DeDe Murcer Moffett to Keynote HSMAI’s MEET National Conference

NEW YORK (Feb. 9, 2015) ─ DeDe Murcer Moffett, motivational speaker, author, trainer, comedian and niece of New York Yankees legend Bobby Ray Murcer, will be the keynote speaker at the 26th annual HSMAI's MEET National conference to be held Sept. 9-10 at the Marriott Wardman Park, Washington.

Presented by Questex Hospitality + Travel, the event is expected to draw more than 900 attendees, bringing together meeting and event-planning professionals with 120 leading suppliers representing hotels, resorts, meeting venues and convention and visitors bureaus as well as events, promotions, technology and marketing products and services.

Moffett, also known as "The Snap Out of It! Woman," was voted "Meeting Planners Favorite Speaker" in 2014. She delivers a one-of-a-kind transformational message, drawing upon her extensive career climbing the corporate ladder, her battle with and triumph over a 24-year addiction and her lifelong experience as a singer, actress and stage performer.

"Living life with passion, knowing what you were born to do then doing it full out is my definition and experience of success," said Moffett. "Today more than ever, people want authentic leaders who will help them unlock their potential and reduce internal obstacles so their talent can take center stage. That's the promise of 'Snap Out of It!:' Transform your life by seeing new achievable possibilities and go from being numbed out to living fully alive."

Marilyn McHugh, Questex Hospitality + Travel vice president, global events, said HSMAI's MEET National conference, which caters to mid-size market meeting professionals, has proven successful by offering one-to-one meetings and top-of-the-line training that provides valuable continuing education credits and robust networking opportunities.

"We are committed to delivering dynamic educational content to challenge and engage our conference attendees," she said. "DeDe Murcer Moffett's high energy and entertaining presentation promises to provide leadership tools that will help our attendees tap into their inner strengths to maximize their performance and change the way they view and overcome obstacles."

Moffett is the author of the best-selling book "Wisdom Wedgies and Life's Little Zingers" and is working on her next book, "Snap Out of It Already! The Simple Steps to Achieve Your Dreams and Ignite Business Success."

HSMAI's MEET (Meetings, Events, Education, & Technology) conferences are designed for hospitality sales and marketing professionals to present their properties, destinations and services to the industry's leading planners and decision-makers. For more information about HSMAI's MEET series of events, visit MEETConference.com.

The Questex Hospitality + Travel Group of Questex LLC serves the worldwide hospitality, travel and related industries that together contribute over $6 trillion to the global gross domestic product. Through an innovative platform of targeted solutions, the group serves the sector's entire ecosystem, from tourism and hotel development and investment to hotel design, purchasing, management and operations.

The Questex Hospitality + Travel Group serves every business-to-business segment of the industry, from investment and development to management operations, sales and marketing of hospitality and travel products to destination development and marketing, via proven demand generation, learning, loyalty and rewards solutions as well as a network of live events. This division of Questex is aligned around three broad market segments – hospitality, travel and meetings – and supported by its Digital Media staff.

Additional information is available at questex.com/markets/hospitality-travel.