November 1, 2006 FIM
Cover Story
Strength in Numbers
For a company that introduced its brand to the U.S. market only in 2001, ING has become a big name in financial services. Originating in The Netherlands,...
Editor's Note
On Being Strategic
Recently, students in a meeting planning course at the University of New Hampshire disappointed their professor when they were clueless about how to articulate...
News
APEX Initiative Takes Another Step
The Convention Industry Council, an umbrella group of 32 meetings and exhibition industry associations, has spent the past six years on a project called...
Do Your Attendees Have Passports?
Congress has extended a controversial Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative deadline by 17 months, making June 1, 2009 the new deadline by which people...
New Orleans Faces Airlift Issues
Airlift capacity to New Orleans came into question recently when Microsoft Corp., citing the logistical challenges associated with reduced flights, decided...
On the Law
Tips on Privacy Protection
Recent news stories about the theft of laptop computers on which so-called personally identifiable information about individuals was stored raise the...
Meeting Management
CVB Outlook: A Pro Speaks Out
Bill Peeper wore many hats when he first became president of the Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau in 1984. He had to: The staff consisted...
Incentives & Motivation
On the Show Floor
Every year, the industry's major show just keeps getting bigger and better. This year's Motivation Show, held from September 26 to 28 at Chicago's McCormick...
FICP Newsletter
FICP Profiles
Sharon Chapman, CMP, CMM, travel and corporate events planner for Berkshire Life Insurance Company of America, took over the presidency of FICP at this...
Summer Regionals Raise the Bar
FICP's regional meetings keep getting better, delivering lots of educational takeaway and superb networking in a short amount of time. There were five...
Reports from the Field
Tackling Hot Topics
No topic was too hot to handle at the Krisam Group's first Executive Summit, held September 7 to 10 at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas....
Sites & Venues
High-Style Incentives
The Knights Templar sheltered here on their way to the Crusades, but it's been updated since then. In fact, Luna Hotel Baglioni's 104 rooms and suites...
ECUADOR: More Than the Galapagos
First, maybe you weren't aware that the Galapagos Islands were part of Ecuador. Here are some other things you might not know: Ecuador's capital of Quito...
A Closer Look
Cruising Close to Home For incentive qualifiers who love cruising and who doesn't? here's a fresh option: Holland America's ms Maasdam's seven-day Canada...
New York & New Jersey
What's New The Big Apple remains a much-sought-after meeting and incentive destination, and new hotels and venues continue to spring up in some of the...
Florida Meeting Planner's Guide
What's New State-of-the-art performing arts centers in Miami and Daytona Beach and large shopping and entertainment complexes statewide have added more...
On Location: Rosen Shingle Creek
For large groups looking for a room with a view, the sparkling new Rosen Shingle Creek Resort's rooms offer panoramas of its 18-hole golf course. Enhancing...
Last Laugh
What Happens Here, Stays Here
With this year's FICP conference taking place in Las Vegas, I thought it would be a good time to take a look at the new and improved Vegas. If you haven't...
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