March 1, 2005 CMI

Cover Story

The First Face Behind the Magazine

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM

IN THE EARLY 1980s, a group of people realized the need for a magazine focused strictly on the needs of corporate meeting planners. Coming up with a concept...

A Look Back

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM

Going Green CMI BROKE NEW GROUND with The Green Movement: It's In Your Hands in NOVEMBER 1991. How important is a destination's environmental record?...

Meeting-Industry Milestones

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM

Remember when MPI changed its name? When music licensing hit the headlines? The SARS scare? Take a trip through time to recall the most significant moments...

The Meeting Industry GROWS UP

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, BY DAVE KOVALESKI

WHILE MEETING PLANNING has been around for decades, only over the last 25 years has the profession really become, well, a profession. Membership in Meeting...

25 Years of Meeting-Technology INNOVATION

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, Corbin Ball

IS THERE AN INDUSTRY that has not changed drastically in the last decade and a half as a result of computers, e-mail, and the Internet? If so, it's certainly...

Choosing a Site: How Times Have Changed

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, BY MICHAEL BASSETT

GERI SCHMID, a travel account manager for Carlson Marketing Group in Minneapolis, has been with the company on and off since 1969 back in the days when...

Upfront

Happy Anniversary, CMI!

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, with Barbara Scofidio

HOW EXCITING and enlightening it has been to work on CMI's 25th anniversary issue! The experience has shown me how some things have changed dramatically...

News & Info

TIA Documents Travel Upturn

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, EDITED BY SUSAN HATCH

The Travel Industry Association of America is reporting a 3.8 percent increase in the number of domestic business trips in the first half of 2004 compared...

Carriers Quiet After Demise of Delta's Meeting Network

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, MICHAEL BASSETT

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...

Groople/Travelocity deal

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, EDITED BY SUSAN HATCH

Groople.com, an online group booking engine launched in July 2004, has announced a deal that will put its group-booking functionality on the main hotel...

From the MPI PEC: Career Advice

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, BETSY BAIR AND MICHAEL BASSETT

CELEBRATING A RECORD ATTENDANCE of more than 2,700 at the Professional Education Conference in San Diego in January, Meeting Professionals International...

New Partnership to Ease Attrition Problems

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, MICHAEL BASSETT

IN THE AFTERMATH of 9/11, Toby Brenner, president and CEO of Par Avion Meetings and Conventions in Los Angeles, had a client cancel a series of conferences,...

Affordable Meetings Heads to Chicago

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, EDITED BY DAVE KOVALESKI

For its Affordable Meetings Mid-America conference, to be held April 6-7 at Chicago's Navy Pier, HSMAI has lined up a roster of 25 sessions and 300 exhibitors....

Meetings

Cut Costs at Your Next Meeting

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, MAURA MIDDLETON, CMP, EXEC. DIRECTOR, ASSOCIATION FOR CONVENTION OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

THESE DAYS, it's all about doing it better, faster, and cheaper every time. You're always on time and on budget, but could you save even more time and...

getting to Disney just got easier

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, EDITED BY DAVE KOVALESKI

In May, Walt Disney World Resorts will begin offering meeting attendees free shuttle service to their Disney hotel from Orlando International Airport....

IACVB's Three-Hour Tour of Destinations

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, EDITED BY DAVE KOVALESKI

AROUND THE WORLD in 180 minutes: That's one of the promises of Destinations Showcase Conference and Expo 2005, an event sponsored by the International...

At the Apex of F&B

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, EDITED BY DAVE KOVALESKI

HONORING THE BEST culinary creations in the meeting industry, the Convention Industry Council announced the winners of its 1st annual APEX Food and Beverage...

For a Better Meeting, Try Slurpy

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, BY DAVE KOVALESKI

CONSULTANT CHUCK MCPHERSON believes that he has the cure for the common meeting: Make it SLURPY. It's an acronym that McPherson, president and chief executive...

What's Hot for 2005?

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, EDITED BY DAVE KOVALESKI

FOR STARTERS, how about meetings themselves? Benchmark Hospitality, the Woodlands, Texas based company that manages conference centers and resorts, says...

Incentives

News from the Merchandise Side

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, EDITED BY BARBARA SCOFIDIO

THE MERCHANDISE INDUSTRY is undergoing a shift as more companies realize what an effective motivator the right gift can be. Not only are more companies...

Financial Services: Still Spending

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, EDITED BY BARBARA SCOFIDIO

$3 million: That was the average annual incentive budget for the insurance and financial services companies that responded to a survey by CMI's sister...

right at home

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, EDITED BY BARBARA SCOFIDIO

Where can attendees enjoy dinner beside a private collection of Renoirs and Picassos, with views of the Sonoran desert and all the comforts of home? The...

HERE COME THE MILLENNIALS

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Bob Nelson

JUST GRADUATING COLLEGE NOW, the Millennials are the latest generation to join the work force. Who are they, what are their values, and what motivates...

UPWARD BOUND

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, BY TAMAR HOSANSKY

IF CHRISTINE DUFFY had been a few inches taller, we might never have heard of her. Her first career goal was to be a Pan Am international flight attendant...

White Barn Inn

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, REGINA BARABAN

SMALL, TOP-TIER INCENTIVE GROUPS that want a dose of regional flavor with white-glove service will enjoy The White Barn Inn. Located in Kennebunkport,...

Last Word

anniversary

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM

ANNIVERSARY (noun) 1. the annual recurrence of a date marking a notable event REASONS TO CELEBRATE You don't have to wait until your company's birthday...