GBTA Announces "Saturday Night Live" Star Seth Meyers as Keynote Speaker at 2012 Convention in Boston

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the voice of the business travel industry, today announced Seth Meyers, "Saturday Night Live" star, head writer and anchor of the satirical news segment, "Weekend Update," will be a featured speaker at the 2012 GBTA Convention in Boston. Massachusetts. He will be speaking during the Monday, July 23rd General Session Luncheon, sponsored by Sabre Travel Network, Get There & Travelocity Business.

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"We are thrilled to announce Seth Meyers as a speaker during Convention. His quick wit, sharp mind and comedic pulse will bring an entertaining start to Convention," said Michael W. McCormick, Executive Director and COO of GBTA. "Seth's speech will be a perfect balance to our other two keynote speakers, former Presidents Bush and Clinton."

Late night comedy star Seth Meyers is in his eleventh season on "Saturday Night Live," his sixth season as head writer, and his sixth season as anchor of "Weekend Update."  As the sole "Weekend Update" anchor, Meyers charms audiences as he lampoons top news stories and entertains fan favorite guests including the outlandish and uber trendy correspondent "Stefon" as well as the perpetually ill-prepared singing duo "Garth and Kat."  Before focusing his attention solely on "Update," Meyers was a regular player in sketches, performing numerous characters. Seth Meyers was also a speaker at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in 2011.

A graduate of Northwestern University, he studied and performed at ImprovOlympic before moving on to the Boom Chicago Theater in Amsterdam, Holland. His acclaimed show "Pick-ups and Hiccups" with partner Jill Benjamin toured Europe and eventually caught the eye of "SNL."

About the Global Business Travel Association Convention

The GBTA Convention, with more than 6,000 attendees, is the largest, most comprehensive annual gathering of business travel and meetings managers, meeting planners, procurement professionals and suppliers anywhere in the world. The Business Travel Event of the Year® features: more than 65 industry-leading education sessions organized into 15+ specialized tracks geared to specific levels of experience and a variety of disciplines; a 400+ company Exposition showcasing market choices not available at other industry gatherings; sessions featuring world-renowned speakers and industry leaders; a wide selection of professional development opportunities; and, much more. For more information on the GBTA Convention, visit gbta.org/convention.

About the Global Business Travel Association

The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) is the world's premier business travel and meetings organization.  Collectively, GBTA's 5,000-plus members manage over $340 billion of global business travel and meetings expenditures annually.  GBTA provides its network of 17,000 business and government travel and meetings managers, as well as travel service providers, with networking events, news, education & professional development, research, and advocacy. For more information, visit gbta.org

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