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


The Radisson Grand Bahama Island Our Lucaya Resort


www.ourlucaya.com


Meetings and Conventions Calgary 31 www.meetingscalgary.com


Cancun Convention and Visitors Bureau


www.cancun.travel Champion Exposition Services


Brian Manoogian (703) 319-6335 BrianM@championexpo.xom www.champion-nationwide.com


Visit Charlotte


(704) 334-2282 info@visitcharlotte.com www.charlottesgotalot.com


Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau 16–17


www.readysetchicago.com Visit Denmark


Christine Anderson canderson@visitdenmark.com www.visitdenmark.com


Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau


www.onecitysevenreasons.com


Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau


www.visitdetroit.com Fairmont Hotels & Resorts


(866) 662-6060 www.fairmontmeetings.com


George R. Brown Convention Center 53 www.houstonconventionctr.com


Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau


(800) 457-6338 www.grapevinetexasusa.com


The Greenbrier


Todd Gillespie (304) 536-5328 todd_gillespie@greenbrier.com www.greenbrier.com


89 9 71 35 7 87 98 93 78 85


Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, Large Meeting Network


www.hyattmeetings.com/moreoffer


Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association


(317) 639-4282 www.visitindy.com


Holiday Inn (InterContinental Hotels Group; IHG)


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www.priorityclub.com/meetingrewards Tourism Ireland


Marie McKown (847) 516-0038 mmckown@tourismireland.com www.meetinireland.com/us


Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau


Lori Fojtasek lfojtasek@irvingtexas.com www.irvingtexas.com


Japan National Tourism Organization 37 www.japantravelinfo.com


Kansas City Convention & Visitors Association


www.meetkc.com


Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority


www.lvcva.com Loews Hotels


www.loewshotels.com/meetings


Long Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau


www.visitlongbeach.com Mexico Tourism Board


Eduardo Chaillo, CMM, CMP (202) 265-9021 echaillo@visitmexico.com www.visitmexico.com


Tourisme Montreal


(800) 230-0001 www.meetingsalamontreal.com


Myrtle Beach Convention Center Inside back cover


www.myrtlebeachconventioncenter.com 58 56–57 95 27 28, 29 13 33 91 38–39 Omni Dallas Convention Center Hotel 11


www.omniunderstands.com/dallas Omni Meeting Planners


www.omniunderstands.com Ottawa Tourism


pc/nametag® www.pcnametag.com


Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau


44–45 www.philadelphiausa.travel/convene1


ProvidenceWarwick Convention & Visitors Bureau


www.goprovidence.com/vip Puerto Rico Convention Center


www.prconvention.com


San Antonio Convention & Visitors Bureau


(210) 207-6700 www.visitsanantonio.com


Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Center


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www.suntecsingapore.com Metro Toronto Convention Centre


Rob Livingston (416) 585-8241 rlivingston@mtcc.com www.mtccc.com


Vancouver Convention Centre www.theinspirationcentre.ca


Virginia Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau


www.vbmeetings.com


Walter E.Washington Convention Center


www.dcconvention.com 100 18 99 3 15 49 40 22 23 Back cover, 5


(800) 363-4465 www.greatcanadianconventionchallenge.com


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Plenary: Whistler, B.C. continued from page 20


Saturday morning broke gray, rainy,


and cool—not quite perfect weather for the whitewater-rafting trip we were scheduled to take withWedge Rafting on the Green River. Undeterred, we donned wetsuits for our hour-long adventure on the water with our cheer- ful Kiwi river guide. After a delicious lunch of bright


summer salad with citrus salsa, halibut burgers, and craft beer at the Brew- House at Whistler, in the town’s lively Lower Village, we drove 10 minutes north toWildPlay Whistler, where we


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were harnessed in for a challenging “elevated obstacle course” called Monkido. Incorporating zip lines, suspended bridges, “scramble nets,” and swinging logs, Monkido makes for a great and unifying (if at times nerve- racking) team-building activity. Saturday came to a close with a


farewell dinner at Sidecut, which can accommodate group dinners for up to 90 people. The restaurant’s signature steaks—the top 2 percent of Canadian beef, aged 40 days—are enlivened by one of six spice rubs, including “Edison’s Medicine,” a 14-herb-and- spice rub created by Chef Edison.


The cuts are then seared to perfection under an 1,800-degree infrared grill. When it came time to leave the Four


Seasons and Whistler, my companion and I were understandably reluctant to go—but at least we had the knockout drive back to the airport along the Sea to Sky Highway to look forward to. For more information about the


Four Seasons Resort Whistler, visit www.fourseasons.com/whistler. Vancouver All-Terrain Adventures can be found atwww.all-terrain.com. For more on Whistler and British Columbia, visitwww.hellobc.com.  —Hunter R. Slaton


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