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EDITOR’S LETTER
Clean Sweep. By Vincent Alonzo

16 | INCENTIVE INSIGHTS
10 ways to master the art of recognition writing. By Roy Saunderson

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STRATEGIC TRAVEL SYMPOSIUM:
Sharp Economic Recovery Will Further Boost Travel, Predicts Economist; IAEE Launches Social Media Task Force

17 | FOOD & BEVERAGE
Cupcake Crazy. By Andrea Doyle

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PERSONAL SUCCESS
To Protect and Serve. By Donna M. Airoldi & Kinley Levack

Ed Koch, former mayor of New York City, on balancing budgets, leadership, and epitaphs. By Andrea Doyle

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Successful Meetings - April 2010
Contents
Editor's Letter
Strategic Travel Symposium
Personal Success
Incentive Insights
Food & Beverage
Visionaries
Cover Story: Change Makers
Game Meetings: Betting On Green
Spreading Out
Golf Resorts: For the Birds

Successful Meetings - April 2010