Small Market Meetings


February 2010

Illinois Meeting Guide
Staying in the game and in search of hopeful signs as 2010 begins? Look to Illinois.

Resorts do some wrangling: Front Page

Attractive deals drew meetings in 2009, but will the trend continue in 2010?

The Queen of Green — Portland, Ore: Town Meeting
Being green is not a fad or a fashion, but a longstanding way of life in Portland, Ore.

Grove Park Inn is a soothing balm: Site To Be Seen
Asheville's Grove Park Inn soothes distressed souls as it remains one of the South's most beloved meeting places.

Reading's worth the ride: Small Town Scene
Reading, Pa., is the nucleus of a metro area of about 300,000, and a great city for a meeting.

Meeting planners say budgets tight for 2010
In industry survey, meeting planners predict budget cuts.

In rocky times, the SMERF segment remains reliable
The SMERF meeting market is a wide-ranging and vital one to second-tier and smaller cities.


Peoria, Ill.
(Pages 23)

Go Wichita
(Page 9)

Fox Cities
(Page 2)

Dupage CVB
(Page 25)

Stillwater CVB
(Page 11)

Wheaton College
(Page 26)