French Luxury Cruise Line Targets U.S. Incentives
Compagnie du Ponant will go after the small cruise market...
On the Map: STR Global Tracking 12 New Destinations
Here’s one way to know you’ve really arrived as a destination: STR Global starts reporting on you. The global research organization, based in London, just announced that it has begun reporting on 12 new destinations. ...
Duffy to Pharma Planners: Reposition the Meetings Industry
It’s time for meeting professionals to strategize, not hide. Speaking at the Sixth Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Management Forum in Philadelphia, Christine Duffy, president and CEO, Martiz Travel, took issue with the way many companies initially responded when meetings came under media fire in late 2008. “Hoping the press doesn’t take notice of your event is not a strategy,” said Duffy in her keynote address at the forum, which is co-organized by Medical Meetings and the Center for Business Intelligence and runs March 14–16. ...
10 International Destinations to Watch for Meetings and Conventions
Keep your eyes on developments in these destinations, coming to prominence for international meetings and events....
IACC to Stream Thought Leader Summit
The International Association of Conference Centers’ Thought Leader Summit on Conference Technology convenes in downtown Chicago on March 24, and meeting professionals are invited to watch a live stream of the event, free of charge. ...
Commentary: The Three-Hour Tarmac Delay Rule
On April 29 a U.S. Department of Transportation rule goes into effect, after a 120-day notice, requiring U.S. airlines to provide passengers an opportunity to deplane after three hours ...
Changemakers Wanted
Corporate Meetings & Incentives is looking for nominations for its annual "Changemakers" report...
AIME Highlights Australia’s Good Fortune, Honors PCMA’s Sexton
Held in early March in Melbourne, Australia, the 18th Asia-Pacific Incentives & Meetings Expo broke attendance records and showcased one international destination—Australia—that is thriving despite the global downturn....
New Entries to SMM Software Market Emphasize Service
Each in its own way, two companies with new software offerings—SignUp4 and Meeting Consultants—represent the evolution of strategic meetings management technology as SMM concepts continue to blaze a trail through corporate America. ...
Tool Time: Here Comes Visual Search, and More
Hard to believe that 2010 is in full swing. (Wasn't it just the holidays?) Lots on the plate for this column: cool search ideas, a few industry tech tidbits (would those be techbits?), and a bit of social media, too...
Top Five Reasons to Attend FICP’s Education Forum
Targeted education, an intimate size, a compelling keynote speaker, and more...
The Motivation Show Wants You Back
Lots of changes are in store for this year's Motivation Show. Check out details on the revamped hosted-buyer program to see if you might qualify for free travel and lodging....
Commentary: When Conventional Wisdom Is Wrong
Being a lightning rod gives one a heady, slightly edgy sensation. After last week's column, I had an almost physical sense of the energy flowing through the MeetingsNet Web site, as colleagues debated the merits of a conference keynote who was long on substance but short on presentation skills....
Comdex to Be Revived as Virtual Meeting
Comdex lives again. The computer industry trade show that launched in 1979 and grew to be one of the largest expositions in the world before being canceled in 2003 has been reimagined as a virtual show. ...
Travel Stimulus Bill Awaits Obama’s Signature
President Obama is expected to sign in to law within the next week or so the Travel Promotion Act, landmark legislation designed to create 40,000 new travel-industry jobs and attract 1.6 million more international visitors to the United States....
Chile Recovering: What Was and Wasn’t Hit
Commentary: Don't Let a Speaker's Style Defeat Substance
A keynote speaker at Meeting Professionals International's MeetDifferent 2010 has been generating sparks from bloggers who followed the conference, not because of his message, but for the way he delivered it...
Barbara Scofidio's Check In: Rethink Your Incentives
Incentives need to offer winners a sense of autonomy, mastery, and purpose—the cornerstones of Daniel Pink’s new book, Drive....
Daniel Pink's Drive: A New Look at Motivation and Incentives
The old carrot-and-stick form of motivation doesn't work for today's self-actualized workforce, says the author of the new book Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. So what does that mean for incentives?...
Public TelePresence Suites Added by Starwood, Marriott
Last June, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide and Marriott International each announced plans to add public Telepresence suites to a number of business hotels in major cities around the world. Now, within weeks of each other, the two chains have reported their first openings....
New and Updated Venues
When CityCenter opened in Las Vegas in December, it represented a lot of different things to a lot of different people. For owner MGM-Mirage, it was the successful com- pletion of an $8.5 billion project that could have failed any number of times...
PSS World Medical Forges Ahead With Half the Budget
Faced with big budget cuts for its annual meeting, PSS World Medical’s planners got creative, had some fun—and saved 300 jobs in the process....
Creative Group’s New Orleans Build
As part of its annual sales meeting, Creative Group painted a home that was nearly destroyed by Hurricane Katrina...
Market Maker: Roger Helms
Even amid a lingering downturn in a suffering industry, you couldn't find a sour note among the 603 associates at HelmsBriscoe's18th Annual Business Conference in Las Vegas in January...
Post Con: After hours with Rick Binford, executive vice president, event management services, Experient, Twinsburg, Ohio
After hours with Rick Binford, executive vice president, event management services, Experient, Twinsburg, Ohio...
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