Blind-Offer, Short-Term Meeting Tool to Launch
A new booking engine for short-term meetings, Zentila, launches July 23....
ACOM Aims for Bigger National Celebrate Services Day
The Association for Convention Operations Management is expanding its annual National Celebrate Services Day....
FRESH Conference Announced by Meeting Support Institute
The Meeting Support Institute is organizing the new FRESH Conference, January 15–17, 2012, in Copenhagen....
Trends and Takeaways from FICP’s West Region 2011 Meeting
FICP Will Deliver on Annual Meeting Theme: Partnerships Driving Results
Mark your calendar for networking and education November 13–15....
FICP Member Profile: Aviva’s Julie Zimmerman
Meet Financial & Insurance Conference Planners Region Chair Julie Zimmerman of Aviva....
FICP Member Profile: Manulife’s Kim Pickering
Meet Financial & Insurance Conference Planners Board Member Kim Pickering of Manulife Financial....
Meetings Industry Considers New Views on the Definition of Luxury
In a still-recovering economy, luxury for luxury’s sake is out. But combine it with responsibility, relevance, and value, and luxury is very much in. Read more from The Ritz-Carlton 2011 Luxury Meetings Forum....
What the Right Lighting Can Do for Your Event
The latest installment of our insider's guide to entertainment with expert Bill Hopkins...
Inside Prudential’s Conference & Meeting Services Department
Top of mind for Debbie Boschee, CMP, vice president, conference and meeting services, at Prudential, is that company executives are not mandated to use her planners to manage their programs. “We are like an outside company,” she says. That means top-notch customer service is a contant focus for her and her team. How do they deliver?...
Motivation Show Seminars Announced
Texas Roadhouse CEO to Keynote ...
8 Technical Tips for Dipping Your Toe into Live-Streaming
When one meetings industry association decided to live-stream a conference session to a virtual audience, having an experienced partner and checking in regularly with viewers were two keys to its success. We've got six more....
Redesigned MPI WEC Expands Hosted-Buyer Program, Other Twists
Meeting Professionals International is off to a strong start with its new appointment-based approach to supplier–planner interaction at its World Education Congress, July 23-26 in Orlando....
Study Released on the Business Value of Meetings
Meeting Professionals International announced the results of a study on whether or not corporations measure and report on the business value of their meetings....
New Event Agency Aims to Fill Industry Gap
Proscenium Group is long on creativity and experience, short on overhead....
Buzz at Krisam Insurance Planners Event: Engagement, Action, Choice
The overall mood among planners at the 13th annual KRIAB, reports Laurel Rhoads McCarthy, CMP, Chicago-based director of sales for Krisam, a membership organization for more than 240 hotels and resorts worldwide, was upbeat but realistic. ...
John Hancock Rides to Sponsorship Success With Best Buddies
With team members who hail from call centers to the executive suite, John Hancock Financial Services gains employee loyalty, community goodwill, and client relationship-building from its participation in a high-end charity bike ride. Plus, mega-celeb and NFL star Tom Brady is a part of it....
Commentary: Meetings Gamification Goes Beyond Fun and Games
I found myself in the middle of a small whirlwind earlier this month when the Green Meeting Industry Council released its case study on meetings gamification. ...
FICP 2011 Education Forum Attendees Paint the Town Charitable
Read why "performance art" and "corporate meeting" aren't such an unnatural pairing....
10 Steps to Managing E-Mail
If you're tired of the hundreds (thousands?) of e-mails in your inbox, Audrey Thomas can help....
Sustainable Meetings Standards Nearly Complete
The Convention Industry Council’s Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX) and the U.S. standard-setting body ASTM International have been at work designing environmental standards in nine industry sectors—and their work is almost complete....
Energetic Kickoff for 2011 FICP Education Forum in San Diego
Nearly 200 planners and hospitality partners gathered at The Grand Del Mar in San Diego in June for the 2011 Financial & Insurance Conference Planners Education Forum. Keynote speakers including author and multigenerational expert Cheryl Cran and entrepreneur and reality-TV regular Bill Rancic, while practical breakout sessions featured experts in the areas of mobile meeting apps, strategic meetings management, e-mail management, and more. A highlight of the event was performance artist David Garibaldi, whose aerobic portrait painting had to be seen to be believed! Garibaldi tied in with FICP’s giveback activity. Read all about it—and check out our photo gallery for more shots like this one, of Forum attendees Kathy Kozminske, Associated Luxury Hotels International (left), and Heidi Carlisle, Aflac...
Event Production on a Budget
A new company creates pre-packaged production modules to serve corporate meetings with lower budgets but high expectations....
David Peckinpaugh to Lead Maritz Travel
Industry veteran David Peckinpaugh has been tapped as the new president of Maritz Travel Co., replacing Christine Duffy....
Your Mobile Meeting App Questions, Answered
Our webinar panelist field 10 questions about developing mobile apps for meetings....
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