Sponsorships Done Right
Are budget woes leaving something to be desired with your meetings lately? Wish you could serve more than pretzels and domestic beer at your cocktail party? Maybe some of your meetings have been eliminated altogether due to lack of funds. There is at least one viable solution: open your events up to sponsorship to fund a large portion—sometimes 100 percent—of your bottom line.

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Source: The Meeting Professional, February 2007

Be Prepared, Says GEP to DMCs
Global Event Partners (GEP) announced in January that its U.S.-member destination management companies will now be held to new standards regarding risk coverage for their events. The standards were unanimously approved by GEP's members at the organization's annual Best Practices meeting in November in Dallas.

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Source: Meetings Industry Megasite, February 2008

Greener Pastures
Going green is certainly the trend for 2008, for everyone from corporate bigwigs looking to position their company in the right light to consumers trying to reduce their carbon footprints in their own homes. But marketers undertaking mobile marketing programs face a unique challenge.

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Source: Event Marketer, February 2008

Planner's Workshop: How to Manage Site Selection
There are several general purposes that most meetings share. These objectives include planning, educating, and motivating, providing opportunities to share information and techniques, as well as creating an atmosphere for social interaction. Some meetings have as their primary goals employee teambuilding or leadership development. Many companies and organizations schedule meetings simply because they are the best way to accomplish set purposes in the shortest amount of time, and with the fewest interruptions.

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Source: Meetings Industry Megasite

In-flight Internet: Grounded for life?
If Wi-Fi is available at thousands of Internet cafes on even the most remote beaches in Southeast Asia, why isn't it ubiquitous on airplanes in the United States? For those travelers who desperately want to know, the answer is that it's nearly here.

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Source: CNET News.com

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W Hotel San Diego San Diego, California

Walking distance from the Bay, close to the famous Gaslamp Quarter and the convention center, the W San Diego is an ideal location for a vacation or for a business meeting.

Want to enjoy the San Diego skyline and top notch cuisine? No need to even leave the hotel. Guest can take in the brilliant skyline views and warm their toes in the heated sand on the rooftop Beach bar or experience diverse flavors morning, noon and night at Rice.

W San Diego also offers everything you need to make your business meeting memorable and your special event spectacular. They use a creative approach that is appealing to attendees. The W San Diego has five state-of-the-art meeting rooms totaling 5,000 square feet designed to fulfill you event’s every need. The event staff goes out of their way to ensure your event is a success. The 1,705 square foot Great Room is just the perfect for your next big idea. Want to treat your VIPs to the beach? Take them to the urban rooftop Beach featuring heated sand, cabanas and a fire pit.

To learn more about this venue, please visit: www.whotelsandiego.com

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