December 1, 2006 CMI
Cover Story
What Could Put You Over the Edge?
As he planned his company's 2007 incentive trip to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Mark Mosley, a senior manager with Allstate Insurance Co., Irving,...
Upfront
Making People a Top Priority at Small Companies
I recently had a conversation with a concerned friend, an entrepreneur who owns a multimillion-dollar manufacturing company in New England. Since he bought...
News & Info
ACTE Acts on Possible Laptop Seizure Ruling
The Association of Corporate Travel Executives, Alexandria, Va., is warning its members that anyone bringing a laptop across the U.S. border could risk...
CIC Releases Toolbox V2
The second version of the APEX Toolbox a package of electronic templates for requests for proposals, rooming lists, event specifications, and more is...
Voters Adopt Smoking Bans, Split on Casinos
While the Battle for control of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives got all the attention Nov. 7, voters in several states weighed in on issues...
22 Airports Apply for Registered Traveler
Officials at 22 U.S. Airports have applied to implement Registered Traveler programs, and RT providers hope to have programs up and running in several...
Meetings
And Now For Something Completely Different: Legos
Laura Anderson was looking for something unconventional for an organizational retreat she was planning for about 60 loan processing, collections, and...
Clause & Effect: Data Security Controls
Clause: Hotel reserves the right to distribute data and information about Group attendees as necessary and required for lawful business operations. Effect:...
Alumni Events and the Bottom Line
Increasingly, Large Corporations are targeting former employees in their recruiting and business development efforts, and alumni events are a key element...
Meeting Effectiveness 101
Many of the Greatest concepts that flowed from Intel Corp. over the past quarter century can be traced, in some way, back to the mind of Andrew S. Grove....
Event Marketing Diva
In 25 Years As a meeting planner, Carol Krugman, CMP, CMM, has seen it all. ...
Krugman in the Spotlight
Among the highlights of the third annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Planners Forum in March at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia will be...
Incentives
In a New York Minute: A New Incentive Show
Within a Week of the announcement that VNU Business Media's Incentive Show was closing its doors, competitor Selling Communications had launched a new...
Never Surrender!
Kerry Connolly and Melissa Giordano had seen enough depressing news in their jobs as anchor and associate director for the CBS morning show in Boston....
say thank you
Thanks! One word can make such a difference. That was the thinking behind www.thanks.com, a new Web site developed by recognition solutions specialists...
Nordson on People Performance
Management Theorist Frederic Herzberg said, If you want people to do a good job, you need to give them a good job to do. ...
Patti Roscoe: 25 Years of Raising the Bar
In 1981, armed with a loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration and a little office equipped with a folding table, a chair, and a telephone, Patti...
Step into High Design
Art to Write On Colin Schleeh worked as a boat builder, set designer, custom furniture designer/builder, sculptor, and jewelry designer, and taught fine...
Sites
Golf Venues to the Fore
The 318-ROOM NAPLES BEACH HOTEL & GOLF CLUB, with 34,000 square feet of meeting and event space, is Naples' only beachfront resort offering on-site championship...
On Location: Linekin Bay Resort
For small groups looking for an informal, Down East meeting experience, Linekin Bay Resort (www.linekinbayresort.com) offers some unusual attractions....
golf at sea
All the big cruise lines have answered the call of golfers. Norwegian, Crystal Cruises, Silversea, and others have golf pros on board year-round to give...
On Location: New York Tradition
Stepping through traditional revolving doors into the gilt and marble neo-classical lobby of The Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, it's easy to imagine...
Other Property News
VAIL PLAZA HOTEL AND CLUB, in the heart of Vail, Colo., debuts this winter, just steps from the ski slopes and half a mile from Vail Golf Club. The facility...
Fresh Ideas for Your Tournament
NOW AT THE FIRST TEE Don't underestimate the power of the little touches: As each foursome steps up to the first tee, have the starter introduce the players...
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. ...
Conference Canada
What's New The good news: Canada's Goods and Services Tax was reduced July 1 from 7 percent to 6 percent. The bad news: The rebate for visitors on that...
On Location: Montreal
Montral offers something for every taste and more than enough attractions to keep even the largest groups busy. For planners, the city offers more than...
Last Word
last word
Steer Clear of Santa For most companies, the traditional office Christmas party long ago gave way to a holiday party out of respect for the various religions...
free industry job board
The Meetings Community, a listserv for meeting planning professionals, launched a job board in October. The service is free to organizations posting jobs...
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