contents Special Sections

79 Incentive Meetings No End in Site: Society of Incentive and Travel Executives (Site) Global CEO Brenda Anderson and Site International Foundation President Fay Beauchine, CITE, on the future of incentive programs Michelle Russell 84 The Radisson Grand Bahama Island Our Lucaya Resort

86 Copenhagen 88 The Greenbrier 90 Ireland 92 Cancun 94 Mexico Julie Ritzer Ross

98 CityFiles: South & Mid-Atlantic At-a-glance profiles of destinations and venues welcoming groups 98 Charlotte 99 Virginia Beach 100Walter E.Washington Convention Center

Julie Ritzer Ross

Departments 19 Plenary McCormick Place’s first new-labor show. Reopening the Gaylord Opryland. The Glasgow Model. Plus: research on top meeting cities; Convene On Site.

104 Featurescontinued

CONVENING LEADERS PREVIEW Ben Sherwood 73 Survivorship is “not just about getting by, or subsisting,” says Ben Sherwood, author of The Survivors Club and a Masters Series speaker at PCMA 2011 Convening Leaders in January. “Surviving is about living fully as you define it with the time that you have left.” Michelle Russell

10_10 People & Processes 30

7 Tips to Get the Most From Your Industry Speakers Dave Lutz, CMP

Innovative Meetings 32 Marketing Your Event After Your Event

Michelle Russell Giving Back 34

The Key to Helping Hunter R. Slaton

International Meetings: Asia Rising 36 Milling Around Barbara Palmer

Other Duties as Assigned 104 A Fine Specimen

Stuart Ruff, CGMP

Also in This Issue

Behind the Scenes 6 Comments 8 To the Point 10

PCMA Planner’s Notebook 12 Post Con 14

PCMA Today 16 Advertiser Index 103

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