Advertiser Index Your source for the destinations, venues, and services advertised in Convene.


Anaheim Orange County Visitor & Convention Bureau


www.anaheimoc.org/green


Associated Luxury Hotels International www.alhi.com


www.atlconventioncenter.com


Boston Convention Marketing Center


www.advantageboston.com


Cancun Convention andVisitors Bureau


www.cancun.travel


Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau


www.choosechicago.com


Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts Inside front cover


www.crowneplaza.com/meetingbonus Events DC


www.eventsdc.com Fairmont Hotels & Resorts


www.fairmont.com


Fiesta Americana® Grand Coral Beach Cancun Resort & Spa 97 www.fiestamericanagrand.com


FortWorth Convention & Visitors Bureau


www.fortworth.com Freeman


www.freemanco.com


George R. Brown Convention Center


www.neverbeentohouston.com


Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau


www.grapevinetexasusa.com 5 62 25 33 43 41 Inside back cover 93 19 78–79


Atlanta Convention Center at AmericasMart®


51 27


Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau


www.myhoustonmeeting.com


Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau


www.miamimeetings.com IBEROSTAR Cancún


www.iberostargroups.com


Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association www.visitindy.com


Irving Convention andVisitors Bureau


www.irvingtexas.com


Manzanillo, Colima, Convention & Visitors Bureau


www.vivemanzanillo.com


MeetingMatrix™ International 36 www.pcma.org/spaceverified Meetings & Conventions Calgary


31


www.meetingscalgary.com Mexico Tourism Board


www.visitmexico.com


New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center www.mccno.com


Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau


www.visitokc.com Omni Hotels & Resorts


www.omniunderstands.com


Orange County Convention Center


www.occc.net Palace Resorts®


www.pcnametag.com


www.palaceresorts.com/groups pc/nametag®


47 98–99 29 54–55 65 35 80 103 11 39 86 95 16–17


Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau www.meetphl.com


ProvidenceWarwick Convention & Visitors Bureau


www.goprovidence.com Reno Tahoe USA


www.meetrenotahoe.com The Ritz-Carlton®


www.ritzcarlton.com


Rosemont Convention & Tourism Bureau


www.thecandoattitude.com


San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau


www.sandiego.org/positiveresults


Starwood Hotels and Resorts Outside back cover


www.starwoodconventioncollection.com Tourisme Montréal


www.tourisme-montreal.org/meet Tourism Ireland


www.meetinireland.com/us Tulalip Resort Casino


www.tulalipresort.com Visit Denver


www.onecitysevenreasons.com Visit Detroit


www.visitdetroit.com VISIT FLORIDA®


www.meetings.visitflorida.com Visit Salt Lake


TheWestin Diplomat Resort & Spa, Hollywood, Florida


59 91 89 9 57 83 23 www.visitaltlake.com/meetings.com 85 www.diplomatresort.com/meetings 69 3 7 53 49 21


Albuquerque continuedfrom page 20


see authentic tribal dances. Dinner that night was at the North-


ernItalianrestaurant Scalo, inthe chic, hip neighborhood ofNob Hill, lit by Albuquerque’s signature colorful neon signs.We were joined by Rob Enriquez, the CVB’s vice president of convention sales, services, and sports, who filled us


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in on developments, including an immi- nent $20-million investment in the con- vention center. Onour last morning in town, we


took a balloon ride (courtesy of Rain- bowRyders) under perfect conditions, for a knockout trip up to 4,000 feet. After a thrillingly bouncy landing,


we drove an hour outside townto our final destination, the Native American mesa dwelling of Acoma Sky City, where we learned about pueblo history and customs—and where Hart’s com- ment about there being much more to Albuquerque and its environs was reinforced yet again.


—Hunter R. Slaton www.pcma.org


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