JOPLIN, Mo. — The Joplin Business Journal has published its first Meetings and Events special edition. This special event facilities and service guide is filled with pages of information about area attractions, annual events and schedules, meeting venues, floors diagrams and much more.

Featured in the guide are articles detailing the process for choosing a meeting facilitator, tips and secrets for planning events, and 'how to steps' for organizing a successful golfing tournament.

Each of the resource guides for Southeast Kansas, Northeast Oklahoma, and Southwest Missouri contain current information about the capacities and amenities offered by area hotels, motels, and public and private meeting locations.

Attractions are an important consideration for event planners because they offer their guests and visitors a relaxing and entertaining diversion from their busy schedules. The Tri-State region possesses a wide array of venues that can not only entertain but also provide visitors with an educational or cultural experience. These sections of the guide contain photos and vignettes of nearly 100 sites that planners can chose from to spice up their events.

Many communities in the Tri-State region host annual events that draw huge crowds to celebrate their heritage, historical events, or they have become the venue for outstanding agricultural, industrial, or sporting events in their area. The annual event sections of the guide provide planners with important date, time and place information about these exciting celebrations.

Sprinkled throughout the guide, planners will discover additional advertising from many area restaurants, convention and visitor bureaus, communities, and service agencies that can provide more options for their particular event.

Copies of the guide are distributed to subscribers and our advertisers. Additional copies are available free of charge at the Joplin Business Journal office located at 420 N. Range Line, Suite 19, Joplin, Mo.

The Journal believes that event organizers will find the information presented in this guide a useful tool to make the planning of their next event easier and more entertaining for visitors. The Joplin Business Journal thanks all of the advertisers, businesses, and destination management organizations that provided information and support for this special edition.