March 1, 2005 FIM
Cover Story
Zurich on Tour
Ray Thomas on the property/casualty industry: Ray Thomas on executives in that industry: Behind the quips is a guy singlehandedly defying those descriptions....
Editor's Note
The Yellow Brick Road, Redux
FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS, I lived in a tiny New York City apartment on the Upper West Side, half a block from Central Park. The park kept me sane. A stroll,...
Meeting Management
What Does Agent Compensation Reform Mean for You?
DISCLOSURE OF THE way in which agents and brokers are compensated has become a significant issue as state regulators and industry insiders deal with the...
Morgan Stanley Reaches Thousands in One Night
Financial services powerhouse Morgan Stanley has its ear to the ground when it comes to the economy. Based in New York, the firm has big clients nationwide...
ICP INDEX: MARCH/APRIL 2005
Number of insurance execs who say meetings are a good learning opportunity and a chance to network:
79%
Training Is Back
Pressure on corporate budgets is easing just a little and that's good news both for planners and for conference centers. So say four industry executives...
Training Steady; High-Tech Is Hot
Training in U.S. companies is holding steady, and high-tech training methods are on the rise, according to the American Society for Training & Development's...
Delta Dumps Meeting Department Will Others Follow?
Despite Delta Air Lines' decision to discontinue its Meeting Network product as of February 28, it appears to be business as usual for its competitors...
Strategic Sourcing on the Rise
According to FutureWatch 2005, an annual survey conducted by MPI and American Express and announced at MPI's Professional Education Conference in January,...
APEX Newsletter Tackles Tech Practices
The goal is straightforward: The meeting industry needs to communicate via computer. To that end, APEX the Convention Industry Council's project to develop...
Biz Travel Ticks Up
The Travel Industry Association of America is reporting a 3.8 percent increase in the number of domestic business trips in the first six months of 2004,...
Destinations Showcase Chicago
Destinations Showcase 2005, sponsored by IACVB, took place March 3 in Washington, D.C., and will be held June 9 in Chicago. Event highlights include a...
Florida Weather Warranty
VISIT FLORIDA, the state's official tourism marketing company, is stepping up its marketing campaign to help dispel misperceptions about next summer's...
Getting Your Meeting Unstuck
WE'VE ALL BEEN IN STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSIONS WHERE WE spend seemingly endless hours fishboning and analyzing without ever developing action steps or...
Strategic Planning 101
Strategic planning is a disciplined effort to make fundamental decisions and take actions that shape and guide what an organization is, what it does,...
Incentives & Motivation
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,...
Is Europe Still Affordable?
DOUG HENSON, senior vice president and chief marketing officer, Shenandoah Life Insurance Co., Roanoke, Va., in advance of a Danube River Cruise incentive...
Worldwide Incentives
Wakened Giant CHINA When I visited Shanghai and Beijing recently, I was floored by the changes China has seen in the last few years. Pudong, on the other...
Reports from the Field
Meeting Industry Goes Radio-active
Is this going to be cool, or what? You can hear the enthusiasm in Bill Wulff's voice when he talks about his new meeting industry venture. In April, the...
From MPI: Tools You Can Use
CELEBRATING A RECORD attendance of more than 2,700 at the Professional Education Conference in San Diego in January, Meeting Professionals International...
ICPA Newsletter
Message from the President
Many of us, at our jobs, before we ever begin planning a meeting, sit down and develop the strategic plan. What is the objective of this program? Who...
HPs: Get a Spot at ICPA's Annual!
Enhancements to ICPA's recruitment program give Hospitality Partners more opportunities to get a spot at this year's annual meeting, November 6 to10 at...
Northeast Winter Meeting Draws Record Attendance
SNOWY WEATHER did not deter a record 37 planners and 18 hospitality partners from attending ICPA's Northeast winter meeting January 6 to 8 at the Fairmont...
Sites & Venues
CONFERENCE Centers
IN NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y., the 116,000-square-foot Conference Center Niagara Falls opened last June, directly across from the Seneca Niagara Casino. It features...
Northern Kentucky
Sitting in the shadow of Cincinnati, its more familiar neighbor across the Ohio River, Northern Kentucky offers its own compelling package of amenities...
Last Laugh
Scotland on $5 a Day
THE HEADLINE ON this column is obviously false. You cannot visit Scotland for $5 a day, unless you are a sheep, and even then you're going to spend more...
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