Spotlight

Hutton Hotel, which opened in 2009, is committed to sustainability and earth-friendly practices. We talked with General Manager Steven Andre about the property’s green development and what it’s doing to promote green meetings. [...] Read more

Chris Stec, COO of the American Canoe Association, told us about this event that mixes traditional classroom education and on-water instruction, as well as one challenge he faced at last year’s November conference in Asheville, N.C.: snow. [...] Read more

As part of the convention staff for the National Christmas Tree Association, Rick Dungey helps to organize the group’s annual event. The highlight? The tree farmer who wins the event’s annual Tree Contest presents the First Lady with the White House Christmas tree. [...] Read more

Chris Price, vice president of Graphic Arts Show Company, discusses the challenges he faced planning last year’s PRINT 09 exhibition during a down economy. [...] Read more

Janet Graff, CMP, plans NEO – The Conference for Neonatology every year. Read about how she dealt with issues this year regarding room blocks because of frequent changes in sponsors and exhibitors personnel. [...] Read more

Terri Dotson, Senior Project Manager of Meeting Consultants Inc., regularly chooses resort properties when planning meetings and events. Here’s why.
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Donna Wertz planned her sorority’s first California alumnae convention on a cruise ship for 700. [...] Read more

Teri Dingler, director of the Alabama Society of Otolaryngology, recommends Sandestin for summer meetings. [...] Read more

Sharon Seay is the executive director of the National Funeral Directors and Morticians Associations. She shared with Connect her biggest challenges as a planner, her favorite destinations for conventions, her personal heroes and more. [...] Read more

Last month, members of the Automotive Aftermarket Association of the Southeast (AAAS) spent three days in the Florida Panhandle for the organization’s annual conference. Though news agencies reported tar balls on Florida beaches and sluggish traveler numbers in early June, AAAS President Randal Ward says he didn’t notice anything different in Sandestin from previous years. “Every year we’ve had a great experience down there and this year, it was as good as ever.” [...] Read more