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2014 Awards of Excellence Prime Site & Top Destination Winners: The Best of The Best..62 ELITE Awards Ballot..........................................................................30 2014 Prime Site Meeting Hotel Awards Ballot...............................61 2015 Awards of Excellence Ballot....................................................74
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Upfront........................................................................................ 12-28 Destination Watch, Conference Center Watch, Supplier Showcase Leading Edge: Doug Gehret, Michael Lyons Columns Looking Ahead...................................................................................2 Viewpoint............................................................................................6 Caffin’s Corner..................................................................................10 Planner Perspectives Making Association Meetings More Social, by Tim Hendrickson et al....................................................................................................40 Virtual Networking, by Sharla Warren.............................................42 Medical Meetings In Transition, by Judith R. Johnson..................44 Religious Meetings In Conversation with Kathy Kolander, President, Prosessions......46 PhotoView: RCMA Emerge Conference 2014...............................47 What It Takes for Planners and Hoteliers to Be Kosher Ready.....51 Offsite Venues Historic Ships: Decked Out for Corporate Events.........................48 Destination Spotlight Philadelphia......................................................................................54 F&D International St. Croix...........................................................................................138 Q&A With Morgan Tomlinson, Masterplan, Inc.......................144 Aruba...............................................................................................146 Switzerland......................................................................................150 Q&A With Lynne Schueler, The Principal Financial Group.....154
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Directory: F&D Sites & Cities .........................................................77 A-Z Index.........................................................................................76 Ad Index........................................................................................145 Hot List Expanding Convention Centers....................................................156 152