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November 2009

The NEW NORMAL

No-Nonsense Meetings—Here or Headed Your Way

Business Response Card

Where in the West

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Surefire Tips for Taming Meeting Monsters

And getting productive meetings back on track

Green Hotels: Our Future Realized

One “trend” that is here to stay

Certain Schedules

Dear Mr. Smart E. Pants, My company will be starting a new program next year that will require me to arrange appointments between roughly 150 attendees over a period of three days. It is hard enough to get the attendees to follow basic registration guidelines and my head is spinning at the thought of scheduling that many appointments. HELP! —Jenny Kim, Dallas

Leadership vs. Power

What is your motivation for leadership?

Tech Savvy Hotels

These hotels have technology down pat

Destinations

Texas

The Lone Star State serves up a healthy helping of meeting options

Texas is as big as the sky is wide, it seems, with its own brand of pride and hospitality carved and shaped by its rugged 173-year frontier history.

Oahu/Kauai

Oahu and Kauai serve up pizzazz and added value

Extending more than 1,500 miles in the Pacific Ocean, the sprawling Hawaiian archipelago encompasses 137 islands and atolls, representing the exposed peaks of an undersea mountain range formed by early volcanic activity.

LAX/ Beach Cities

Los Angeles’ South Bay is ready for its close-up

Most famous for its uber-trendy celebrities, palm-lined streets and the Hollywood hills, Los Angeles is often the perceived image of California’s west coast.

Oregon

Mountains, valleys and wine in the Beaver State

There’s a reason all those early pioneers loaded up their wagons and journeyed thousands of dangerous miles across the U.S. along the Oregon Trail.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley offers high tech and high value

In a high-tech name-dropping contest, Silicon Valley would surely be on the A-list for housing the heavy hitters. The Valley is home to such digital game-changers as Google, Yahoo!, eBay, Adobe, Intel, HP, Cisco and Oracle (to name a few).

Features

Built for Fun, Made for Meetings

The West’s theme parks play a dual role

In Front of the Curve

Developing trends in the meetings industry

Small But Mighty

Small meetings flex their muscles

The NEW NORMAL

No-Nonsense Meetings—Here or Headed Your Way

Columns

Healthy Meetings: Lone Star Spas

Stars of the (spa) show

Smart Money: Budget Fixers

Saving solutions that make cents

View From Vegas: Beyond The Strip

Tripping off The Strip

Did You Know

The Show Goes On

Ready. Set. Meet.

Food + Beverage

Dynamic Duo

The Grand Del Mar's food and wine pairing

Quick Quips

Not All Talk

Visualize your meetings

Select Sites

Smart Sites November 2009

Hotel Distrito Capital and The Bravern

Smart Planner

Smart Tips for Connecting

Making connections

Smart Talk

Interview with Jill Stark, CCTE, CGMP

Interview with Jill Stark, CCTE, CGMPSenior Events Planner, Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryPresident, Society of Government Meeting Professionals San Francisco-Bay Area ChapterBerkeley, Calif.

Techno Files

Many Tweetful Returns

Tweet (and retweet) your way to success

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A publication tailored for you, the meeting planner professional. We focus exclusively on locations in the western United States (including Alaska and Hawaii), Mexico and Canada.