15) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - 2008 Meeting Events (Page 16) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - 2008 Meeting Events (Page 17) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Planner Spotlight (Page 18) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Planner Spotlight (Page 19) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Websites of the Month (Page 20) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Mouth for Sale (Page 21) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Technology Talk (Page 22) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Food & Beverage (Page 23) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Pre-Event (Page 24) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Pre-Event (Page 25) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - On Site (Page 26) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - On Site (Page 27) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - On Site (Page 28) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Pre-Event (Page 29) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Pre-Event (Page 30) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Pre-Event (Page 31) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Tools of the Trade (Page 32) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Goodbye, Booth Babes (Page 33) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Goodbye, Booth Babes (Page 34) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Goodbye, Booth Babes (Page 35) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Goodbye, Booth Babes (Page 36) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Goodbye, Booth Babes (Page 37) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Five Tips to Improve Your Golf Events (Page 38) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Five Tips to Improve Your Golf Events (Page 39) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Five Tips to Improve Your Golf Events (Page 40) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Five Tips to Improve Your Golf Events (Page 41) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Five Tips to Improve Your Golf Events (Page 42) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - When Crime Pays (Page 43) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - When Crime Pays (Page 44) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - When Crime Pays (Page 45) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - When Crime Pays (Page 46) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - When Crime Pays (Page 47) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - When Crime Pays (Page 48) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - When Crime Pays (Page 49) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Office for Hire (Page 50) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Office for Hire (Page 51) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Office for Hire (Page 52) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - More Miles for Your Money (Page 53) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - More Miles for Your Money (Page 54) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - More Miles for Your Money (Page 55) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - More Miles for Your Money (Page 56) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - More Miles for Your Money (Page 57) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Places & Spaces (Page 58) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Places & Spaces (Page 59) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Places & Spaces (Page 60) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Places & Spaces (Page 61) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Places & Spaces (Page 62) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - South Florida (Page 63) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - South Florida (Page 64) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - South Florida (Page 65) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - South Florida (Page 66) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - South Florida (Page 67) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Biloxi / Mississippi Gulf Coast (Page 68) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Biloxi / Mississippi Gulf Coast (Page 69) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Biloxi / Mississippi Gulf Coast (Page 70) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Fort Worth (Page 71) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Fort Worth (Page 72) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Fort Worth (Page 73) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Monterey (Page 74) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Monterey (Page 75) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Monterey (Page 76) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Beijing (Page 77) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Beijing (Page 78) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Beijing (Page 79) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Beijing (Page 80) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Beijing (Page 81) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Beijing (Page 82) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Beijing (Page 83) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Beijing (Page 84) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Beijing (Page 85) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Beijing (Page 86) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Beijing (Page 87) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Gurus (Page 88) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Gurus (Page Cover3) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Gurus (Page Cover4) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Special Supplement: Hawaii Island-by-Island Guide (Page HCover1) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Special Supplement: Hawaii Island-by-Island Guide (Page HCover2) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Special Supplement: Hawaii Island-by-Island Guide (Page H1) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Special Supplement: Hawaii Island-by-Island Guide (Page H2) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Special Supplement: Hawaii Island-by-Island Guide (Page H3) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Special Supplement: Hawaii Island-by-Island Guide (Page H4) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Special Supplement: Hawaii Island-by-Island Guide (Page H5) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Special Supplement: Hawaii Island-by-Island Guide (Page H6) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Special Supplement: Hawaii Island-by-Island Guide (Page H7) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Special Supplement: Hawaii Island-by-Island Guide (Page H8) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Special Supplement: Hawaii Island-by-Island Guide (Page H9) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Special Supplement: Hawaii Island-by-Island Guide (Page H10) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Special Supplement: Hawaii Island-by-Island Guide (Page H11) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Special Supplement: Hawaii Island-by-Island Guide (Page H12) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Special Supplement: Hawaii Island-by-Island Guide (Page H13) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Special Supplement: Hawaii Island-by-Island Guide (Page H14) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Special Supplement: Hawaii Island-by-Island Guide (Page H15) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Special Supplement: Hawaii Island-by-Island Guide (Page H16) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Special Supplement: Hawaii Island-by-Island Guide (Page H17) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Special Supplement: Hawaii Island-by-Island Guide (Page H18) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Special Supplement: Hawaii Island-by-Island Guide (Page H19) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Special Supplement: Hawaii Island-by-Island Guide (Page H20) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Special Supplement: Hawaii Island-by-Island Guide (Page HCover3) Successful Meetings - December 2007 - Special Supplement: Hawaii Island-by-Island Guide (Page HCover4)
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