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The Embassy Suites Murfreesboro Hotel & Conference Center construction is on-schedule for completion in fall of 2008, according to venue officials. The all-suite, luxury hotel and conference center will fill a unique niche in the Greater Nashville market with the largest convention space outside of Davidson County.

Perhaps taking a cue from Conference Centers, whose leading association IACC, recently created special board positions for younger members of the profession, the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) is reaching out to generation X/Y. IAEE has now formed the Young Professionals Committee, a group within theorganize that specially focuses on and addresses the needs and distinctive culture of younger members of the exhibitions and events industry. The Young Professionals Committee will also work towards recruiting future candidates to the field and encourage younger professionals to pursue leadership positions.

 Milwaukee native and Malcolm in the Middle star Jane Kaczmarek has joined forces with VISIT Milwaukee, the city's convention and visitors bureau, to encourage tourism and meetings in her hometown. The award-winning actress donated her time to act as narrator and Milwaukee spokesperson in this promotional video in which she touts the city's new and unique attractions as well as its more established sites and invites visitors to experience all that Milwaukee has to offer.

 The Aberdeen Woods Conference Center in Peachtree City, Georgia has suburb of Atlanta, has been re-branded as the Dolce Atlanta Peachtree, after Dolce International took over management and marketing of the venue late in 2007.  Marking the hospitality and conference center management company’s first excursion into the Southeast meetings market, the addition of Dolce Atlanta-Peachtree ranks as the 27th property in its portfolio of Hotel, Resort & Conference Destinations.