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MeetingS ELITE The Planner’s Ultimate Source For Meeting and Incentive Travel 2012 Gold Collection From the Publisher


Members Only. For me, those two words have always conjured up curiosity and heightened expectations of value and service. So it just made sense that, in order for Elite Meetings International to raise the bar on a regular basis, we’d need to adopt the members-only model ourselves. And so, adopt we did. Free to planners, EliteMeetings.com membership grants access to over


2,000 Elite-certified venues and the specific search criteria critical to selecting the perfect place. As a preview, the 2012 Gold edition of Elite Meetings—one of the only meetings-based magazines on the newsstand—highlights nearly 50 distinguished and distinctive hotels and resorts in Europe, the Caribbean, Mexico, Canada, and the United States. We’re also putting an emphasis on online interactive content, including more peer reviews and ratings, as well as shared best practices. Our mission has always been to offer planners and hospitality providers


exclusive tools to book group business, premiering products such as SpeedRFP— the world’s fastest universal RFP system—and FaceTime Appointment Scheduler, along with outstanding networking opportunities through the Elite Meetings Alliances (EMA). And you can certainly look forward to many more firsts this year. Curious? Consider this publication your personal invitation to join us and


discover the many benefits of free membership for yourself. Sincerely,


Publisher & CEO KELLY FOY SALES


Director of Sales THERESE ADAMS


Regional Directors, U.S. & Canada NIKKI HATHAWAY JJ WATERS


Regional Director, Caribbean & CAROLINE MUSY Latin America


Regional Director, Europe ALDA D. EGURROLA-WIENKE Director of Strategic Partnerships TRAVIS HODGE


Sales Coordinators SHAMEKA ALFORD LUCY GONZALEZ


ADVISORY BOARD


AMANDA ARMSTRONG Enterprise Holdings Inc.


LOUISE BARNES Tred-Lite


OLIVER BONKE


Starwood Europe, Africa, and Middle East Division


JAMIE BRUCE


Kerzner International Resorts Inc.


BRADLEY FORD Avinger Inc.


GLENNA FULKS Synthes


MIKE GRETO The Coca-Cola Co.


JAMES HENSLEY Allied International


CARMELINA IANNARONE Melia Hotels & Resorts


FLOORTJE JEUKENS Nike Inc. Europe


JENNIFER LETO Hess Corp.


DANIEL LOZANO Melia Hotels & Resorts


DAVID MANZELLA Posadas USA Inc.


DAVID C. MARR Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.


JOOST DE MEYER First Incentive Travel, Inc.


KELLY MORRIS FamilySearch


ELISA NOVOA Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.


CAROLYN PUND Cisco Systems Inc.


ERIC ROZENBERG Swantegy Strategic Corporate Experiences


LISA SCHELLE Nike Inc.


DARELL STOKES Symantec Corp.


GUS VONDERHEIDE Hyatt Hotels and Resorts


TOM WILSON Maritz Inc.


EMAB Facilitator: DAVID KLIMAN The Kliman Group


TECHNOLOGY Director, Web Operations MARTHA BROOKS


Manager, Emerging Products ERIN NUNN Product Specialist


Kelly Foy Publisher & CEO


JANELLE CABALLERO


Webmaster, Architect MARC PETERSON Internet Systems DAN NETZER Project Manager ANNIE DUNHAM


Project Assistant KIMBERLY O’CALLAGHAN FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION


Chief Operations BRYCE JOHNSON


& Communications Officer Accounts Receivable JENNIFER MEDINA Executive Assistant ALINA ITKIN


Legal Counsel ARIAS, OZZELLO & GIGNAC, LLP


Accounting GELLERT RIGGS & CO. 2


Photograph: Andrew Shafer

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