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<itunes:author>Meetings: Minnesota&apos;s Hospitality Journal</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary>Welcome to Meetings: Minnesota&apos;s Hospitality Journal podcast. In every episode of this podcast, the editors offer the latest information to help Minnesota meeting planners save money, find the resources they need to do their jobs well and plan effective, efficient meetings at businesses, hotels, convention centers and other meeting sites throughout Minnesota and surrounding states. For more information, go to www.mn-meetings.com</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:name>Joel Schettler</itunes:name>
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<title>Episode 1: Fall 2007</title>
<itunes:author>Interviewed by: Joel Schettler</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Meetings: Minnesota&apos;s Hospitality Journal - Podcast 1</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Interviews with author Jonathan Tisch, Republican National Convention Host Committee President Cynthia Lescher, and University of Minnesota Tourism Director Ingrid Schneider, plus updates from our editors.</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:00:00 CST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>39:33</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>event, location, hospitality, industry, meetings, minnesota, minnesota meetings, meetings magazine</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Episode 2: Winter 2008</title>
<itunes:author>Interviewed by: Joel Schettler</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Meetings: Minnesota&apos;s Hospitality Journal - Podcast 2</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Contents include an interview with Bonnie Carlson, president of Bloomington Convention &amp; Visitors Bureau. Then, listen to "Shines For All To See", a song written by Dean Sorenson for Minnesota's 150th anniversary.</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Thurs, 29 Feb 2008 09:00:00 CST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>13:32</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>minnesota anniversary, sesquicentennial, bloomington, event, location, hospitality, industry, meetings, minnesota, minnesota meetings, meetings magazine</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Episode 3: Summer 2008</title>
<itunes:author>Interviewed by: Joel Schettler</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Meetings: Minnesota&apos;s Hospitality Journal - Podcast 3</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Contents include an interview with Ralph Burnet, owner and general partner, W Minneapolis-Foshay and Andrew Sandoval-Strausz, associate professor at the University of New Mexico, author of Hotel: An American History</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:21:00 CST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>56:50</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Ralph Burnet, owner and general partner, W Minneapolis, Foshay, Andrew Sandoval-Strausz, associate professor at the University of New Mexico, author of Hotel: An American History, event, location, hospitality, industry, meetings, minnesota, minnesota meetings, meetings magazine</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Episode 4: Winter 2009</title>
<itunes:author>Interviewed by: Joel Schettler and Amanda Fretheim Gates</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Meetings: Minnesota&apos;s Hospitality Journal - Podcast 4</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Contents include an interview with Marilyn Carlson Nelson, chairman and former CEO of Minnetonka-based Carlson, and Katie Callahan-Giobbi, executive vice president and chief business architect, Meeting Professionals International</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Tues, 06 Jan 2009 15:58:00 CST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>42:15</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Marilyn Carlson, Minnetonka Carlson, Carlson, Katie Callahan-Giobbi, Meeting Professionals International, MPI, event, location, hospitality, industry, meetings, minnesota, minnesota meetings, meetings magazine</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Episode 5: Winter 2009: State of the Industry Event</title>
<itunes:author>Interviewed by: Joel Schettler</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Meetings: Minnesota&apos;s Hospitality Journal - Podcast 5</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Contents include a live broadcast from the State of the Industry Event held at the Westin Edina Galleria on Tuesday, February 3, 2009. Featured in this podcast is the Panel on Green Meetings with panelists, Autumn Salamack, Sheri Brezinka, and Zack Hansen.</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Tues, 10 Feb 2009 11:05:00 CST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>1:00:23</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>event, location, hospitality, industry, meetings, minnesota, minnesota meetings, meetings magazine, state of the industry, SOI, hospitality industry</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Episode 6: Spring 2009</title>
<itunes:author>Speaker: Tony Wagner</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Meetings: Minnesota's Hospitality Journal - Podcast 6</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Vice President, Meetings &amp; Events, Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT)-North America, has worked for CWT since 1996. Wagner, who has a B.S. in business from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management, formerly served as general manager of CWT's North Central region. He earned CWT's Imperial Honor in 2001.
Interviewed By: Joel Schettler, Editor, Meetings: Minnesota's Hospitality Journal</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 15:55:00 CST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>0:32:18</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>event, location, hospitality, industry, meetings, minnesota, minnesota meetings, meetings magazine, tony wagner, carlson wagonlit travel, carlon wagonlit, travel, hospitality industry</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Episode 7: Summer 2009</title>
<itunes:author>Interviewed by: Joel Schettler</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Meetings: Minnesota's Hospitality Journal - Podcast 7</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Associate Editor Ellie Bayrd talks about the annual State of the Industry Survey and Vision Awards, Managing Editor Amanda Fretheim Gates talks about a story she is doing on meeting planner mentorships, and Assistant Editor Marni Ginther talks about some of the work she's doing for the upcoming fall issue.
Interviewed By: Joel Schettler, Editor, Meetings: Minnesota's Hospitality Journal</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Tues, 04 Aug 2009 12:20:00 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Episode 8: Fall 2009</title>
<itunes:author>Interviewed by: Joel Schettler</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Meetings: Minnesota's Hospitality Journal - Podcast 8</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>Jan Freitag, vice president of Global Development with Smith Travel Research, Inc., talks about the economy and its effect on the hospitality industry, and Kimberly Douglas, author of The Firefly Effect: Build Teams That Capture Creativity and Catapult Results, who talks about leadership and some of the pitfalls that befall meetings, plus listen to a song put together by TBA Global and the rap artist NewSide that celebrates some of the six months work that has gone into the Keep America Meeting initiative.
Interviewed By: Joel Schettler, Editor, Meetings: Minnesota's Hospitality Journal</itunes:summary>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:40:00 CST</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>0:40:53</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>event, location, hospitality, industry, meetings, minnesota, minnesota meetings, meetings magazine, hospitality industry, keep america meeting, tba global, jan freitag</itunes:keywords>
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