Barbara Scofidio

Editor, Corporate Meetings & Incentives

bscofidio@meetingsnet.com

Barbara joined Corporate Meetings & Incentives in 1991 and has served as its editor since 1994. She is an active member in many meeting and incentive industry associations, and was the first member of the media ever to serve on a Global Business Travel Association committee. In addition to her role on GBTA’s Groups and Meetings Committee from 2008-2011, she served on the education committee for the 2007 SITE International Conference, has judged the SITE Crystal Awards for the past 10 years, and led the media committee for SITE's 35th Birthday Celebration at the 2008 Motivation Show. A frequent speaker at industry events, Barbara is a past winner of journalism awards from SITE, ASBPE, and Folio.

Articles by Barbara Scofidio
10 Fresh Teambuilding Ideas 1
You know about ropes courses. And beach Olympics. But do you know how many new teambuilding ideas have come onto the scene in the past couple of years? Here are 10 ways to use teambuilding to get creative, give back, and have some fun!
Post Con: After Hours with James Vachon
Get to know the chairman of the 8th Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Management Forum
Survey: Recognition and Unparalleled Incentive Experiences Matter Most to Winners
The basic premise of incentive travel is still very much alive in the eyes of the winners, according to a new study.
George Odom 's Next Challenge: Global Meetings Management at HP
This veteran meeting manager hasn't "gone fishing" yet; in fact, he just took a new job.
Melbourne For Incentives? Absolutely!
It’s a mystery to me why Melbourne hasn’t made it onto the U.S. incentive travel map.
Bankers on a Lavish Trip. Sound Familiar?
An upcoming incentive cruise by one of Australia's major banks is causing an uproar Down Under.
Echoes of AIG: ANZ Takes Heat for High-End Incentive Program
ANZ, one of Australia’s top banks, under scrutiny from the media for the extravagance of an incentive travel program, has announced that future recognition rewards will be “more modest.”
Reporter’s Notebook: On Site at AIME in Melbourne
The annual Asia–Pacific Incentives & Meetings Expo opened February 21 with a huge cake topped with blazing sparklers to celebrate the event's 20th birthday.
Post Con: After Hours With Cindy D’Aoust, New COO of Meeting Professionals International 2
Cindy D’Aoust, vice president, shared services & business development, Maxvantage. Beginning April 9, 2012, D’Aoust will take over as chief operating officer, Meeting Professionals International.
Windsor Court Renovation Complete
The hotel that has consistently won the highest ratings in New Orleans just got even better.
fresh favors
Sometimes the best way to find something fresh is to look in an unlikely place. That goes for party favors: Instead of dealing with the same set of companies
Wine Club Memberships
If you're looking for a gift that incentive winners or top customers will actually use, consider a wine club membership. As an added bonus, recipients
CWT Survey: 2012 Meetings Will Be “Conservative and Innovative”
Though these two words don’t typically go hand-in-hand, they were the ones chosen by Carlson Wagonlit Travel to describe meetings in 2012 in its just-released 2012 Travel Management Priorities report.
Destination Hotels & Resorts Creates Meeting Collection
Meeting managers will find a unified voice and information when they look to book at one of the 38 Destinations Hotels & Resorts meeting properties, now known as the Destination Meeting Collection
Incentive Programs: the Participant’s Perspective
Ever wonder what the people who didn’t qualify for your incentive trip are thinking?

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