Time Out With ... Bill Brownson
Here is the latest in our series of off-the-cuff interviews with financial and insurance conference planners and hospitality partners....
6 Foolproof Networking Tips
Speaker and author Andrea Nierenberg will be at the Financial & Insurance Conference Planners Education Forum in St. Louis June 16–18, conducting a two-part session on networking and building your brand. We’re all networking all the time, she notes. Make the most of it by being prepared....
Illinois Legislators Pass McCormick Place Labor Reform Bill
The Illinois General Assembly passed legislation May 7 that will reduce labor costs for exhibitors at McCormick Place in an effort to make the city more competitive as a convention destination....
What Does DMC Accreditation Mean for You?
The latest info on two certification programs from the Association of Destination Management Executives...
New AZ Boycott Aims for SB 1070 Repeal; U.S. Chamber Says No to Travel Bans
A new boycott of meetings and travel to Arizona was announced last week in protest of SB 1070, the state’s recently passed immigration legislation that both proponents and critics agree is the strictest illegal immigration statute in the country...
Continental-United: What Will It Mean for Meetings?
The proposed merger is a mixed bag for meeting managers....
Nashville Recovering From Flood, Opryland Still Closed
The Nashville area has spent this week recovering from historic floods brought on by record-breaking rainfall May 1–2. According to officials at the Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau, many hotels and attractions will be open this Saturday, May 8, but some major properties, including Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center, have not set their reopening dates....
Commentary: It Doesn't Take a Boycott to Drive Away Business
In the week after Arizona legislated racial profiling with the passage of the shameful SB 1070, meeting professionals have been gripped by discussions of whether Rep. Raúl Grijalva...
Effects of Disasters—Natural and Unnatural—on Meeting Cities
Natural and unnatural disasters threatened to affect tourism and meetings in Nashville, New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast region, Boston, and New York City after a weekend of wild weather, the aftermath of an oil spill and a catastrophic water main break, plus a possible terrorist attack. ...
Hospitality Leaders Rally for Arizona
Arizona meetings are getting support from hospitality industry leaders, including the U.S. Travel Association, which has called for an end to the convention boycott called in response to the controversial new immigration law, S.B. 1070. Meanwhile, several more meetings have reportedly been canceled in Arizona, and the man behind the boycott, Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., has not softened his stance....
InXpo Integrates Social Networking in Virtual-Event Service
InXpo has rolled out its new Social Suite, which makes two significant upgrades to its virtual-event platform: integration with major social networking sites and a menu of games that can be used to engage the audience...
NBTA Seeks Members for Groups and Meetings Committee
The National Business Travel Association is looking for seasoned industry leaders in strategic meetings management to join its Groups and Meetings Committee. ...
Prudential's Incentive Planning Partnership
For Prudential Financial’s Debbie Boschee, VP, conference and meeting services, and Sharon Kelly, VP, field programs and recognition, the keys to working together are trust, communication, and a really good planning timeline.......
Dale Irvin's Comic Relief: I Got Your Healthcare Reform Right Here
No time to sift through the 2,400 pages of the healthcare reform bill? Dale Irvin translates it for you....
FICP Profiles: Lynn Schwandt, CMP, and Jen Klosner, CMP
Meet the Midwest Region Co-Chairs for Financial & Insurance Conference Planners....
FICP Profile: Florine Edwards, CMP, CMM
Meet the vice president, regions, for Financial & Insurance Conference Planners....
More Training Meetings Means Sales Growth for Insurance Companies
Producers who have been in the business between two and nine years represent the greatest opportunity for a company to build sales capacity—if the company invests in their training and professional growth....
Risk Assessment Checklist
We asked security experts to give us their critical steps for assessing and mitigating risks at meetings. How many of them do you already do?...
Take Charge of Attendee Safety
The safety and security of attendees is your responsibility. Here’s how you can reduce risk. ...
Arizona Convention Boycott Called in Reaction to Immigration Law
A new immigration bill, S.B. 1070, which was signed into law in Arizona on April 23, has thrust the state into the center of a controversy and provoked local protests as well as a national call for convention boycotts. ...
StarCite Adds One-on-One Meeting Scheduling Tool
StarCite, the Philadelphia-based meetings management technology company, announced yesterday that it has integrated a new scheduling tool for one-on-one meetings into its attendee-management product....
Volcano Stops Keynoter but Spurs Innovation
Meeting professionals for COE, an organization for users of Dessault Systems products, were glued to the news of the Icelandic volcano that began erupting on April 14. The COE annual conference was set to open on Sunday, April 18, in Las Vegas. But with ash from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano continuing to spread through European airspace, it was clear that flights would be canceled through the weekend, preventing 50 attendees and a keynote speaker from getting to Las Vegas in time for the show....
NBTA and The Wall Street Journal Ask: What Makes Your Business Trips Easier?
Enter the first-ever Business Traveler Innovation Awards...
Commentary: Dividing the Pie at McCormick Place
There may be more than meets the eye behind the high-stakes battle over labor rates and terms of work at Chicago’s McCormick Place. ...
Fairmont's Tom Storey on 2010
Hotels have refocused on service but haven’t yet raised rates ...
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