October 1, 2004
Cover Story
Is Your Meeting a STINKER?
WHEN IT COMES TO scheduling day meetings, Cheryl Geid has just about seen it all. Geid, national travel and meeting planner for Grant Thornton LLP, a...
Upfront
Keep Your Eye on This Guy
THERE'S A STRONG FORCE AT WORK one that you may or may not know about protecting your budget every time you book air travel for a group. The Business...
News & Info
NBTA Continues to Build Meeting Links, Tools
THE NATIONAL BUSINESS TRAVEL ASSOCIATION, which has traditionally focused on transient business travel, is taking another step in establishing its presence...
Diversity Partnership
The first product of the Multicultural Education Program a joint effort of Meeting Professionals International and the Professional Convention Management...
last call for EIBTM
October 15 is the last day to submit applications to the EIBTM Hosted Buyer Program. EIBTM, an international meeting and incentive travel show, is November...
PlanSoft + seeUthere = OnVantage
PLANSOFT CORP. and seeUthere Technologies announced in September the merger of the two companies to create OnVantage Inc. The new company combines PlanSoft's...
Attrition and Attendees
Some education or the right kinds of incentives could have a significant effect on attendees' likelihood of booking inside the block....
Meetings
Take 5
WHAT'S SPINNING ON YOUR CD PLAYER? Contemporary gospel by the group 4 Given IT'S TIME FOR A SECOND CAREER, WHAT DO YOU CHOOSE? I'd like to be a university...
Have Cookie Cutter, Will Plan Meetings
Marriott's EventCom is taking catering-only meetings off busy planners' plates. And they're not just booking Marriott brands. Over the past few years,...
Certification Takes Training to the Next Level
WITH A COMPLEX AND GROWING product line from seven different business units, Maritz Inc. found that traditional forms of training were not enough to fully...
Best Companies for Training
International Business Machines took top honors in Training magazine's annual ranking of the 100 best companies for training employees. Training's Top...
ban boring meetings
The Chicago comedy troupe that brought you Mike Myers and Chris Farley has a new show: Ban Boring Meetings. It's an improvisation act designed to enliven...
EASE THE PAIN OF ATTRITION
THERE'S NOTHING WORSE than winding up a successful meeting only to find the hotel claiming that your group did not fulfill its room block requirements...
Companies Stay Clean with Ethics Training
Fueled by recent corporate accounting scandals and heightened scrutiny from shareholders and federal regulators, more companies are ramping up ethics...
F&B EVOLUTION
LOOK FOR VENUES with progressive-thinking chefs in the kitchen, urges Tom Ney, director-food marketing for Rodale, the Emmaus, Pa.-based publishers of...
Blow Their Doors Off!
THE 24,000-SQUARE-FOOT Sony PlayStation at last year's ECTS trade show in London had everyone talking. The multizone space, which was visited by 24,000...
Incentives
Companies Add Perks to Individual Travel Awards
MORE CORPORATIONS are finding ways to add extras from meals to massages to make individual incentives even more appealing, says Washington, D.C.-based...
The New Way to Bond: Fish!
Fishing is poised to do for business what golfing has done give groups a chance to connect in a beautiful setting away from the office. We're right on...
canopy tours come to Jamaica
First introduced in Costa Rica, canopy tours let guests sail above the trees on harnesses. It's the only way to see the rain forest at leaf level. Now,...
BRONSON HEALTHCARE: A MISSION OF RECOGNITION
WHEN IT COMES TO recognizing employees, most companies have trouble holding their managers accountable. After all, how can you make someone be nice to...
Individual Awards: Where to Go
Many major upscale hotel chains have incentive certificate programs with various tiers, allowing planners to offer flexible awards with added amenities....
Spa Trends
The Destination Spa...
Sites
Conference Center News & Notes
The completely renovated OJAI VALLEY INN & SPA, in Ojai, Calif., will debut a Spanish Colonial style conference center this fall. A 73-mile drive from...
feed the mind & body
Breaks at the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa in California are an energizing experience. Pure oxygen can be pumped into the ballrooms to provide a natural and...
Cleveland Clinic Campus
CLEVELAND'S REVITALIZATION is no more evident than in its rise as a vibrant center for medical research and development. One of its crown jewels is the...
Last Word
caffeine
CAFFEINE (noun) 1. A mild stimulant to the central nervous system, found in coffee, tea, colas, chocolate, and other products. DON'T FILL THE TANK If...
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