PCMA: High Rolling in Vegas
A record crowd is gathered in Las Vegas for Convening Leaders, the annual meeting of the Professional Convention Management Association. ...
Commentary: Defending the Meetings That Matter
Convention centers are at ground zero for many of the changes that are sweeping the meetings industry. So it’s encouraging that the International Association of Congress Centres (AIPC) is emphasizing the impact and results that make face-to-face meetings worthwhile....
Preferred and Omphoy Ocean Resort Host Planners at Pre-FICP Gathering
The Omphoy Ocean Resort is a one-year-old boutique hotel in Palm Beach, Fla....
Associated Luxury Hotels International Acquires Hinton + Grusich
Washington, D.C.–based Associated Luxury Hotels International has acquired Chicago-based Hinton + Grusich, expanding the sales network for the 130 four- and five-diamond properties in ALHI’s membership portfolio. ...
Six Meeting Trends for 2011
IMEX America, the worldwide exhibition for the incentive travel, meetings and events business, which debuts October 11–13 in Las Vegas, recently asked meeting industry chief executives what they see ahead for events this year. ...
Designing a New Incentive Program
Knowing how to set goals that offer just the right level of challenge for potential qualifiers is one of the first steps....
Note from Editor-at-Large Regina Baraban: Your Ethics Barometer
To make an ethical decision, ask yourself these challenge questions....
Community Service at Meetings: What You Get from Giving Back
Get the biggest impact when you customize your giveback program to suit your company, your attendees, and your meeting....
2011 Incentive Travel Trends Survey
A joint survey between the Incentive Research Foundation and Corporate Meetings & Incentives find that incentive planners walk a fine line to keep programs upscale despite budget cuts. ...
16 Tips for a Healthy, Balanced 2011
To inspire you to start the new year on a healthy and energetic note, we asked insurance and financial services meeting planners and hospitality partners to share their best tips for feeling great and traveling well....
Top 8 Entertainment Trends for 2011
You might be able to afford a big name, and you might want to reconsider that country band. Read on for more about those trends and six more that event entertainment veteran Bill Hopkins sees ahead for 2011....
Want to Boost Your Negotiating Leverage? Book a Hotel Before It Opens
Lynne Schueler has made a habit of booking non-existent properties. It’s a strategy that gets her some fantastic deals—in exchange for taking on some risk and uncertainty....
FICP Says Fond Farewell, But Not Goodbye, to Two Longtime Planner Members
Some of the buzz at the 2010 FICP Annual Conference concerned the retirement of two longtime FICP members who also happen to be two of the nicest guys in the business: Ken Pickle and Michael Key....
What Attendees Are Saying about the 2010 FICP Annual Conference
First-timers and long-timers comment on the 2010 Financial & Insurance Conference Planners Annual Conference...
FICP Annual Conference Wraps Up 2010 on a High Note
Financial & Insurance Conference Planners members and hospitality partners brought optimism, energy, and education to the Fontainebleau Miami Beach....
FICP Region Chair Profile: Jennifer Sisk
Meet the Director of Events, at Cole Real Estate Investments in Phoenix, Ariz., and FICP’s West Region Chair ...
FICP 2011 Board Profile: Kelli Livers, CMP
Meet the Director, Travel and Administrative Services, at Forethought Financial Group in Houston, Texas...
Bocce—the New Golf?
Bocce may be more than 5,000 years old, but it's getting new life as meeting activity....
Air Security Inconvenience Is an Economic Issue, Study Says
In a new study of 1,000 people who had flown at least once in the past two years, nearly two out of three said they would fly more if security procedures were equally as effective as they are now but less intrusive and time consuming....
Duffy Leaves Maritz to Lead Cruise Association
Christine Duffy, president and CEO of Maritz Travel, is leaving the company to become president of Cruise Lines International Association on February 1. ...
Commentary: Is Sustainability a Threat to Meetings?
If you take green initiatives to the extreme, “the only real solution is not to have the meeting at all, which is not exactly a great business development strategy.”...
Get that VAT! Yes, You Should Reclaim Value-Added Tax
Call in the experts to maximize your ability to reclaim taxes paid at meetings outside the United States....
Commentary: Six Lessons from the Flight that Wouldn't End
Gen. Charles de Gaulle would not have been amused if he knew that the airport that now bears his name could be shut down by two inches of snow. ...
Tool Time: Get Ready for the Web Browser of the Future
We spend more time using our browser than using any other software, yet for many, Web browsers are an “open whatever you have on your desktop” experience. But that’s changing. Get ready for the browser of the future. ...
App Map: How to Produce a Mobile Meeting Guide
before your association takes the meeting-in-your-pocket leap, start by answering a key question: Does a mobile tool make sense for the meeting?...
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