Dear Industry Professionals: 

It has been a financially tight year for most of us.  If you are like us at Meeting Coordinators, Inc., you are looking for new, interesting, creative and cost effective ways to conduct business.  We have compiled a list of websites that we use and reference from time to time and thought we would share our list with you.  Many of these sites are so very valuable.  One of my favorites is the home of Meeting and Conventions Magazine, www.mcmag.com.  The magazine itself is excellent and I always find myself tearing out a page or two for future reference.  Check it out for yourself and let me know your thoughts.  Also, do you have any sites that you find particularly helpful?  I would interested in knowing – stay in touch.

Best of luck in the New Year and as always, if I can be of any assistance, let me know.  Meeting Coordinators, Inc. is available to handle any meeting need from start to finish or at any point in-between.  We all need a helping hand at times and we are here for you!

Industry Related Websites

 In the ever-revolving World Wide Web, the following is a list of industry related sites that you my fine useful now or perhaps in the near future.

•  American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) ~ asaenet.org

•  Convention Industry Council (Certified Meeting Professional CMP) ~ conventionindustry.org

•  Convention Liaison Council ~ c-i-c.org

•  Destination Marketing Assn Internat'l ~ destinationmarketing.org

•   Detroit Convention & Visitors Bureau ~ visitdetroit.com

•   Detroit Regional Chamber ~ detroitchamber.com

•   Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International ~ hsmai.org

•   Hospitality Staff ~ hospitalitystaff.com 

•    Insurance Conference Planners Association ~ icpanet.com

•    International Association of Conference Centers ~ iacconline.com

•    International Assn of Convention & Visitor Bureaus ~  iacvb.org

•   International Special Events Society ~ises.com

•   Meeting Coordinators, Inc. ~ meeting-coordinators.com

•   Meeting Professionals International ~ mpiweb.org

•   Meeting Planners International- Michigan Chapter ~ mmpi.org

•   National Association of Catering Executives ~ nace.net

•   National Speakers Association ~ nsaspeaker.org 

•   Meetings and Conventions Magazine ~ mcmag.com

•   Meeting Industry (magazine) ~ mimegasite.com

•   Meeting Jobs ~ meetingjobs.com

•   Successful Meetings ~ successmtgs.com

•    Professional Convention Management Association ~ pcma.org

•   Society of Corporate Meeting Professionals ~ scmprof.com

•   Society of Government Meeting Professionals ~ sgmp.org

•   Society of Incentive & Travel Executives ~ site-intl.org

•   Travel Show Exhibitors Association ~ tsea.org

•   Travel Industry Association of America ~ tia.org