Last call for big DMCs! Special Events is wrapping up its 6th annual "25 Top DMCs" list—should you be considered for inclusion? For an entry form, click here …

Worst is over, meeting planners say The readers of our sister publication Association Meetings think the worst may be over for the meetings business. In an online survey from last month, 38.5 percent of meeting planners say they believe 2010 attendance at their largest meeting will be better than 2009, and another 41 percent expect no change in attendance from 2009. Read the full story by clicking here …

How is your holiday party business? Let us know how 2009 is ending by replying to our poll; it's on right side of our home page beneath the Resource Center.