Economy Top of Mind for Planners at Med Device and Bio/Pharma Forum
The economy and its impact on meetings was the hot-button topic for medical device and pharmaceutical meeting planners who gathered together for the second annual West Coast Medical Device and Bio/Pharmaceutical Meeting Management Forum held December 8 to 9 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego....
Three Educational Events for Green Meetings
Three upcoming events for meeting planners and suppliers can help them to learn how their meetings and conventions can be more environmentally friendly....
GM Bails Out of Meetings at NADA Convention
As General Motors seeks bailout money to stay afloat, it has canceled several meetings associated with next month’s National Automobile Dealers Association convention in New Orleans, according to published reports....
Excellence in Motivation Lays Off 34 Employees
Faced with the cancellation of a large 2009 travel-reward program for a West Coast automotive client, Excellence in Motivation, a Dayton, Ohio–based provider of incentive and performance improvement services, laid off 34 of its 250 employees last month...
Hewlett-Packard’s Iwamoto Joins StarCite
High-profile travel and meetings executive at Hewlett-Packard Co. Kevin Iwamoto has joined StarCite Inc., Philadelphia, in the newly created position of vice president, enterprise strategy. ...
EIBTM Meeting and Incentive Award Winners Announced Today in Barcelona
The EIBTM 2008 Meeting and Incentive Industry Awards were presented today at the show, which runs through Thursday in Barcelona...
Mumbai Tourism Industry Reeling From Attacks
Last week’s terrorist attacks in Mumbai, which left at least 172 people dead and hundreds more injured, have shaken the meetings and tourism industries in the Indian city and the region...
Uncertain Times for Incentives
Just how vulnerable are incentives in this economy? We spoke with senior executives from the CMI 25—our magazine’s list of the 25 largest and most influential incentive companies in the country—to learn how the economy is affecting incentive programs for 2009 and beyond....
TripAdvisor for Meetings
In our hyper-connected world, consumers have come to expect and rely on the Internet for product reviews. Sites such as Amazon, TripAdvisor, and Epinions, to name just a handful, thrive on the user-generated content at the heart of the social media explosion known as Web 2.0. But until recently, meeting planners have been left out, with nowhere online to find opinions on properties from their unique point of view. Until now....
On the Same Side: Winning Over Your Administrative Assistants
When meeting managers begin to require that everyone who plans meetings register them through the centralized meeting department, the greatest resistance often comes from the administrative staff...
IACC Conference Centers Get New Tech Requirements
The International Association of Conference Centers has updated its minimum technology requirements for member facilities. ...
MPI Creates Council to Address Global Corporate Planners
Meeting Professionals International has recruited 18 high-level meeting professionals, most from large global corporations—and five who are not members of the association—for its new Executive Advisory Council. ...
Letter from Brenda Anderson, CEO, SITE, November 5, 2008
The Society of Incentive & Travel Executives has made several efforts to clear up misconceptions around incentive travel, which it says have been fostered by the media since AIG’s controversial meetings this fall in the wake of a government loan....
SITE Defends Incentives, Emphasizes ROI and ROO
The Society of Incentive & Travel Executives has made several efforts to clear up misconceptions around incentive travel, which it says have been fostered by the media since AIG’s controversial meetings this fall in the wake of a government loan...
FICP “Sets the Record Straight” on the Importance of Meetings
Financial & Insurance Conference planners has released a positioning statement to members responding to recent press coverage of excessive spending on meetings by some financial services and insurance companies. ...
Cisco Cancels Annual Sales Meeting
Cisco Systems has canceled its annual Global Sales Meeting. ...
Gaylord Cancels Plans for San Diego-Area Convention Resort
Gaylord Entertainment has canceled its plans to develop a $1 billion resort and convention hotel in the bayfront area of Chula Vista, Calif., just south of San Diego...
New Green Meeting Association Fails to Live Up to Claims
The Association for Green Meetings & Events, which launched last spring and in July reported having 236 paying members and 501(c)(3) nonprofit status, has yet to provide most of its promised member benefits and has failed to incorporate under Georgia law or file an application for tax-exempt status, according to the Internal Revenue Service...
FICP Planners and Hospitality Partners Regroup and Retool: Survey Results Show Incentives Moving Forward
Shell-shocked by the dire economy and concerned that meetings in the financial sector have become politically incorrect, the nearly 600 attendees at Financial & Insurance Conference Planners Annual Conference in Cancun last week exemplified the message they’re trying to bring to corporate America: Face-to-face meetings with colleagues and business partners are one of the best ways to regroup, retool, and strategically move forward. ...
APEX Gets New Web Site, Commissioners
The Convention Industry Council’s Accepted Practices Exchange program, also known as APEX, recently received a Web makeover and added two new commissioners to its roster....
Marriott Gets Candid with Customers on the Economy, Growth, and the Future of Meetings
A group of Marriott’s top corporate clients gathered last week to hear the hotel company’s president and COO, along with other executives, talk about the state of the company—and tackle some tough questions....
Convention Industry Council Announces 2010 CMP Exam Dates
The Convention Industry Council recently announced the dates and locations for its summer and winter 2010 Certified Meeting Professional examinations...
Meeting Measurement Company Wins Annual Technology Prize
GuideStar Research’s MeetingMetrics has taken home the 2008 technology prize from EIBTM, the Barcelona, Spain-based meetings and incentives exhibition...
Facing Public Outcry Over Incentives, FICP Planners Gather to Share Creativity and Strength
“It’s not the budget, it’s the perception.” That’s what more than one financial services meeting planner gave as the reason for their companies canceling incentive programs in 2009. ...
Mixed Election Results for Casino Resort Gambling
While America was electing its first African-American president, voters in several states were making decisions on issues impacting the meetings and travel industries...
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