Look down at the bottom of this page and you'll see the URL for our website. You'll notice that the words Successful Meetings are not a part of it. That's because starting this month, Successful Meetings and our sister publication MeetingNews are joining forces to create the Meetings Industry Megasite (www.mimegasite.com), the most comprehensive source for information about the meetings industry as well as tools for planning meetings.
The new site will highlight exclusive news and industry research from MeetingNews and Successful Meetings, Business Travel News, Incentive, Training, Sales & Marketing Management, Presentations, Potentials, Hospitality Design, Brandweek, and other publications. Its archived research and feature articles will offer must-know information on destinations, legal issues, attrition, Sarbanes-Oxley and ROI issues, trends in food & beverage, and useful information on management and career development.
Visitors will also be able to search for facilities and hot dates among more than 40,000 hotels, resorts, and CVBs; take virtual property tours; access sample contracts, BEOs, and RFPs; and network with thousands of planners through blogs and message boards.
After you are through reading this issue, visit our new website and take a look around. I'm sure you'll be impressed with the collection of information and tools that you'll find at your fingertips, all geared toward making the job of meeting planning easier.