January 1, 2005 FIM
Cover Story
Exclusive Reader Survey INSIGHTS 2005
2004 WAS A STRONG YEAR for insurance and financial services meetings, according to the results of our biennial reader survey of ICPA planners. The average...
THE ROAD AHEAD
ALREADY AN INDUSTRY in transition, the insurance and financial services sector is sure to experience more change during the second Bush administration....
Q&A A PLANNER'S GUIDE TO SOX
INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL services planners be warned: If your internal auditing department hasn't yet taken an interest in your meeting spend documentation,...
Editor's Note
We Hear You
A HUGE THANK YOU to the readers who responded to our 2004 survey, sent by e-mail last fall to members of ICPA, an association of insurance and financial...
Meeting Management
Room Rates Rising
According to recent research from PKF Hospitality Research, Atlanta, and Torto Wheaton Research, Boston, hotel room rates are not just on the way up,...
For Breaking News
Every day there's something new on MeetingsNet.com, The Meetings Group Web site. Check out the latest on what's happening in the world of meetings, hospitality,...
You Really Shouldn't Have
MEETING PROFESSIONALS AND hospitality suppliers beware: It may be better not to giveor receive. The ethical microscope trained on the financial services...
Conflicting Groups
CLAUSE: Keep em Away from Us Hotel will not allow any group that is incompatible with Group to book any function space or suites in Hotel over Group's...
ICP INDEX: JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2005
Number of ICPA planners whose job function exists in a marketing department:
47%...
Will the World Avoid the U.S.?
A recent study taken within the G8 economic nations found that travelers from outside the United States are avoiding the U.S. because of their opposition...
What the Intelligence Bill Means for Meetings
The Intelligence Bill passed in December contains several provisions that affect travel and meetings: A section directing the Secretary of State to implement...
On the Law
Fax, Phone, Mail? Know the Rules
FCC, EBR, CAN-SPAM, opt-in, opt-out it all gets a little confusing. The rules governing the way organizations can deliver their advertising and solicitation...
Incentives & Motivation
Great Gifts
Each year, the Motivation Show spotlights dozens of new products in its Innovative Products Gallery. Here are a few of the cool new toys that were on...
Launching a First-Time Incentive
RUNNING A SUCCESSFUL incentive program can be difficult enough, but summoning up the confidence to plan and implement one for the first time can be downright...
Incentive Budgets on the Upswing
Recent research of 55 member companies from the Business Travel Coalition, based in Radnor, Pa., found that 52 percent of respondents plan to increase...
Reports from the Field
Outdoor Events
The JW Marriott Ihilani's location on the sunniest part of Oahu means you can schedule outdoor events without worries and the hotel offers many beautiful...
Off the Beaten Path in Oahu
The long trip to Hawaii inevitably brings on jet lag, but a 5 a.m. soak in a huge whirlpool tub, followed by a sunrise walk along a series of gorgeous...
Cooper Announces Big Plans for Asia
At a December breakfast meeting in Beijing's Peninsula Palace Hotel with representatives from American and Asian travel and meetings press, Simon Cooper,...
ICPA Planners Discover Diversity on the Big Island
Imagine driving an ATV through a tropical rain forest that leads to a jaw-dropping coastline where surfers are riding the waves, riding a helicopter over...
Going Green
I'll never forget snorkeling among the Hawaiian green sea turtles right off the beach at the Fairmont Orchid. The turtles called honu in Hawaiian also...
SITE Fund Raising Targets Education
There was a palpable buzz in the air at the Society of Incentive & Travel Executives' international conference in Mrida, in Mexico's Ycatan Peninsula,...
ICPA Newsletter
Message from Catherine Wittke, VP Membership
It is hard to believe that 2004 has flown by. For me it has been about improving my balancing act between growing a family, progressing in a profession...
A Meeting to Remember
Education and networking with industry peers were top priorities for the 151 meeting planners and 317 hospitality partners who attended the 2004 ICPA...
ICPA Silent Auction Raises $32,000
IN ONE OF the most emotional moments of ICPA's 2004 Annual Meeting, Colin Hanlon, executive director of the Boys & Girls Club of Maui, accepted a check...
Meet the 2005 Board and HP Committee
AT ICPA'S 2004 Annual Meeting in November, Debbie Boschee, CMP, Prudential Financial, passed the president's gavel to John Touchette, CMP, John Hancock...
ICPA Annual Meeting Sponsors Do It Again
THE ANNUAL MEETING would not be possible without the generous support of all of our loyal sponsors. This year's Super Platinum sponsors include Fairmont...
Keep Maui Memories Alive
IF YOU ATTENDED ICPA's annual meeting in Maui, you had the fun of seeing digital images of many of the terrific events shortly after they took place....
Special Section
Insurance Conference Planner 2004 PREMIUM CIRCLE AWARD WINNERS
Congratulations to the 30 properties chosen as Premium Circle Award winners in 2004, the 13th year of our awards program. Launched in 1992, these awards...
Sites & Venues
GAMING News
THE RITZ-CARLTON, Lake Las Vegas resort has a new corporate meeting venue: a 3,952-square-foot floating stage. It can be towed to different parts of the...
Las Vegas
FROM ITS SASSY origins in gaming and feathery entertainment, Las Vegas has evolved into a world-class meeting destination with an emphasis on luxury....
The Westin Savannah Harbor
Just a chip shot away from the hotel at The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa (or so say the public relations staff; I'd say it's more like a very...
Last Laugh
Maui? Wowie!
The 2004 ICPA Annual Meeting was recently held on the beautiful island of Maui, and if you missed it, you missed a lot. Fortunately I was there and I...
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