Looking Back: Top Stories in 2006
A retrospective of stories that had an impact on the meetings industry in 2006.
Corporate Meetings & Incentives
6 Events that Marked the Industry in 2006
Whether you have concerns about air travel or your meeting worries center around the terrorism threat, an epic hotel seller's market, the effect of fuel costs on hotel (even F&B) rates, the threat of an avian flu pandemic, or the need to navigate new and unknown destinations as your company expands globally, most meeting pros are approaching 2007 with a certain amount of trepidation. ...
Thought Leaders: An Inside Look at the Meetings Competitive Advantage Forum
Over the years, members of the Meetings Competitive Advantage Forum, which has remained pretty much anonymous until now, have quietly become an influential force in the industry. You might even say they are the pioneers of the strategic meeting management movement....
Financial & Insurance Meetings
Model Citizens
Securian's focus on ethical behavior comes straight from the top and runs right through the meeting department. As others pay up for sketchy practices, the 125-year-old company reaps the rewards — and awards — of taking the high road. ...
Medical Meetings
Aiming High
No one seemed to see it coming when, just after Labor Day, the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education dropped a bomb on the CME provider community in the form of 22 new accreditation criteria...
Front and Center
Highlights from the Second Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Planners Forum. Speakers and attendees discussed other industry trends, such as economic changes, and strategized about how pharma planners can develop effective meeting consolidation initiatives and prove their value to senior management. ...
Association Meetings
Leave It to the Librarians
The first city-wide convention to take place in post-Katrina New Orleans was the American Library. The arrival of the ALA brought some 17,000 delegates and 1,600 exhibitors and utilized some 26 hotels around the city, was a kind of redemption for New Orleans. ...
Religious Conference Manager
What's Working for Teen Meetings?
Best practices in this growing segment of the religious meetings market. Religious Conference Manager interviewed planners who specialize in teen meetings, plus representatives of cities that frequently host teen events of all sizes and types. ...
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Creating Green-Meetings Standards
An industrywide effort to produce achievable, voluntary standards for greener meetings and events is under way. The Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX), an initiative of the Convention Industry Council, is working with the Environmental Protection Agency and ASTM International Standards to create baseline guidelines that both meeting managers and the hospitality community can embrace. Join us for a free webinar.
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What Meeting Planners Need to Know to Manage E-Meetings
Virtual meetings save time and money, get a thumbs-up from the “green” crowd, and offer new ways for companies and organizations to communicate, market, and sell. It’s time for meeting managers to start booking and managing them.
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CVB Supplement 2008
The Changing Face of CVBs
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*CVB's Go Green
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