October 1, 2004

Cover Story

Is Your Meeting a STINKER?

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM, BY MICHAEL BASSETT

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

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM, with Barbara Scofidio

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

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM, MICHAEL BASSETT

THE NATIONAL BUSINESS TRAVEL ASSOCIATION, which has traditionally focused on transient business travel, is taking another step in establishing its presence...

Diversity Partnership

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM, EDITED BY SUSAN HATCH

The first product of the Multicultural Education Program a joint effort of Meeting Professionals International and the Professional Convention Management...

last call for EIBTM

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM, EDITED BY SUSAN HATCH

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

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM, EDITED BY SUSAN HATCH

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

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM, DAVID KOVALESKI

Some education or the right kinds of incentives could have a significant effect on attendees' likelihood of booking inside the block....

Meetings

Take 5

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM, EDITED BY SUSAN HATCH

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

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM, ALISON HALL

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

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM, DAVE KOVALESKI

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

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM, EDITED BY DAVE KOVALESKI

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

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM, EDITED BY DAVE KOVALESKI

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

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM, By Jed Mandel

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

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM, DAVE KOVALESKI

Fueled by recent corporate accounting scandals and heightened scrutiny from shareholders and federal regulators, more companies are ramping up ethics...

F&B EVOLUTION

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM, BY JOSEPH F. DUROCHER

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!

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM, BY NATASHA GARBER

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

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM, ANDREA GRAHAM

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!

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM, EDITED BY BARBARA SCOFIDIO

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

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM, EDITED BY BARBARA SCOFIDIO

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

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM, By Bob Nelson

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

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM, EDITED BY BARBARA SCOFIDIO

Many major upscale hotel chains have incentive certificate programs with various tiers, allowing planners to offer flexible awards with added amenities....

Spa Trends

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM

The Destination Spa...

Last Word

caffeine

Oct 1, 2004 12:00 PM

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...