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Meeting Alliance Recognized as the Fastest-Growing
Company in the Meeting Industry

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  • New Jersey-based Company is the Only Meeting Organization to Rank in both Entrepreneur Magazine's Hot 500 and Inc.'s 5,000 for 2007 
  • Boasts Three-Year Sales Growth of 157.2%, and a Growing Roster of International Clients

NEW YORK, September 20, 2007 � Meeting Alliance, a rapidly-growing meeting planning organization that provides corporate clients with personalized service, and effective, cost-efficient meeting and event management, announced that it has been recognized as the fastest-growing company in the meeting planning industry, with a three-year growth rate of more than 157.2% and 2007 rankings in both the Entrepreneur 500 and Inc.'s 5,000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the country.  The company was also awarded a spot In the Top 25 list of meeting planning companies published by a leading meeting industry trade publication in its September issue.

David P. D'Eletto, Managing Partner, said, "We are delighted and honored to have received these recognitions, all in one year, from some of the most respected publications in the country." He concluded, "Together with our growing roster of prominent international clients, these awards are testimony to the effectiveness of our philosophy of high-quality customer service, seamless program delivery, and excellence in execution." 

Meeting Alliance was established in January 1999 as a full-service meeting and event management company with expertise in the logistical planning of meetings and events for corporate clients. The company counts as clients, among others, leading companies in the pharmaceutical, financial and communications industries. A representative list of the company�s clients can be found at www.meetingalliance.com.

About the Awards: Methodology

Entrepreneur compiled its Hot 500 from a database of more than 19 million U.S. businesses with the help of the Corporate Research Board, a leading provider of economic and business data, research and information. Criteria for each company included factors such as a minimum level of sales growth, positive job growth from 2002 to 2006, and company sales for 2006 exceeding $1 million. Complete results are listed in the August, 2007, issue of the magazine.

The 2007 Inc. 5000 list measures revenue growth from 2003 through 2006.  To qualify, companies had to be U.S.-based and privately held, independent � not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies � as of December 31, 2006, and have had at least $200,000 in revenue in 2003, and $2 million in 2006.

About Meeting Alliance

Headquartered outside Princeton, New Jersey, Meeting Alliance is a rapidly-growing meeting planning organization that provides leading corporate clients with a unique combination of personalized service, and effective, cost-efficient meeting, logistics and event management. Founded in 1999, the company has grown to a full-time staff of more than 20, and has received numerous awards for its growth and professional excellence. Visit Meeting Alliance at www.meetingalliance.com.

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Contact:

Michael Frenkel, MFC PR 
212-808-6556
[email protected] 

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Also See: Meeting Alliance Expands; Leading Meeting Planning Organization Announces Management Additions and Promotion, to Complement and Further Accelerate the Company�s Rapid Growth / September 2007
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