Libby Hoppe

Managing EditorWhat's New: A peek into the people, places and topics making headlineslhoppe@collinsonmedia.com
A Closer Look: Angela Caraway

As president of The Caraway Management Group Inc., Angela Caraway has planned events everywhere. She tells us her favorite destinations and gives advice for fellow meeting planners. [...] Read more

Customer service is the practice of treating people as individuals with different needs. [...] Read more

Meetings are all about the attendees. [...] Read more

City Spotlight: Austin

The Lone Star state’s capital city is the definition of cool. [...] Read more

Women-only floors provide added security. [...] Read more

Q&A: Going Live

Catherine Mills, American Dental Association planner, hopes streaming annual session content online brings more members to the live event. [...] Read more

5 Questions for Steve Genovesi, Austin CVB

The new senior VP of sales for the Austin CVB dishes about his new town. [...] Read more

July set the record for highest number of room nights ever sold with 105 million, a 3.5 percent increase over the same month last year. Experts predict 2012 to continue this positive trend. [...] Read more

After a $275 million redesign and overall hotel upgrade in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the hotel, with more than 200,000 square feet of event space, becomes the city’s largest meeting property. [...] Read more

The final element of the center’s renovation, scheduled for completion this fall, is Plaza Acequia, a 20,000-sq.-ft. outdoor event space. [...] Read more