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Making Sense in Your Meeting:

How THE five senses Play a Vital Role in our Opinions of a Hotel

A TWO-PART STORY

Discover memorable meeting moments
that involve sensory combinations of
smells, tastes, sounds, sights, and even
“touchable experiences.”

MEET Magazine & Directory for Meeting & Event Planners Featuring the World’s Best Meeting Venues • Published by EMCVenues

FEATURE STORY
6Part 1 COMING BACK TO OUR SENSES TO
CREATE MORE MEMORABLE MEETINGS
Enveloping attendees in memorable meeting moments
By Kare Anderson
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Part 2 DOES YOUR MEETING MAKE SCENTS?

Your sense of smell can enhance your meeting By Nick Hall, Ph.D.

MEETING TECHNOLOGY
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MEETINGS AND SOCIETY
40 YEARS FROM NOW
By Corbin Ball
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DIRECTORY OF EXCEPTIONAL
MEETING AND CONFERENCE VENUES
COLUMNS
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STRATEGIC MEETINGS MANAGEMENT
Why does it matter to me?

By Pamela Wynne, CMP, CMM

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2007 MEETINGS MARKET SITE SEARCH REPORT Results of the 2006 Meetings Survey / The RFP Process By Elizabeth Kametz

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MEETING CONTRACTS:

Using Smart Negotiating & Addenda in the Battle Against Liability and High Costs

By Joshua L. Grimes, Esq.

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NATIONAL SALES ORGANIZATIONS,
THIRD-PARTY FIRMS, CVBs, INDEPENDENT
PLANNERS, REPRESENTATION FIRMS

Who represents whom? By Karen Pendleton