July 1, 2005 CMI
Cover Story
SOURCING EURO-STYLE
THE PUSH BY PROCUREMENT to oversee the sourcing of travel and meetings is still in its infancy at most U.S. companies. But at Organon, a pharmaceutical...
Upfront
Find a Way to Connect
WHAT DO JUGGLING, magic, and $2 bills have in common? They're all ways that senior execs have found to relate to their employees to humanize themselves...
News & Info
Convenience and Security For a Fee
IN THE SECURITY-CONSCIOUS 21st-century world, airline passengers in Orlando, Fla., will have the opportunity to avoid the long lines that plague security...
Introducing W Lite
Boardroom size meeting space is in the plans for the new midprice hotel brand Starwood announced in June. The small, 90- to 180-room hotels will have...
passport reprieve
The deadline for the 27 countries in the Visa Waiver Program to begin issuing passports with biometric data has been pushed forward another year, to October...
A Must Read for Meeting Pros
MEETING PROFESSIONALS INTERNATIONAL'S Global Corporate Circle of Excellence, a select group of senior corporate meeting executives, in June came out with...
Cruise Specialists Buy Their Co.
JOYCE LANDRY AND JOSEPHINE KLING are once again at the helm at Miami-based Landry & Kling Inc. The partners launched the company in 1982 to sell cruise...
Letters
your letters
Adults sometimes forget to or feel we are too busy to enjoy things. Scott Sodikoff, The Certif-A-Gift Co. Enjoy the Journey To the Editor,I have never...
Meetings
Take 5
WHO INSPIRES YOU? Oprah Winfrey and other strong women who make a difference IT'S TIME FOR A SECOND CAREER WHAT DO YOU CHOOSE? A real estate developer...
The Art of Meetings
THE SPECTACULAR ARCHITECTURE and culture-rich surroundings of museums provide truly special settings for special events. Here are five fabulous museums...
Happy Days at Disney World
Walt Disney World Resort is rolling out the red carpet and some new attractions as part of this year's 50th anniversary celebration. Here are four new...
where the buffalo roam
Guides from Wildlife Expeditions of Teton Science Schools in Jackson, Wyo., lead groups through Grand Teton National Park in sturdy, open-roofed safari...
THE FACTS ABOUT LOWEST RATE CLAUSES
Clause: Lowest Rate Hotel will not offer any sleeping room rates lower than the negotiated Group rates over Group meeting dates unless the lower rate...
Pickpockets and Pepper Spray: Tales from the Meeting Trenches
YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP: Michael Tyron, an independent meeting planner from Edmonton, Alberta, was running a meeting for the Edmonton Police Service...
YOU'RE HIRED!
November 15, 2004 I have been unemployed for more than two months. A friend asks me to apply for a position as an executive assistant at the seminary...
Incentives
INCENTIVES FOR BABY BOOMERS: From Landscaping to Lasik Surgery
THE BABY BOOM GENERATION is leading a new trend lifestyle incentives by choosing rewards such as cosmetic surgery, family/adventure travel, and home improvement...
Golf Program Teaches Emotional Intelligence
Did you know that emotional intelligence a combination of personal, emotional, and social skills has a huge influence on people's ability to succeed?...
virtual thank-you
Looking for a new, free way to thank an employee for a job well done without leaving your computer? Cartoon Motivators (www.cartoonmotivators.com) lets...
BOB NELSON'S HIERARCHY OF WANTS
IF YOU WANT TO MOTIVATE employees today, forget Mas-low's Hierarchy of Needs and consider Bob Nelson's Hierarchy of Wants. Managers should provide Level...
New Study: Mix of Motivators Drives Performance
NEW RESEARCH from the Society for Human Resource Management (www.shrm.org) has found that a mix of nonmonetary and monetary awards is most effective at...
The Book on Motivation
Dear Bob and Peter,What can you do when the owners of a company just don't believe in rewarding employees? My concern is for the laborers in our warehouse....
Technology
Connecting Through Technology
CONNECTING WITH YOUR ATTENDEES is the name of the game, and two facility-based technologies offer a glimpse into leading-edge, on-site meeting communications....
The Kiosks Are Coming
In June, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts became the most recent hotel company to announced new self-service check-in kiosks to supplement the work of the hotel...
Marriott upgrades to HDTV
Marriott is going big and flat with its TVs, that is. Over the next four years, 50,000 new flat-panel, 32-inch high-definition televisions with 30-watt...
Aussie Firm Buys Peopleware
TWO EVENT MANAGEMENT software companies have merged Bellevue, Wash.-based Peopleware, with a strong U.S. customer base, and Brisbane, Australia-based...
Sites
Wynn Rises Above the Las Vegas Strip
Steve Wynn's dream with his just-opened resort, Wynn Las Vegas, was to redefine the city he helped to create as developer of the Mirage, Treasure Island,...
New & Renovated Facilities
After a $65 million renovation, the 480-room HYATT GRAND CHAMPIONS RESORT & SPA, in Indian Wells, Calif., offers remodeled guest rooms and meeting rooms...
Toronto wins Subway
For its first meeting outside the U.S. of 2,000 key managers and franchisees, sandwich restaurant chain Subway has chosen Toronto. After a seven-month...
South Florida
WHAT'S NEW South Florida is all about revitalization. In less than a decade, a downtrodden section of Miami Beach was transformed into one of the hippest,...
Last Word
cell phone
CELL PHONE (noun) 1. A mobile radiotelephone that uses a network of short-range transmitters located in overlapping cells throughout a region, with a...
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