®
MEETINGSANDCONVENTIONS
®
APRIL 2008
PERFECTION IN PLANNING
mcmag.com
Desk duty:
Louise D. Paul is
an on-site meeting
planner for Cisco
Systems, but her
employer is
Experient.
INSIDE
JOB
Some planners serve TWO
MASTERS: the corporation
where they work, and
the third-party firm that
signs their paychecks P. 48
EXOTIC LOCALES
IN OUR OWN
BACKYARD P. 39
LUXURY GOES
LARGE AT MEGA
SPA RESORTS P. 61
THE PERSIAN
GULF: BETTING
BILLIONS ON
TOURISM P. 75
• ARIZONA P. 83
• ATLANTIC CITY P. 99
• CALIFORNIA P. 48
• GREATER DALLAS/
FORT WORTH P. 104
• SAN ANTONIO P. 94
