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VEGAS ANY EVENT OF ANY SIZE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ITS PLANNING PROBLEMS—AND SOLUTIONS By Corrie Dosh corrie.dosh@nielsen.com BIG VEGAS SMALL enise Nowak has a challenge. The marketing director for Rochester, NYbased network marketing company 5LINX Enterprises has two upcoming events in Las Vegas: a small incentive this year, and a large annual conference scheduled for 2010. 5LINX, specializing in telecom- D munications products, offers its own VoIP products along with sales of cellular phones and plans, satellite television, and broadband Internet. In 2008, for the third consecutive year, it was named one of the 500 fastest growing companies by Inc. magazine. “In this economy, where compa- nies are decreasing [in size], we’re expanding,” Nowak says. “We expanded our building by 20,000 square feet to keep up with our growth. I was the 18th employee when I started in 2006, and we now have 170-plus employees. We’re growing dramatically. We’re also growing internationally. We 54 I SM I April 2009 I SuccessfulMeetings.com Las Vegas’ iconic welcome sign is directed at all groups, big and small http://www.SuccessfulMeetings.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Successful Meetings - April 2009

Successful Meetings - April 2009
Contents
Editor's Letter
News Update
The Industry Fights Back
Gaming Meetings
The Coolers
Vegas Big, Vegas Small
Golf Meetings
Places + Spaces
Colorado
Central Florida
Missouri
Puerto Rico
U.K.
Cape Town

Successful Meetings - April 2009