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	<title>KEDS Blog</title>
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	<description>Kirkland Event &#38; Destination Services is redefining the hospitality industry</description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Finding Alternatives</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Events]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Event Planning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I had an event planned for a certain date, and everything was going great except for one small problem.   I had the dates all set with the hotel and had scheduled the conference rooms, and then disaster hit. (...)]]></description>
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		<title>Conflicting Reports</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TeamKDM</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Events]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Event Planning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most important considerations to keep in mind when Florida event planning is the fact that Florida is a popular and busy area.  I will never forget the time I was on the committee for developing a trade show event.  We had to pick the dates for the show which was one of the most important responsibilities of the committee. (...)]]></description>
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		<title>When Surprises Aren&#8217;t Good</title>
		<link>http://blog.kirklanddestinationmanagement.com/when-surprises-arent-good.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 06:21:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TeamKDM</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Events]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Event Planning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Lots of times, surprises are good like the ones you get at birthday parties.  But when you have people flying in from all over the country to attend a Florida event, a surprise is the last thing you want. 
For example, there was the time I had 500 people coming to a business conference and one of the food vendors didn’t show up.  That was a real surprise I could have easily lived without. (...)]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s All That Squealing?</title>
		<link>http://blog.kirklanddestinationmanagement.com/whats-all-that-squealing.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 06:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TeamKDM</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Events]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Event Planning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Conference]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Event Planning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The guest speaker at the corporate conference held in Florida was going to speak at the outside dinner on the hotel verandah.  This speaker had been booked months in advance, because he was an expert his field.  His calendar was frequently full of speaking engagements. (...)]]></description>
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		<title>Getting to Media Via Their Stomachs!</title>
		<link>http://blog.kirklanddestinationmanagement.com/getting-to-media-via-their-stomachs.html</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kirklanddestinationmanagement.com/getting-to-media-via-their-stomachs.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:27:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TeamKDM</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Events]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Destination Planning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You can get a lot of great media coverage of an important Florida corporate destination event if you know how to pique the media’s interest.  One of the quickest routes to media attention is through the stomach!  In other words, if you invite the newspaper or television folks to give your event some coverage, it is important to remember they like to be entertained just like everyone else attending.   
Setting up a “press room” with food and corporate media materials can be an important part of planning your destination event.  That is where a Florida event management company can provide great service.  While you are concentrating on getting those last minute brochures designed and printed for your conference, the event planner can make sure the media will feel very welcome at your conference.  Someone is a lot more likely to give you the kind of coverage you want when they are enjoying some great refreshments. (...)]]></description>
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		<title>I Forgot to Read the Fine Print</title>
		<link>http://blog.kirklanddestinationmanagement.com/i-forgot-to-read-the-fine-print.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TeamKDM</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Events]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ So you were in charge of the planning the main event for the conference.  Everything is arranged…room is rented….speaker is engaged…food is ordered.  The phone rings, and it’s your supervisor.  The corporate office has decided to send another group to the event from the office in California.  There are going to be another 100 attendees. (...)]]></description>
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		<title>Always Time For Golf</title>
		<link>http://blog.kirklanddestinationmanagement.com/always-time-for-golf.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TeamKDM</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Events]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Event Planning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Florida Conference]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Florida event management services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Florida Golf Course]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When people get invited to attend a conference in Florida, it goes without saying there will be a need to arrange some time on the golf course.  After all, how can golfers go to Florida and not golf?  That’s like sending a child to Walt Disney World and telling him he can’t ride the rides.  It doesn’t matter how serious the conference may be, there’s going to be time to play a round of golf in the golden Florida sunshine. (...)]]></description>
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		<title>I Can&#8217;t Hook That Up&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://blog.kirklanddestinationmanagement.com/i-cant-hook-that-up.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TeamKDM</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[So you’ve been told to make sure the main conference speaker has access to the latest and greatest technology.  He wants a computer which will flash a presentation on a big screen. (...)]]></description>
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		<title>I Can&#8217;t Eat That&#8230;.And I&#8217;m Starving!</title>
		<link>http://blog.kirklanddestinationmanagement.com/i-cant-eat-thatand-im-starving.html</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kirklanddestinationmanagement.com/i-cant-eat-thatand-im-starving.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TeamKDM</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Event Planning]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Event Planning. Special Diets]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When you attend a business conference where large numbers of people expect to be fed, the moment is always going to come when someone says, “I can’t eat that and I’m starving!”  Usually this means they are staring at a plate of food that has something on it they are allergic to or makes them sick somehow. (...)]]></description>
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		<title>Is My Boss Serious?!</title>
		<link>http://blog.kirklanddestinationmanagement.com/is-my-boss-serious.html</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kirklanddestinationmanagement.com/is-my-boss-serious.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:05:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TeamKDM</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Events]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Event Planning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Conference Meals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It started like an ordinary work day.  Feeling good about what you had accomplished, it’s close to 5 PM and your boss calls you to her office.  She says casually, “I need you to take over the corporate event planning for the conference next month.  John just resigned and he forgot to mention earlier he had not done much planning to date.”  What?! 
That night you toss and turn imagining 300 people standing in the airport with no where to sleep and meetings taking place in public parks.  Determined to salvage this mess, it only makes sense to turn to a professional Florida event management company.  A corporate event planner has access to all the information needed for hotel arrangements, conference meals and transportation. (...)]]></description>
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