Current Issue - January 2013
Meeting planners can look forward to exciting and innovative transformations in the industry during the coming year. The January issue of Smart Meetings highlights new developments in decor, technology, food and beverage, and other areas. One feature focuses on cutting-edge culinary offerings at business banquets, while another explores new approaches to staging government meetings. Columns cover a wide variety of topics, including how meals can be used as team-building experiences and how planners can keep themselves in tip-top mental shape. Readers also will want to check out articles about exciting and unique meeting options available in several areas, including The Big Island of Hawaii, Maui, Miami, Dallas and Fort Worth, Northern California and Southern California.
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, with special quarterly supplements about planning abroad.
Online Exclusives
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All the Buzz: Planners Weigh in on Industry Trends
Our readers offer their thoughts on what to expect in 2013
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Green Scene: Eat with Purpose
Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program
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How to Breeze Through Airport Security
Tips for making the screening process more efficient
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More SoCal Hotel Renovations
Updates planners should be aware of
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Planning Tips from Caesars Entertainment
Advice gleaned from the company's recent educational event
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Q&A: Robyn Lynn
F&B director, The Iroquois New York
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Top 5 CVB Apps that Go Beyond the Norm
Mobile guides that focus on what makes a destination unique
Columns
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Case Study: A Sin City Meeting to Remember
A school for planners on all things Caesars
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Food + Beverage
Consummate Crowd Pleasers
The year of the slider
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Education: Staying in Tip-Top Mental Shape
Learning to get more from everyday experiences
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New & Renovated: 3 Fresh Big-Brand Hotels
New and revamped options for groups
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Team Building: Eat, Drink & Team Build
Food-making and wine-tasting build camraderie
Features
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2013 Roadmap
Trends to watch in the new year
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Event Recap: Working Hard at the Hard Rock
Smart Meetings returns to San Diego for an encore event
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Hotel Chefs to Groups: Bring it On
Innovations transform the business banquet
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Proceed with Caution
Government meeting planners navigate difficult waters
In Every Issue
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Did you Know
Around the World in 80 Hotels
Historic Hotels Worldwide
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Quick Quips
Digital Divas
A high-tech alternative to live bands
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Smart Sites
Down on the Farm
Where retreats and meetings are tied to the land
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Smart Talk
Q&A: Charles Ahlers
Retiring President and CEO, Anaheim/Orange County Visitor & Convention Bureau
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Techno Files
Snapshot of ASAE's Tech Conference
Report from the expo
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Industry Watch
Unconventional Convention Fare
Convention centers up their F&B game