February 1, 2006 CMI
Cover Story
Get With the Program
When Alticor instituted a meeting policy five years ago, the new rules said that every meeting of 10 or more people that required room nights had to be...
Upfront
Building a Culture of Compliance
Last year was the first time I heard how pharmaceutical giant Novartis used incentives to get employees to use their centralized meeting department. Basically,...
News & Info
Survey with a FIM Focus
About the same time that Meeting Professionals International was querying corporate, association, and government planners; intermediaries; and other members...
New Insurance for Exhibitors
The Trade Show Exhibitors Association and John Buttine Inc. have teamed up to offer a new insurance program for exhibitors: ShowDown Exhibitor Cancellation...
MPI/Amex Release Annual Industry Snapshot
FutureWatch, the 4-year-old flagship survey of Meeting Professionals International, released its 2006 results last week, offering a wide-angle snapshot...
Hilton Gains International Properties
After more than 40 years, Hilton Hotels Corp. is a global company again. With Hilton's recent announcement that it will purchase the lodging assets of...
What's Eventia?
For meeting professionals working in the European market, the new word is Eventia. That's the name of a new association for event management agencies,...
Meetings
Transform an Event into an Experience
With greater emphasis on corporate events as marketing tools, it's critical to put on an event that stands out. To learn how, we consulted with James...
Top Tips for Meeting Legalities
With your New Year's resolutions only a month old and most of 2006 still on the horizon, it's a good time for writing lists and making sure that everything...
Solving Puzzles for Bike Parts
If you think puzzles and bicycles are for kids, think again. The activities are central to a popular new teambuilding program called Dream Builders, developed...
Latino Meetings Association Formed
In response to the growth in multicultural meetings and conventions, the Network of Latino Meeting Professionals was formed in January by a group of volunteers...
Should You Hire a Meeting Host?
Using a professional master of ceremonies (also known as a meeting host) is becoming popular at large corporate meetings. Meeting hosts energize a program...
2006: The Year of the Strikes?
It's like the first round of a heavyweight championship, when everybody's feeling each other out, says Joe McInerney, president and chief executive officer,...
Incentives
Defining the Incentive Industry: The SITE Foundation
The SITE Foundation, the research arm of the Society of Incentive & Travel Executives, is taking unprecedented steps to define the incentive industry...
High-Speed Thrills
Although indoor kart racing has been popular in Europe for 15 years, it's a fairly new phenomenon here in the States. And while the word might conjure...
Gifts that Give Back
The Dancing Deer Baking Co. donates 35 percent of the retail price of its Sweet Home product line to help homeless families find jobs and move into homes...
Solving the Incentive House Pricing Puzzle
At some point, most meeting executives will hire an incentive house to assist with their program. But how do you find the right kind of company? What's...
Technology
AMEX Offers E-Auction Technology for Meetings
In the past few years, electronic auctions have barely made a peep in the ongoing conversation about strategic sourcing of meeting services. But two major...
Hilton's New Small Meeting Tool
Sixty percent of the group leads that come into the Hilton Family of Hotels is for 25 rooms or fewer, and in December the company launched an online technology...
Tech Badge Gets Key Partner
Interactive attendee badge nTag is partnering with iBAHN, a provider of connectivity services for meetings. IBAHN will market, sell, and service the badge...
Blog Your Industry
With conservative estimates of tens of thousands of new weblogs launching every week, it's no surprise the meeting and events industry has its share of...
Why e-Incentives Are Growing
The data released in September from the Pew Internet & American Life Project show that 72 percent of adults are now online, with percentages higher among...
Sites
Meeting Venue Updates
Barcel Hotels & Resorts has acquired the BARCEL LA JOLLA DE MISMALOYA HOTEL in Puerto Vallarta. This five-star, all-inclusive hotel features 303 suites...
On Location: Beverly Hilton
Hilton likes to refer to the $80 million renovation of the Beverly Hilton as a And indeed, this former Merv Griffin hotel, under new ownership since 2003,...
Looking for Luxe?
Want a really high-end property for your incentive? See what's out there at one of The Luxury Shows. The shows take place in six U.S. cities throughout...
On Location: Prague
In the 16 years since the Velvet Revolution, Prague has undergone extensive renovation and renewal, and no longer looks or feels like the Communist-dominated...
New York & New Jersey
What's new: In 2004, nearly 40 million visitors generated $24 billion for New York City's economy. New hotels and housing are popping up all over Manhattan,...
Metro Washington
What's new: Washington, D.C.'s Celebration of American Originals starts Memorial Day. Events include the July 4 reopening of the Smithsonian American Art...
Georgia & the Carolinas
What's new: With a splash of press coverage across the country, Atlanta unveiled its new aquarium in November, and in Charleston, S.C., dust is flying...
Last Word
interpreter
INTERPRETER (noun) 1. one who translates orally for parties conversing in different languages GET THE LINGO STRAIGHT: Translation involves the written...
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