August 1, 2006 CMI
Cover Story
Focusing on Financials is This Planner’s Story
Pamela Wynne, Manager of Corporate Meeting Planning at Princeton, N.J. based Educational Testing Service, can't remember the last time she actually planned...
Upfront
Have We Really Come a Long Way?
Remember the Old Virginia Slims ad with the sexy slogan, You've come a long way, baby? Or the '70s TV commercial for Enjoli perfume about bringing home...
News & Info
No Outboarding, Says IAEM
Outboarding, the practice of holding an event in conjunction with, but not sanctioned by, a convention organizer, has gotten an official thumbs down from...
MPI Hosts Largest Conference Ever
Enjoying its largest turnout ever, Meeting Professionals International welcomed more than 3,600 attendees to its World Education Conference in Dallas,...
exploring the meeting/travel trend
A new position paper from Meeting Professionals International's Global Corporate Circle of Excellence explores the trend in corporate America to merge...
Marriott Quits
In September, Marriott International will become the latest and the largest chain to ban smoking in its hotels and resorts. All U.S. and Canadian properties...
Hall of Leaders Grows by Six
Since 1985, the Convention Industry Council has been honoring individuals who have made significant contributions to the meeting and convention industry...
Take 5
My hidden talent, which won't be hidden anymore, is that I used to play the accordion very successfully. I also used to be...
Unite Here Research Service for Planners
Unite Here, the union that represents hotel workers, launched an organization that provides information on union-friendly hotels, labor disputes, and...
A Flawed Union Guide for Meeting Planners
As many meeting planners already know, Unite Here's contracts with a large number of hotels in significant meeting markets either have or will expire...
Meetings
Convention Booking Crunch
What you need to know about booking a convention center nowadays...
CVBs: Your New Best Friend?
In today's hot hotel market, the role of convention and visitors bureaus has never been more valuable for meeting planners seeking space. Going through...
Peeper to retire
A respected name in the meeting industry, Bill Peeper, has announced that he will retire as president of the Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors...
Meeting Brings Swings to New Orleans
When officials at Playworld Systems Inc., decided to hold the company's annual sales meeting in New Orleans, they wanted to do more than give the hurricane-ravaged...
Hiring Trip Directors
Choose the right person to oversee on-site logistics ...
Sarbanes-Oxley and Meetings
Although the Requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, passed by Congress in the wake of the Enron and Worldcom scandals, are applicable only to...
Incentives
Individual Incentives: What's Hot
There are as many corporations asking for individual experiences as there are companies that provide them. The industry has grown exponentially since...
Great Gatsby Style Fun
For an elegant event the next time you're in West Palm Beach, Fla., a little-known gem of a venue is the National Croquet Center. The 4-year-old center...
job hunting?
The Society of Incentive & Travel Professionals has created a new job board for incentive professionals at www.site-intl.org. You don't have to be a member...
A People Performance First
Corporate Meetings & Incentives is the media sponsor of the first National Conference on People Performance Management, to be held September 27 from 9:30...
Enjoy Your Flight?
If It can happen to Hugo Slimbrouck, it can happen to any traveler experienced or not. Slimbrouck, director, corporate division, of destination management...
Sites
Convention Centers in the News
In May, the CONNECTICUT CONVENTION CENTER, Hartford, celebrated its first anniversary. In its first year, the center, which offers 140,000 square feet...
A Primal Habitat for Meetings
Looking for a venue with a bit of a bite? Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat at The Mirage, Las Vegas, can now be rented for special...
fearsome food
The three Loews hotels at Universal Orlando Resort Portofino Bay Hotel, Hard Rock Hotel, and Royal Pacific Resort offer Fear Factor-, Hollywood-, and...
Last Word
podcast
Automated Delivery The difference between podcasting and simply making an audio or video file available for download on your Web site is that there's...
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