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Successful Meetings reported on a survey of the
10 best convention and visitors bureaus and destination marketing organizations in North America, and Minneapolis came in third place, just after Toronto and Seattle.
The results were derived from a survey by the
Watkins Research Group of over 600 meeting planners, and identified over 30 defining characteristics of 46 key convention and meeting destinations.
Meet Minneapolis, the city's convention bureau (and a sponsor of The Line), was
noted
for attendance gains in the first four months of 2011, particularly in
major shows like the Twin Cities Auto Show and Minneapolis Home and
Garden Show.