Greater Lansing is home to the State Capitol, Michigan State University and is an ideal site for your next event. The region offers over 4,500 hotel rooms, affordably priced, and conveniently located near area attractions and restaurants. The Lansing Center offers over 71,000 sq. ft. of column-f…
As a world-class meeting venue, FireKeepers Casino Hotel provides the service and amenities you seek, with the comforts and entertainment your guests expect. Our AAA four-diamond hotel has 243 rooms, a multilevel pool, hot tub, sauna, steam room, fitness center and business cente…
Whether celebrating life’s special moments in a tranquil garden setting or simply looking for a unique location for a party, business meeting, retreat or special occasion, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park is the ideal location for a social or corporate event. With a 158-acre m…
Why Flint & Genesee
Get to know Flint & Genesee – inside and out. From market to museums, cinemas to symphonies, car shows to the county fair, there’s so much to see and do for the business and leisure traveler. Flint & Genesee offers local award-winning hotels and restaurants, and p…
Tracy Padot
For those of us in the meetings and events industry we know that budgets are shrinking and we’re being asked to do more with less. Often an event planner is not only responsible for coordinating all of the logistics for the event but they are charged with marketing it as well. I’ve devel…
Mark Bondy
Recently, at the Michigan Meetings Expo I had the opportunity to facilitate a discussion on Food and Beverage Trends in the meetings and incentive industry. Times have evolved and it is no longer about selecting menus from a standard list of options a month or two ahead of a program operati…
Leslie Blair, CMP
For the past three or four years, we’ve been operating in a buyer’s market. That is changing, and as a result, contracts are changing. Flexibility and willingness to eliminate certain clauses have gone by the wayside, only to be replaced by stiffer attrition and cancellation…
Dawn Whitcomb, CMP, Calhoun County Visitors Bureau
The Team Building Idea Swap groups shared some great ideas for group activities at the Michigan Meetings Expo. The favorites included contests using items such as play-doh sculptures, golf cart decorations or sandcastle (or snowman) building…
Sara Faircloth, Mission Point Resort
The topic of “What’s New in Contract Negotiations” is an interesting one as well as ever-changing. It seems there is something new that pops up with every contract. It was interesting to hear both the planner side and supplier side of “What’s New” a…
Sherry L. Cummins, CMP, CMM
A meetings management strategist must be savvy with contract verbiage and negotiations, return on investment, budgets and accounting, procurement, risk management, professional presentation, sustainability, and networking! Strategic Meetings Management (SM…
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