November 1, 2006 CMI

Cover Story

Fortune 500 Companies Form Their Own Group to Focus on SMMP

Nov 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Dave Kovaleski

The Meetings Competitive Advantage Forum...

Upfront

Handle With Care

Nov 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Barbara Scofidio

More than 10 years ago, when I was pregnant with my first child, the publishing company I worked for was sold, and the new owners decided to offer a telecommuting...

News & Info

Microsoft Nixes New Orleans

Nov 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Michael Bassett

Microsoft Corp., citing logistical challenges associated with reduced airlift capacity into New Orleans, has decided to relocate three conferences it...

WHTI: Air Passport Deadline Jan. 8

Nov 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Edited By Susan Hatch

Congress has extended a controversial Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative deadline by 17 months, making June 1, 2009, the new deadline by which people...

Tourism Toronto's MacMillan New MPI Chief

Nov 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Edited By Susan Hatch

After a long search, Meeting Professionals International last month named Tourism Toronto president and chief executive officer Bruce M. MacMillan its...

Meetings

The Right to Change Meeting Space

Nov 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Tyra W. Hilliard, Esq., CMP

Clause: Hotel reserves the right to modify meeting space held for Group's meetings if Group's anticipated attendance numbers decrease. Effect: There are...

Did You Say People Actually Like Meetings?

Nov 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Dave Kovaleski

Sure, they get bashed all the time as time-wasters and money-drainers. But a recent survey of employees found that most people actually like meetings....

Take Them Out to the Ballgame

Nov 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Edited By Dave Kovaleski

What better setting to kick off a meeting with the theme than one of the most unique ballparks in the world? For the ninth annual ThinkAbout conference,...

Mavens Unite

Nov 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Edited By Dave Kovaleski

Four independent planners MaryAnne Bobrow, Bobrow & Associates; Cris Canning, Hospitality Ink; Daphne Meyers, Red Barn Group; and Jeanne Eury, Lodestar...

How to Plan a Socially Responsible Meeting

Nov 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Dave Kovaleski

Everyone talks about socially responsible meetings and incentives, but how do you put that theory into practice? It's a question that Dominique Love,...

Gifts That Give Back

Nov 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Edited By Dave Kovaleski

Another way to extend socially responsible beliefs is through the gifts you choose for customers and employees. With this in mind, Michael Arkes, president...

Balancing Career and Home

Nov 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Irene Korn

Corporate Meeting Planners’ Stories...

Incentives

Distance Grows Between SITE and Foundation

Nov 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Jennifer Juergens

Discussions continue between the Society of Incentive and Travel Executives and the former SITE Foundation now The Incentive Research Foundation (www.theirf.org)...

Incentivecentral.org

Nov 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Edited By Barbara Scofidio

The nonprofit portal for the incentive industry just got better with a new look and new content. The site provides articles, white papers, and even a...

Gourmet Meals Delivered to the Home

Nov 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Edited By Barbara Scofidio

With dual-income couples barely having the time to prepare a meal, GourmetStation may have hit on one of the most practical yet elegant gifts out there:...

2006 Motivation Show Highlights

Nov 1, 2006 12:00 PM

Every year, the incentive industry's major show gets bigger and better. This year's Motivation Show, held September 26 to 28 at Chicago's McCormick Place...

Technology

2006—The Event Assistant, mobile phone application for meetings

Nov 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Edited By Susan Hatch

Taking advantage of the worldwide, near-fetishistic attachment to cell phones, Dutch company Log On has created a Web-based application that allows conference-goers...

2006—Runners Up

Nov 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Edited By Susan Hatch

EIBTM's WorldWide Technology Watch had 26 entries in its 2006 contest to find innovations in meeting technology. While The Event Assistant took top honors,...

time to get up

Nov 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Edited By Susan Hatch

If the mechanized voice of an automated hotel wake-up call doesn't get your day off on the right foot, Hyatt Hotels and Resorts has a new option. In October,...

Get a Second Life

Nov 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Edited By Susan Hatch

Last month Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide held a grand opening for a hotel brand that guests won't be checking into for more than a year. Human...

Understanding the APEX Toolbox Electronic Templates (2006)

Nov 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Sue Hatch

The meetings industry has a big problem, and everyone knows it: Planners cannot communicate electronically with their venues. Event details are spelled...