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Kansas City / St. Louis Meeting Sites Essential Tool Box Convention Center/Facilities: KANSAS CITY Exhibition & Entertainment Facilities, 88,800 sf of column-free exhibit space, 45 meeting rooms, a 46,000 sf ballroom, and an arena. ST. LOUIS America's Center convention complex, 502,000 sf of exhibit space in six halls, 83 meeting rooms, and conference center. Daily Business Costs*: Kansas City Hotel $128.64 F&B $90.15 Car Rental $98.72 St. Louis Hotel $126.45 F&B $88.01 Car Rental $78.54 For More Information: Kansas City CVA www.visitkc.com St. Louis CVC www.explorestlouis.com *Business Travel News 2008 Corporate Travel Index Kansas City and St. Louis have dramatically enhanced their appeal, unveiling dazzling new attractions, hotels, and meeting facilities in their downtown cores. Long centers of commerce in the HEART OF THE HEARTLAND, they also are earning reputations as cultural capitals, with a growing list of museums and performing arts venues. From the National World War I Museum and newly opened National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in Kansas City to the Transportation Museum and International Bowling Museum & Hall of Fame in St. Louis, these Midwest cities are home to prominent collections of Americana. By Jeff Waddle St. Louis glows; above, Kansas City after dark. READERS RECOMMEND Our subscribers gave Pinnacle Awards to the following: Kansas City CVA St. Louis CVC Hilton President, Kansas City Renaissance Grand & Suites Hotel St. Louis Executive Conference Center at America’s Center For more listings, visit Facility Quick Search at www.successfulmeetings.com SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS NOVEMBER 2008 successfulmeetings.com 137 http://www.visitkc.com http://www.explorestlouis.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