NEWS AND NOTES FOR THE MEETINGS AND CONVENTIONS INDUSTRY

Grand Dame The Hague’s Hotel des Indes. For more from Holland, see p. 20.

A Trio of Industry Events J

uly is a popular month for vacations — and meetings-industry events. Convene was on site to cover three of them: Destination Management Association International’s (DMAI) Annual

Convention, in Orlando; Meeting Professionals International’s (MPI) World Education Congress (WEC), in Las Vegas; and the Exhibit & Event Marketers Association’s (E2MA) Red Diamond Congress, in Chicago. This industry never takes a break, and neither do we. Here’s our rundown of each convention. ›

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Big Talk Jeffer London led WEC attendees in a session on MEGA conversations.

ON THE WEB For more information: › DMAI: annual

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› MPI: mpiweb.org/wec › E2MA: convn.org/e2ma-2013

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