contents 73 Mike Walsh

Futurist Mike Walsh wowed the audience as a plenary speaker at PCMA’s 2013

Education Conference. And he’ll be back on stage for Convening

Leaders 2014 in Boston this January. Barbara Palmer

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Departments PLENARY

New trends and hot topics from E2MA, DMAI, and MPI. Pre Con: National Communication Association. Post Con: Public Risk Management Association. The Intersection: Responsive designs. Plus: Three questions about social media; Cori Dos- sett, on her own; Convene On Site.

36 FORWARD THINKING Invest in the Things They Value David Lutz, CMP

37 ONLINE

Certifiably Digital Katie Kervin

Special Sections

77 EMERGING DESTINATIONS Up-and-coming places and spaces for one-of-a-kind events

78 JW Marriott Austin 80 Sheraton Macao Hotel, Cotai Central 82 Madrid 84 Malaysia 86 Grand Traverse Resort and Spa 88 Omaha 90 Pasadena 92 Marina Bay Sands Jennifer N. Dienst and Katie Kervin

PCMA PARTNERS

98 AIBTM Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Sarah Beauchamp

38 GIVING BACK Sustainable Sustainability Katie Kervin

40 MEETING MANAGEMENT ‘It Just Became a Blur’ Christopher Durso

102 THERE’S A MEETING FOR THAT

Dirty Business Christopher Durso

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ALSO IN THIS ISSUE Comments

Behind the Scenes

10 To the Point 12 PCMA Today 14

Planner’s Notebook 101 Advertiser Index 41

INNOVATIVE MEETINGS Google I/O’s Sixth Sense Sarah Beauchamp

September 2013 Volume 27, Issue 9

Doing their part at the Sustainable

PCMA CONVENING LEADERS PREVIEW

Brands Conference, p. 38.

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