ConventionPlanit.com LEXINGTON, Ky. — Small Market Meetings and the Small Market Meetings Conference (SMMC) announced in February that ConventionPlanit.com has signed on as a partner for the 2011 Small Market Meetings Conference in Little Rock, Ark., Sept. 26-28. ConventionPlanit.com is a registry-free and commission-free search directory for meeting, tradeshow and event planners. It offers multiple […]

Pennsylvania cities spruce up facilities The lakeside city of Erie is luring meeting groups by improving its attractions and facilities. For example, the newly renovated and expanded Erie Art Museum has tripled its exhibit space and added a 250-seat performance space, and the Tullio Arena will offer additional seating and an outdoor plaza when construction […]

Elsewhere in the Garden State, the New Meadowlands Stadium opened in August. In 2014, the venue, located in East Rutherford, will host Super Bowl XLVIII. Event spaces include the 10,700-square-foot Commissioner’s Club, whose fireplace and paneled walls “follow in the tradition of New York’s greatest private clubs,” said Judith Ross, director of the Meadowlands Liberty […]

Courtesy United States Air Force Memorial For more information about the military memorial sites mentioned featured in the March 2011 issue of Small Market Meetings, contact the following: Visit Fairfax 703-790-0643 www.fxva.com Air Force Memorial Foundation 703-979-0674 www.airforcememorial.org George Washington’s Tomb 703-780-2000 www.MountVernon.org Buffalo Naval and Military Park 716-566-7855 www.buffalonavalpark.org/Exhibits.html Wichita’s Veterans Memorial Park Go […]

Photo courtesy Travel Portland Portland, Ore. Anyone who bikes sees Portland, Ore., as the promised land. The city has the highest percentage of bike commuters in the country, about eight times the national average. Bikers have options there: 320 miles of developed bikeways 235 miles of off-street trails and more than 600 miles of street […]

Courtesy Virginia Living Museum The Virginia Living Museum is a natural for adding a touch of nature to a meeting. Visitors can sit under the stars, wander through Virginia woodlands or walk through a cypress swamp, a mountain valley or a cave. They’ll see 250 species that are native to Virginia, housed in a stunning […]

Virginia Living Museum, photo courtesy Newport News Tourism Development Newport News Tourism Development Office 700 Town Center Drive, Suite 320 Newport News, VA 23606 888-493-7386 www.newport-news.org What’s new: The Newport News Marriott at City Center, with the city’s largest conference center, opened in 2005 as part of City Center, a mixed-use development that includes shops […]

Courtesy Royal Palms Resort and Spa 5200 East Camelback Road Phoenix, AZ 85018 800-672-601 or 602-840-3610 602-840-6927 fax www.royalpalmsresortandspa.com Kudos: The hotel has received consistent high marks since it reopened in 1997 including the AAA Four Diamond award since 1999, multiple honors from Conde Nast Traveler including its Gold List of World’s Best Places to […]