Kudos to all the winners in our 19th annual Inner Circle Awards program. This tribute is paid by AM readers who voted for these top hotels, resorts, convention centers, CVBs, and tourist boards as the best at servicing their meetings and conventions from July 2009 to June 2010.

Look for the ballot for our 20th Inner Circle Awards program in our April and June issues. Or go to our Web site (http://meetingsnet.com/awards/am_ballot/), and vote now. The winners for 2011 will be announced in our August 2011 issue.

And please have a look at pages 26 and 34 through 37 to learn more about some of our award winners.

Congratulations to all of our Inner Circle Award winners!

Hotels

Arizona

The Scottsdale Plaza Resort

Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa, Phoenix

California

Doubletree Hotel San Diego — Mission Valley

Fairmont San Jose

Hyatt Grand Champions Resort, Villas and Spa, Indian Wells

JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa, Palm Desert

Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego

Montage Laguna Beach

Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina

Colorado

The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs

Connecticut

Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket

District of Columbia

The Madison, A Loews Hotel

Washington Hilton

Florida

Gaylord Palms, Orlando

Harbor Beach Fort Lauderdale Resort & Spa Marriott

JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes

Loews Miami Beach

Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate

Orlando World Center Resort Marriott

The Peabody Orlando

Rosen Centre Hotel, Orlando Saddlebrook Resort, Wesley Chapel

Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort, Lake Buena Vista

Illinois

Hyatt Regency Chicago

Q Center, St. Charles

Maryland

Baltimore Marriott Waterfront

Massachusetts

The Westin Boston Waterfront

Missouri

Hilton Branson Convention Center

Nevada

The M Resort Spa & Casino Las Vegas

Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas

MGM Grand, Las Vegas

New Jersey

Harrah's Atlantic City

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Marriott Downtown

Texas

Barton Creek Resort & Spa, Austin

Hilton Americas — Houston

Hilton Anatole Dallas

Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa, San Antonio

Virginia

Lansdowne Resort, Leesburg

Westfields Marriott Washington Dulles, Chantilly

Wisconsin

Kalahari Resort and Convention Center, Wisconsin Dells

CVBs

Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau

Baltimore Area Convention & Visitors Association

Branson Lakes Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Branson, MO

Visit Charlotte, Charlotte, NC

Choose Chicago

Positively Cleveland

Kansas City Convention & Visitors Association, Kansas City, MO

Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority

New Orleans Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau

Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau Inc.

Convention & Visitors Bureau of Greater Portland, Portland, OR

San Antonio Convention & Visitors Bureau

San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau

Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau, Scottsdale, AZ

The Greater Vancouver Visitors and Convention Bureau Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia

Convention Centers

The Baltimore Convention Center

Boston Convention & Exhibition Center Colorado Convention Center, Denver

Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta

McCormick Place, Chicago

Hawai‘i Convention Center, Honolulu

Myrtle Beach Convention Center, Myrtle Beach, SC

Orange County Convention Center, Orlando

Phoenix Convention Center

Puerto Rico Convention Center, San Juan, PR

San Diego Convention Center Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA

Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, FL

Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia

Walter E. Washington Convention Center , Washington, DC