McNeel Keenan There’s no doubt that more meeting planners are using online request for proposal (RFP) systems. Just look at the stats shared by McNeel Keenan, a sales executive for Cvent, the country’s largest event management software company. Two years ago Cvent...

Delegates to the inaugural Small Market Meetings conference came to Shreveport, La., from 32 states, including Alaska and Hawaii, a farflung representation for the first year of what will be an annual conference. Terri Henson, civic center director for the City of...

Vicki Rosebrook's training is the ultimate prep course for what she calls, "the aging tsunami."

Lesley Kyle Lesley Kyle doesn’t profess to be a social media expert. Instead, she is a meeting professional who has learned the ins and outs of Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter and who is sharing her knowledge by making presentations to her peers. Kyle’s hands-on...

The Small Market Meetings’ Marketplace was applauded by meeting planners and industry representatives as a welcomed departure from the traditional tradeshow. In a postconference survey, 94 percent of the meeting planners who responded to the on-line survey said the...

Meeting planners can choose between several venues at the resort, including the Main State Theater.

Bentonville is best known as home base for Walmart, the world's largest retailer.

Corporate events in Tallahasse feel like the Old South with a slice of sophistication.

Courtesy Visit Tallahassee Visit Tallahassee 106 East Jefferson St. Tallahassee, FL 32301 800-628-2866 www.visittallahassee.com What’s new: Two boutique hotels opened in downtown Tallahassee last year. The Hotel Duval reopened in October 2009 after a yearlong $15...

A Cadillac owned by Elvis Presley is among 140 cars at the Tallahassee Automobile Museum, a quirky collection of cars and other items.