September 1, 2005
Editor's Note
What's in a Name?
My mother was a beautiful woman, but she hated her name. she used to say, with a sigh and a roll of the eyes. She insisted on naming me for no other reason...
Meeting Management
Insurance Training Trends
What's the biggest trend in insurance training these days? Patricia McCarthy, past president of the Society of Insurance Trainers and Educators, and the...
New Insurance Industry Trainer Designation
A new insurance industry designation was launched by the San Francisco based Society of Insurance Trainers and Educators earlier this year: The Insurance...
Easy Booking for Day Meetings
Planners now have an easy way to book small day meetings, with instant online confirmation. As reported in Insurance Conference Planner's May/June cover...
SEC Targets Fidelity
The Securities and Exchange Commission has notified Fidelity Investments that it is considering bringing a civil complaint against Fidelity over its gift-giving...
Starwood Update
In late July, Starwood hosted an event for insurance and financial services planners at the St. Regis Hotel, New York. Guests enjoyed a tabletop trade...
Ethics Education 101
The American College, a financial services education institution in Bryn Mawr, Pa., is calling on the financial services industry to require ethics education...
New From APEX
If you have ever wondered if your registration form, housing form, or rooming lists could be more clear or comprehensive, you will welcome a new resource...
Should You Hire a Meeting Host?
Using a professional emcee (also known as a meeting host) is becoming increasingly popular at insurance and financial services conferences. Meeting hosts...
Return on Investment: The Bottom Line
THE INITIALISM ROI appears regularly in industry articles and is widely used by meeting planners and suppliers alike, yet there is confusion around the...
Strategies to Avoid Paying Hotel Surcharges and Add-On Fees
Michael Key was surprised by a hefty add-on fee for electricity at a recent meeting. These charges came out of the blue, says Key, the Durham, N.C. based...
Jump on the Blogwagon
Financial services and insurance companies are nothing if not conservative, and few seem to have jumped on the blogging bandwagon at least, few have so...
Incentives & Motivation
Sizing Up the Spa
As the popularity of spas has skyrocketed at financial and insurance meetings, planners have started to carefully manage the process of site selection,...
Spa Site Selection Tips
Here are some essential questions to ask during the spa site selection: How many treatment rooms do you have? How many attendees can you accommodate in...
A Swiss Touch in the Wasatch
Dolce International has announced the newest addition to its portfolio of hotel, resort, and conference destinations: Zermatt Resort & Spa in Midway,...
Downtown to Upcountry
SOUTHERN WALES: Cardiff and Beyond Long overshadowed by its U.K. cousins, Wales is emerging as an exciting new incentive destination propelled in large...
Reports from the Field
Execs Talk Trends
A DOZEN INSURANCE and financial services executives had a chance to experience a Rocky Mountain high at Colorado's Copper Mountain Resort (see page 42)...
Candid Conversation in Charleston
We're here for a reality check and candid conversation, said Jim Schultenover, president of The Krisam Group and moderator of Krisam's Insurance Advisory...
ICPA Newsletter
Message from the President
The meeting industry's longest-standing planner association is looking to change its name. If planner members approve a bylaws revision in September,...
PresentingSlate of 2006 ICPA Directors
According to the ICPA bylaws, the association must elect two new candidates to the board of directors each year. Recent practice has been to elect two...
Ideas and Insights at ICPA Forum
The ICPA Educational Forum was held July 14 to 16 at the stylish and spacious Hilton Austin (Texas). This year for the first time, content included a...
Special Section
2005 Premium Circle Award Winners
For the 14th year, our readers have selected their favorite hotels and resorts. This month we honor the 30 top properties with our Premium Circle Award,...
Sites & Venues
SPA News
Fresh Spa Renovations and Openings...
Last Laugh
Yo, Ho, Blog the Man Down
WHAT CAUGHT MY attention in this issue is the article on blogging. I don't know about you, but I have never blogged. I am a blog virgin, but I must admit...
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