According to a new report conducted by the Travel Industry Association of America, the National Business Travel Association, and the Institute of Business Travel Management, the top 25 cities for conventions, conferences, and seminars are (drum roll, please)…

1. Chicago
2. Las Vegas
3. Washington, DC (metro area)
4. Orlando
5. Atlanta
6. Dallas
7. San Francisco
8. Nashville
9. San Diego
10. New Orleans
11. Denver
12. San Antonio
13. Phoenix-Mesa
14. Los Angeles-Long Beach
15. Boston (metro area)
16. Philadelphia
17. Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
18. Austin-San Marcos, TX
19. New York
20. Seattle (metro area)
21. Detroit
22. St Louis, MO
23. Riverside-San Bernardino, CA
24. Minneapolis-St Paul
25. Houston

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Is there anything they won’t sell on eBay? Apparently not–this little item is an invitation to bid on having the naming rights for Boston’s FleetCenter for a day. So far, it’s up to almost $6,800, and there’s still several days to go.

(via the MIMlist)

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Like many in this industry, I was curious to know the identity of the mysterious event planner "Darren" who, while the team who hired him didn’t win, still helped to save their bacon for a measly $47k. Enterprising reporters at BizBash.com today identified him as Darren Olarsch, from On the Move Events.

So, now we know.