Subject: MPI Stands up to Planner Criticism
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Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2016 14:11:42 -0400

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MPI Stands up to Planner Criticism ( http://www.meetingstoday.com/NewsEvents/IndustryNews/IndustryNewsDetails/tabid/138/RegionID/0/ArticleID/28272/Default.aspx?topic=649,644 )

Meeting Professionals International (MPI) recently
received criticism from meeting and event planners after
announcing a new Meeting Fundamentals certificate program...

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Sheraton Hotels & Resorts announced the completion
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Visit Baltimore CEO Resigns, Heads to Austin ( http://www.meetingstoday.com/NewsEvents/IndustryNews/IndustryNewsDetails/tabid/138/RegionID/223/ArticleID/28271/Default.aspx?topic=223,644 )

Visit Baltimore President and CEO Tom Noonan revealed
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Cuba reversed a decades-old policy on Friday, lifting
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The Reason Why It's Hard to Sleep in Hotels (via CNBC) ( http://www.cnbc.com/2016/04/21/an-evolutionary-reason-for-why-its-hard-to-sleep-in-hotels.html )

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