August 1, 2004
Cover Story
Green Practices at Large Conventions
PAINT A PICTURE IN YOUR MIND of 5,000 pounds of glass, plastic, and metal. That's what is recycled each week at the Hilton San Francisco. Now imagine...
GIVING BACK
SEVENTY-FIVE CONSULTANTS from Creative Memories got to see life through the eyes of a child from La Cruz de Quelitan, Mexico, as part of their incentive...
OFF TO A Strong START
ASPIRING MEETING PLANNERS will find plenty of financial help out there: scholarships to cover tuition and conference attendance, opportunities for networking,...
Upfront
Green Efforts Save Money
WHY DO SO FEW COMPANIES have green policies in place for their meetings and site selection? I've been asking that question since I joined this industry...
News & Info
Star Tech Enterprise
Three of the meeting industry's favorite techies Corbin Ball, CMP; Rodman Marymor, CMP; and Jeff Rasco, CMP have formed a new meetings technology consulting...
Fewer Headaches, More Security?
AT MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT last month, a man, apparently frustrated by a prolonged security check, was charged with indecent exposure...
got opinions?
The Convention Industry Council's APEX project continues to roll along, establishing best practices and industry benchmarks for meeting management. Two...
Oil and Water?
PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENTS' growing interest in corporate meeting spend is not a North American phenomenon. One sign of the times is the recent move by two...
Procurement Focus at Meeting Trends Seminar
MEETING PLANNERS MUST ACCEPT and even embrace the role of procurement departments if they are to survive the scrutiny of their CFOs. That was the consensus...
SMG/Conferon Agree on Terms
SMG, THE PHILADELPHIA-BASED company that manages 49 convention and exhibition centers in North America, has inked a national agreement with Conferon,...
Meetings
Study Sheds Light on Destination Decisions
BY FAR, LOGISTICS IS THE MOST important factor for corporate planners when they choose a destination and a convention center. That's the conclusion of...
10 Ways CVBs Help You
Convention and visitors bureaus are like a key to the city. They can: Help to locate meeting space, check hotel availability, and arrange for site inspections....
sweatiest cities
There are rankings for just about everything these days. Not to be outdone, Old Spice, the Procter & Gamble owned deodorant manufacturer, has a list of...
USE OF OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS
CLAUSE: Group will not be required to use Facility's in-house, exclusive, or preferred contractors or vendors for services such as audiovisual, security,...
The PRESSURE Is On
AT ONE U.S. COMPANY, the machinations were in place for a hostile takeover by a rival at this year's annual shareholder meeting. On the front lines was...
Incentives
Surfing for Incentive Trends
THE WEB IS A GOLD MINE when it comes to resources for research and best practices concerning incentives. Bookmark these links: WWW.INCENTIVECENTRAL.ORG...
Ritz-Carlton Dresses Down
There's a new look in Ritz-Carlton lobbies across the country: casual elegance. Particularly at the newer Ritz-Carlton resorts, the formal, somewhat stuffy...
volunteers needed
The Forum for People Performance Management is seeking volunteer companies to help researchers study the effects of people performance strategies on employees....
PUNCH UP Your PROMOTION
YOU CAN LAUNCH THE BEST incentive program in the world, but if you don't tell anyone it exists, what good is it? So says Brian Galonek, president of All...
Special Section
BATON ROUGE AREA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
From great venues and exciting attractions to famous food, music, and festivals, Baton Rouge offers everything needed for a superb meeting. FAST FACTS...
PALM BEACH COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER
Palm Beach County has it all. Our new, state-of-the-art convention center satisfies every meeting need. The convention center has a 100,000-square foot...
PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
Welcome to Philadelphia, where big-city excitement meets neighborhood charm. The second-largest city on the East Coast, Philadelphia is at the center...
ARUBA CONVENTION BUREAU
Aruba is known for many things: a wonderfully warm and sunny climate, where the people match the weather; an island of contrasts, where white beaches...
SALT LAKE CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU
As one of the world's great alpine destinations, Salt Lake is flanked by dramatic Rocky Mountain peaks. An Olympic debut transformed this historic town...
SAN ANTONIO CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU
San Antonio is a modern city whose heritage, culture, traditions, and natural beauty have attracted adventurers, entrepreneurs, visitors, businesses,...
SEATTLE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
Sip coffee at the original Starbucks. Learn to play the electric guitar at the dynamic new Experience Music Project. Take a break from shopping at the...
SEATTLE SOUTHSIDE VISITOR SERVICES
Fifteen minutes south of downtown Seattle and a world away from downtown prices, Seattle Southside blends urban attractions and close-by natural wonders....
SINGAPORE EXHIBITION & CONVENTION BUREAU
Singapore is truly a city like no other. With its superb connectivity to the region and world, state-of-the-art meeting facilities, world-class accommodations,...
VALLEY FORGE CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU
Conveniently located between New York City and Washington, D.C., and part of Philadelphia's Countyside, the Valley Forge area has 14 convention hotels,...
Sites
Convention Center Update
The 350,000-square-foot PALM BEACH COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER opened in January in West Palm Beach, Fla., three miles from Palm Beach International Airport....
vegas numbers
Everything in Las Vegas is on a grand scale, including its convention center: 1,040,000 square feet of exhibit space, 100 meeting rooms (over 160,000...
Boston Center: Open for Business
AT A TOTAL OF 1.7 MILLION square feet, the much-awaited Boston Convention and Exhibition Center is open for business, and it's targeting technology events...
Planners Hit the Greens in PUERTO RICO
PUERTO RICO IS RAPIDLY BECOMING one of the hottest destinations in the Caribbean for meetings. Now, with new hotel rooms, golf courses, and a convention...
Last Word
foot
FOOT 1. (noun) The terminal part of the vertebrate leg upon which an individual stands FOUR-LETTER WORD Meeting professionals are a shoe-in for foot problems....
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