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Check out the June issue of our e-newsletter to read industry news, meeting tips and information on the upcoming Small Market Meetings Conference!
August 2010 Vol. 11, No. 8
In This Issue
Front Page
Meetings take a swing at the pros
Several dozen professional golf tournaments held in or near smaller cities can be a perfect excursion for a business event.
Try this experiment: Have an event at a science center
Once considered primarily a destination for student groups, science centers are proving to be inventive, interesting venues that come complete with fun.
Town Meeting
Dayton, Ohio: From bikes to flights
Like the airplane, the bicycle played an important part in Dayton's inventive past.
Dayton: Arrive in style in a highly polished Packard
A Site to be Seen
VA Tech and Skelton Conference Center: True to its Hokie ties
The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center used more Hokie stone than any other building on campus.
A quick look at the Inn at Va. Tech and Skelton Conference Center
City On The Edge
Stockton's ship has come in
Stockton of 290,000 is an inland port and ocean-going vessels visit each week.
Meeting Guide
Fishing for ideas? Think Florida for your meeting
Three coastal Florida towns — Daytona Beach, Naples and Sarasota — can add more than sun and sand to a meeting itinerary.
Florida: Sarasota is quite a catch on the West Coast
A trio of hotels located on or near the bay in downtown Sarasota are close enough to one another to accomodate larger groups.
Florida: Naples sparkles on the sunset side
Peaceful waters around islands covered with mangroves are comfortable for the most inexperienced kayaker.
Florida: Daytona Beach has big doings at the Ocean Center
A $76 million expansion of the Ocean Center is designed to draw larger conventions.
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