Current Issue - May 2012
The May Issue Looks at Large-scale Meetings and Much More...
The May issue of Smart Meetings takes a look at how large-scale meetings are set up. Read updates on the latest industry topics and trends, from feature stories on gaming locales and lake properties to columns about healthy cocktails and taking a break from gadgetry. Or learn what Illinois, Orlando, Alaska, San Diego, Northern New England, Michigan, San Antonio, Austin and other destination have to offer for your next meeting.
Smart Meetings is a publication tailored for you, the meeting planner professional. We focus on locations in North America, including Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
Online Exclusives
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All the Buzz: San Diego Convention Center Expansion
$520 million project moves forward
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Austin and San Antonio Restaurants
Dining options neighborhood by neighborhood
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Case Study: The World's Cheesiest Expo
2012 International Cheese Technology Exposition
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Green Scene: Greening the Old
Inn at the Presidio Opens in San Francisco
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How to Exercise in Your Airline Seat
Keep the blood flowing on long trips
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Top Five Tastes of Michigan
From coney dogs to Mackinac fudge
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U.S. Travel Association Takes Lead in Response to GSA Scandal
Q&A with Director of Domestic Policy Erik Hansen
Columns
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Mahalo Means “Thank You”
The Smart Meeting at The Modern Honolulu
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Case Study: Vitality for a Big Show
American Dental Association meets in San Francisco
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Healthy Meetings
Cheers to Good Health
Gala drinks without guilt
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New & Renovated: Spring Awakening
Hot changes in the hotel marketplace
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Smart Budget: Don't Forget About You
Managing the costs of education
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Food + Beverage
Sophisticated Brew
Local beers step up to the chef's table
Features
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All In
Meetings in major gaming locales pay off
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Go Big or Go Home
Mega Meetings: Do You Have What it Takes?
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Make a Splash
Fresh ideas at the water's edge
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Think Outside the Borders
Meeting adventures in neighboring countries
In Every Issue
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Quick Quips
Out is In
Gay-friendly hotel debuts in New York
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Did you Know
Power Off, Please
FAA re-examines rules for electronic devices
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Smart Talk
Q&A with Kara Stachowiak
Meetings and Events Manager, International Society of Arboriculture
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Techno Files
System Overload
A respite from gadgets
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Industry Watch
The Birth of a Hotel Brand
It's all in the name
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View From Vegas
You Want to Go Out Sometime?
Splashy on- and off-site spaces for summer
Destination Features
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AlaskaTransformative Meetings in Alaska
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Austin & San AntonioIn the 'hoods
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IllinoisMidwestern Dream State
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Iowa, Nebraska & The DakotasFabulous Towns of the Midwest
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MichiganState of Revival in the Great Lakes
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Northern New EnglandSame Time Next Year
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OrlandoOrlando: Three Days, Three Ways
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San Diego72 Hours in San Diego
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Snaphot: The SmokiesTennessee Tradition
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