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June 2010
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Will Rebound Be Sustained? The Jury Is Still Out

Attendance at many first-quarter exhibitions showed double-digit increases, but sales of exhibit space continued to show a year-over- year loss. As signs of cautious optimism emerge in the group marketplace, is the glass half full or half empty? MORE
ConferenceDirect Profile: Brian Landers

Attendance Swings Demand Careful Room Block Management

Instead of the low numbers of 2009, many of Brian Landers’ clients are wrestling with how to accommodate more attendees than projected. As hotel occupancy rates improve, “tracking attendance becomes even tougher than usual,” explained the Vice President/Team Director at ConferenceDirect. MORE
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Call It Divorce, Italian-Style

In a country noted for its family-centered Roman Catholic traditions, it caused quite a stir when Milan recently played host to what was billed as the country’s first Divorce Trade Fair. MORE
MeetingTech

Meetings and Tradeshows — There’s a Mobile App For That!

A decade after Corbin Ball, CSP, CMP, predicted that “mobile phones will morph into ‘widgets‘ (wireless Internet devices for geo-positioning, commerce and telecommunications),” the forecast has come true. Learn more about some of the significant mobile applications for events, tradeshows, associations and venues. www.corbinball.com

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