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HSMAI Announces Three MEET Events To Be Held in 2013

McLean, Va. (January 24, 2013) – The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) today announced the dates of its HSMAI’s MEET series for 2013, to be held in Chicago, Ill., Anaheim, Calif., and Washington, D.C. The events expand upon the success of the 2011 and 2012 HSMAI’s MEET conferences that continue to offer exhibitors the opportunity to meet with the industry’s leading planners and decision makers, as well as top-of-the-line training for meeting and event planning professionals.

“MEET National was a great opportunity for us to showcase our hotel in many different ways, and we appreciated all of HSMAI’s efforts and hard work to help make this event a success,” said Kate Sullivan, senior sales manager, Grand Hyatt Washington. “Overall we calculated more than 7,000 room nights were generated in solid show leads for our hotel.”

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MPI and HSMAI Launch Groundbreaking Strategic Partnership

A press conference was held on July 29th, the opening day of the 2012 World Education Congress in St. Louis, to announce the partnership of the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) and Meeting Professionals International (MPI). For the first time, HSMAI and MPI have agreed to provide one another with education at select events including HSMAI's MEET National.

"We are very excited to partner with MPI and expand our reach to meeting planners while in tandem supporting MPI as they strive to better serve their supplier members at events. The relationship is a great compliment that will increase knowledge offerings, and drive business opportunities at our respective events,"
- Fran Brasseux, Executive Vice President at HSMAI.

"Our members are the heart and soul of MPI and we're thrilled to combine our extensive knowledge with HSMAI to offer more comprehensive events. This partnership allows us to better serve our supplier members and heightens the business value of our events for all members. This is a great step into MPI's future."
- Cindy D'Aoust, MPI COO and interim CEO

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Everybody is Talking about HSMAI’s MEET

“This year’s HSMAI’s MEET Mid-America saw a 20 percent increase in pre-registered planners over last year’s event…The fundamental changes we added beginning with our National event, including TEEM Up, MEET On, MEET University and more, are all imperative to ensure we are offering the most informative, worthwhile trade show in the business. We look forward to bringing the success we’ve seen at HSMAI’s MEET National and HSMAI’s MEET Mid-America to California for our West conference.” - Robert A. Gilbert, CHME, CHBA, President and CEO, HSMAI.

On Location: Bob Gilbert April 2012 at HSMAI's MEET

What Planners are saying…

"It's new. It's innovative. It's fresh information. I have learned a lot, and after 20 years in the industry, that's saying something." - Cara Tharp, Federation of Animal Science Societies, Champaign, Ill. View video testimonial

“I have really, really enjoyed the conference this year…more – Amelia Hodges, Meeting Planner, North Carolina Association of CPA’s

“I really enjoyed the sessions, especially the hybrid sessions…more – Gail Pinder, Meetings Coordinator, ASBMB

““HSMAI’s MEET is a valuable resource for meeting planners!...more - Rebecca Murphy, Meeting Coordinator, NACUBO

What Exhibitors are saying…

“HSMAI’s MEET is really working hard to enhance the value of the show to both meeting planners and suppliers through things like the one-to-one appointments.” - Kimberly Wright, Director of Sales, CMP, Chicago’s Northshore CVB View video testimonial

“People are here ready to do business.” - Linda McNeill, Warwick Denver, Denver CVB View video testimonial

“The quality of the attendees I’ve seen this year is great, far exceeding the level I’ve seen in the past. We have an RFP in hand, and any time you can do that at a show you’re doing well.” - Steve Mallory, Hilton Carlsbad Oceanfront Resort & Spa View video testimonial

"HSMAI's MEET has done a great job of attracting highly qualified meeting planners. It makes the show a worthwhile investment." - Chuck Salem, Unique Venues View video testimonial

More Testimonials

Industry Buzz - HSMAI’s MEET in the News

HSMAI Announces Three MEET Events To Be Held in 2013 – January 24, 2013

MPI and HSMAI Launch Dual Membership – September 21, 2012

HSMAI’s MEET to Feature MPI Sessions as Part of New Partnership – September 4, 2012

MPI and HSMAI Launch Groundbreaking Strategic Partnership – August 17, 2012

HSMAI to Host Second Annual Show Dedicated to Helping Growth of Industry Professionals Hotel Online News for the Hospitality Executive, July 2012

PRESS RELEASE: Registration Open for HSMAI’S MEET National Event, July 11, 2012

HSMAI’s New MEET Conference is Met with Great Success, Illinois Meetings & Events, April 2012

MEETings Insights – Contracts: A Seller’s Market Changes the Landscape – April 18, 2012

Veteran Planners Flock to HSMAI's MEET Mid-America – Successful Meetings, April 5, 2012

Other articles, blogs and videos from HSMAI’s MEET Mid-America:

After government agency controversy, association sees importance of promoting meetings - Association Trends, April 5, 2012

On Location: Bob Gilbert at HSMAI’s MEET Mid-America – Meetings Focus, April 2012

Learning About The New Body Language With Janine Driver – Omnipress (Big Ideas Blog) April 2012

Photos | HSMAI's MEET Mid-America 2012 – Hospitality, April 2012

Windy City: Meet & Greet in Chicago, IL - US Travel Association April 2012

What is HSMAI's MEET?

MOVING YOUR MEETINGS AND EVENTS FORWARD

Affordable Meetings® has evolved into HSMAI's MEET – a dynamic new series of conferences and events offering a fresh, invigorating vision for meeting and event professionals of every level.

HSMAI's MEET, organized by the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International, extends the Affordable Meetings longstanding tradition of industry-leading education and reboots it in a lively, engaging format.

More importantly, HSMAI's MEET serves an industry that takes pride in connecting people to people. Naturally, professional planners expect their own meetings and events to forge the most direct, most personal, and most profitable connections possible:

With fellow professionals who share their interests.
With partners who serve their businesses with properties, products, and services.
With experts who inform every aspect of the planning profession .

Every HSMAI's MEET event incorporates innovative services and technology to foster these connections and move the planning business forward affordably, efficiently, and successfully.

We invite you to explore HSMAI's MEET in all its dimensions. Join us at:

HSMAI's MEET National – Washington, DC – September 5-6, 2012

HSMAI's MEET Mid-America – Chicago, IL – April 23-24, 2013

HSMAI's MEET West – Anaheim, CA – May 29-30, 2013

HSMAI's MEET National – Washington, DC – September 4-5, 2013

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