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Introducing Eliza Pond!
Eliza is the newest member of the Convention Services Department. Eliza was the Sales and Convention Services Intern from January 2010 - April 2010 before the Bureau hired her as the Convention Services Coordinator. She graduated in May 2010 from the University of New Hampshire, with a BS in Recreation Management and Policy and an emphasis in Sports Studies. During her time at UNH, Eliza was a member of the Massachusetts Recreation and Park Association.
A native New Englander, Eliza was born and raised in Rhode Island. She enjoys spending her free time in Newport sailing, going to the beach, spending time with friends and traveling with her family. Currently commuting from RI, she is looking forward to becoming a Boston resident this fall.
Eliza can be reached at:
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T5 BOSTON
The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority along with key industry leaders are continuing their efforts to secure Boston as a place in the "Top 5" destinations in the convention
and meetings industry, as well as the United States' top destination for
international meetings and conventions.
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We Tweet, Do You?
The Sales and Convention Services Team at the GBCVB tweet What's New and What's Happening in and around Boston. The next time you are on Twitter, search for your BostonUSA contact so you can be in the know of all things BOSTON!

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Thank You John Shade!
John Shade of the Marriott Corporation recently celebrated his 20th anniversary with the Boston Marriott Copley Place. John is an invaluable asset to the city of Boston. Throughout his career, he has played a huge part in our success having worked in several markets including leisure and FIT, international, group and now back in the citywide market.
Thank you John for all you do to continue to make BOSTON a great place to hold a meeting!
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Find Us Here
You will be seeing us a lot this summer! Jason, Travis and several of our hotel, convention center staff, and General Managers will be in New York City making sales calls in June. At this same time Maureen and the hotel sales people who work the DC market will be attending the AMPS annual picnic in Virginia. If you are out and about during this time you will also see the Boston crew delivering ice cream to try to keep our customers cool.
Lisa is making a quick trip to Houston for the 2010 NBTA International Convention and Exposition. Boston will host the annual meeting in 2012 and we want to make sure we put on a record breaking meeting for them! Travis will be on the road again to Los Angeles for ASAE in August and Michelle seems to spend a lot of time with groups meeting on the West Coast this year where she is getting everybody excited to meet in Boston in 2011. | | |
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Don't Miss Out This Summer!
- A trip to the some of the Boston Harbor Islands is easy! Individuals, families, and groups from the Boston area and around the world visit the islands every season-now it's YOUR turn! Explore historic sites, watch wildlife, hike, kayak, picnic, fish, swim, camp, and much more!
- OVO - Cirque du Soliel opens in Boston on July 22 and returns to Fan Pier on the Boston Waterfront. Early reviews from the Toronto Star state: "Anyone who thinks that Cirque du Soleil can't still surprise them had better think again." "the whole event is quite smashingly entertaining". Cick here for more information
- August 2010 marks the 10th anniversary of Restaurant Week Boston®! Restaurants will be serving the prix fixe meals from Sunday, August 15 - Friday, August 20 and then again Sunday, August 22 - Friday, August 27, 2010. Diners will enjoy 2-course lunches for $15.10, 3-course lunches for $20.10 and 3-course dinners for $33.10 throughout Boston, Cambridge, and the suburbs and beyond.
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The 28th annual Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl® presented by FedEx raised more than $300,000 for cancer research and patient care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Since its inception in 1983 the Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl® has raised more than $2.65 million for cancer research and care. GBCVB staff members Jason Ward, Holly Goldsmith, Travis Atkins, and Eliza Pond stopped by to support a great cause and also took some time to sample a "few" of their favorite ice cream flavors. | | |
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Every year for the past 13 years, ABCD (Action for Boston Community Development, Inc.) has teamed up with the Boston Red Sox to give people the opportunity of a lifetime - the chance to play at Fenway Park!. Corporations donate money to ABCD and the money is used to benefit ABCD's SummerWorks program In return for the donation, the company fields a softball team that gets to play against other corporate-fielded teams on the historic turf at Fenway Park. This year, GBCVB President and CEO, Pat Moscaritolo (second from left) played and helped to raise more than $201,000 for summer jobs for inner-city Boston teenagers. | | |
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Upcoming Meetings & Conventions
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American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees Biennial National Convention 2010 |
June 27 - July2 |
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Academy Health Annual Research Meeting |
June 27 - 29 |
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American School Counselor Association Delegate Assembly & Annual Conference 2010 |
July 4 - 5 |
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Internaional Society for Computational Biology - 2010 Annual International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology |
July 8 - 14 |
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TS2 2010 |
July 14 - 15 |
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International Association of Administrative Professionals - International Educational Forum & Annual Meeting |
July 16 - 21 |
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The Adobe Photoshop Seminar Tour |
July 16 |
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LPL 2010 National Sales & Education Conference |
July 29 - 31 |
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SHARE 2010 User-Driven Training Event & Expo |
Aug. 1 - 6 |
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Society of Independent Show Organizers |
Aug. 9 - 11 |
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American Numismatic Association 2010 World's Fair of Money |
Aug. 10 - 15 |
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Solid Waste Association of North America WASTECON 2010 |
Aug. 14 - 17 |
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American Public Works Association - 2010 Congress |
Aug. 15 - 18 |
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American Chemical Society Fall National Conference 2010 |
Aug. 23 - 26 |
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American Society for Microbiology - Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy |
Sept. 12- 15 |
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Embedded Systems Conference |
Sept. 20 - 23 |
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American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Annual Meeting 2010 |
Sept. 23 - 25 |
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LEGO Kids Fest |
Sept. 25 - 29 |
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American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual Meeting & EXPO 2010 |
Sept. 27 - 29 | | | |
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