April 1, 2005 AM
Cover Story
Centers of Contention
The controversy over convention centers: Are we overbuilding?...
First
Dj Vu: PCMA Hires New CEO
I wasn't looking for a career move, says Deborah Sexton, who in February left the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau to become the new president and...
CIC to Document Industry's $ Clout
The Convention Industry Council, McLean, Va., expects to release this month or next a ground-breaking study that details the economic impact of meetings,...
AM INDEX: APRIL 2005
Median salary of meeting/event planner:
$51,029...
TIA Records Upturn in Business Trips
The Travel Industry Association of America is reporting a 3.8 percent increase in the number of domestic business trips in the first six months of 2004...
Free Hurricane Insurance for Florida Meetings
VISIT FLORIDA, the state's official tourism marketing com-pany, is stepping up its marketing campaign to help dispel fears about the state's hurricane...
San Francisco Labor Strife Still Stinging
The Organization of American Historians was planning to meet at the Hilton San Francisco in late March, but decided just weeks before the meeting to move...
No Change After Delta Move
Despite Delta Air Lines' decision to discontinue its Meeting Network product as of February 28, it appears to be business as usual for its competitors...
Meetings Coming Up
The fourth annual Exhibition and Convention Executives Forum will be held on May 19, at the Washington Convention Center. For more information, visit...
Solutions
How to Heat Up Sponsorship Sales
Sponsorship sales have never been more important to the bottom line as exhibition organizers look for new ways to boost revenue streams. Here are a dozen...
Conflicting Groups
CLAUSE: Keep Them Away Hotel will not allow any group that is incompatible with Group to book any function space or suites in Hotel over Group's meeting...
BEST PRACTICES
Ease the Way EDUCATING INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE attendees about U.S. immigration procedures is critical to ensuring that they reach their conferences...
Features
Nickel-and-Dimed
Resort and amenities fees, telephone surcharges, mini-bar restocking charges, automatic gratuities the list of add-on fees that can appear in the fine...
Tailor-Made
Renee Aubin's meeting-planning challenges are not the same as yours. Aubin is the manager of the convention division for Lions Club International, a fraternal...
Commentary
The New A Word
Attrition has reigned as the most contentious issue for our industry over the past five years. But I believe that a new word has come to predominate:...
Sites
New Mexico Resort to Debut in Fall
THIS COMING FALL, Sandia Resort & Casino (www.sandiacasino.com) will open a greatly expanded facility 10 minutes north of Albuquerque, N.M.'s, international...
Grand Rapids, Mich.
DeVos Place convention center just keeps growing. December 2003 marked the opening of the one-million-square-foot facility, including three contiguous...
Back of the House
Airport Shoes?
It's not enough that meeting travelers have to remember to pack suits, casual wear, and a light jacket. Now, they have to think about a new wardrobe category...
Sexiest Job in America?
According to a recent survey by compensation data provider Salary.com, meeting/event planning is the fourth sexiest job in America. Firefighter was named...
Talking Meetings
Live from Washington, D.C., it's association meetings radio! The fledgling Association Internet Radio Network which broadcasts the Association Nation...
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