MTGS_ASSOCIATION MEETINGS EXTRA Penton Media November 5, 2009 Volume 5, Number 11 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/meetingsnet/v/688 LATEST NEWS --TSEA Launches Hosted-Buyer Event by Dave Kovaleski (mailto:dkovaleski@meetingsnet.com) The Trade Show Exhibitors Association has become the latest industry association to introduce a hosted-buyers meeting, announcing the launch of its new event, Face-to-Face Connections. The event, which will be held January 6 to 8, 2010, at the Embassy Suites Dallas-Market Center, gives TSEA members an opportunity to meet in 30-minute private meetings with vendors who provide products and services to the exhibitions industry. The meetings will take place in hotel suites, not on the exhibit floor. TSEA will pay for the guests' expenses -- including airfare, hotel rooms, and meals. For a flat fee, the sellers will get a hotel suite in which to set up shop and meet with the buyers. "The idea actually came from our members, who are exhibitors at trade shows," says Dave Brull, director of marketing and membership at TSEA. Read more about TSEA's new hosted-buyer meeting (http://meetingsnet.com/associationmeetings/news/1104-tsea-launches-event/). ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Meetings with InterContinental Hotels & Resorts are now even more rewarding. You get your choice of rewards. 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For 2010, 39 percent said they would participate in the same number of shows they did in 2009, while 29 percent project an increase and 30 percent expect a decline in 2010. Marketing executives explained the pullback by saying the economy has forced greater scrutiny of how marketing dollars are spent. Consequently, companies are shedding events that are perceived to be of lower value. Read more about how much exhibitors are spending on booths (http://meetingsnet.com/associationmeetings/news/1104-exhibit-spending-down/). ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Meetings are an important part of your business so let The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa make your next one a success. With 183,000 square feet of space, including 37 distinctive meeting spaces, the possibilities for your meeting are limitless. 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AM: Let's start with the question I heard repeatedly at ASAE and The Center's annual meeting in Toronto this summer: Is social media just what the cool kids are doing, or does it really add value to an organization's meeting strategy? Here's the answer (http://meetingsnet.com/technology/1001-social-media-power/), and strategies you can use to make social media work for your events. ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Singapore ranked as World's Best Meetings City for the 2nd year running Singapore is renowned for being "the destination" for doing business with its strong events track record and its multicultural Asian experiences. Exciting future developments will significantly transform the meetings landscape such as the new and upcoming Marina Bay Sands, adding over 1.2 million square feet of convention space in 2010. Find out more at www.visitsingapore-usa.com/mice. ---------------------------------------- --Expanding to Global Markets? 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By Dave Kovaleski (mailto:dkovaleski@meetingsnet.com) The hotel industry saw marginal improvements in the third quarter, with occupancy and revenue per available room improving slightly from second-quarter numbers. According to Smith Travel Research, occupancy climbed to 60.5 percent, up from 58 percent in the second quarter. However, third-quarter occupancy rates are still 8 percent lower than in the third quarter of 2008. Read about the only city that didn't see occupancy rates drop in the third quarter (http://meetingsnet.com/associationmeetings/news/1104-hotel-industry-improvements/). 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