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 Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Texas Treasure Trove
by JEFF HEILMAN
· One of the world’s most distinctive regions, the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Metroplex remains an archetype of dynamic urban growth. While cosmopolitan Dallas and laid-back Fort Worth, founded in 1841 and 1849, respectively, have deep anchorage in this expansive North Texas prairie land, the Metroplex’s meteoric rise is a phenomenon of the past four decades.
In 1972, the nonprofit North Texas Commission, formed to market DFW Airport and the region, coined the term "Metroplex." Back then, only a handful of corporations called the area home, and the airport, promoted nationally as "a world port 247 miles from the sea," was two years from opening. The growth since has been supersonic. Today, the Metroplex is home to more than 20 Fortune 500 firms and the fourth-largest number of corporate headquarters in the U.S. Serving 173 destinations and within four hours of every major U.S. city, DFW International Airport is now the world’s third-busiest airport, generating more than $16 billion in economic activity annually.
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Meetings Media had the opportunity to check in with Dallas CVB President & CEO Phillip Jones at PCMA. Besides easy accessibility, Dallas is in the midst of $15 billion in infrastructure improvements relevant to the meetings industry, including exciting additions to its world-class arts scene.
See what Jones had to say here.
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Pick Three
Laurie Sprouse
President, Ultimate Ventures, a DMC Network Company; Sales and Marketing Chair, DMC Network, Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas
What are three great ways for attendees to indulge their inner cowboy in Fort Worth?
· Grady’s Restaurant: Envision the culinary version of Matthew McConaughey, and you get the picture of what native Texan chef Grady Spears brings to the table. He’s been winning praises both at home and across the country for his upscale cowboy cuisine. His talents in the kitchen are only eclipsed by his boyish Texas charm and easy-going nature, easily making him a crowd favorite! Discover your inner cowboy cook during an unforgettable team-building activity with Grady at Grady’s Restaurant. Guests are whisked off to the kitchen, where they are divided into teams and cook a meal comprising dishes from Grady’s newest cookbook, Cooking the Cowboy Way. Then they proceed to the dining area to enjoy the meal they just prepared. A delectable experience in every way!
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
In today’s economy you need to plan like your job depends on it, because more than ever, it does! Learn ways to trim your budget without dampening the attendee experience and how to show the savings you gained to the organization you plan for. By employing a few simple cost-cutting strategies from this webinar, you can provide a quality meeting without breaking the bank. In this webinar, Joan Eisenstodt, a premier meetings industry educator and consultant, will let you know how you can make the most with less both for your attendees and the bottom line.
Join Meetings Media for this free webinar Wednesday, Jan. 27, and learn more. There is no fee to register.
Visit MeetingsFocus.com/webinars to register or learn more.
Sponsored by: The Scottsdale Plaza Resort and Glen Cove Mansion Hotel & Conference Center.
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High Art
· Already the largest urban arts complex in the U.S., the 68-acre Dallas Arts District has now joined the global elite with the October 2009 debut of the highly anticipated AT&T Performing Arts Center. Celebrated as the largest arts opening since New York’s Lincoln Center and fulfilling a 30-year vision, the multi-venue center, woven together by a 10-acre urban park, includes instant architectural icons such as the red-ringed Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House and The Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre.
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Industry News
PCMA Meeting Attendance Up
· PCMA’s Annual Meeting is under way in Dallas and preliminary numbers show that the conference is already a success, at least in terms of registration numbers.
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Hyatt Regency Houston Adds Meeting Space
· The Hyatt Regency Houston added 10 new conference rooms and three boardrooms as part of a $50 million renovation.
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ASAE Creates Mock Association
· The Association of the Future, a mock association, was designed to engage association professionals in testing possible responses to the challenges and opportunities identified in ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership’s ongoing trends research.
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DMAI Forms Strategic Committees
· Destination Marketing Association International established three new committees focused on the areas of advocacy, technology and social responsibility.
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