March 1, 2007 CMI
Cover Story
The House that Whirlpool Built
The Symphony of Hundreds of hammers hammering, a half-dozen circular saws buzzing, and 800 Habitat for Humanity corporate volunteers grunting was a sweet...
News & Info
Floor Collapse Trips Meetings in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh's David L. Lawrence Convention Center closed last month after a 20-by-60-foot section of floor in the center's loading area collapsed February...
Housecleaning at MPI Headquarters
In mid-February, heads rolled at Meeting Professionals International when the Dallas-based association's new CEO, Bruce MacMillan let go five senior staffers:...
Marriott Commissions Decision Roils Planners
Marriott International's New rules on how commissions are paid to independent planners and other group intermediaries have generated a heated discussion...
Registered Traveler Programs Finally Roll Out
After more than a year of promises and preparation, Registered Traveler has finally expanded beyond Orlando International Airport. Programs designed to...
MPI’s 2007 Futurewatch survey
There's no question that strategic meeting management is no longer just the purview of a handful of Fortune 500 companies with large, centralized meeting...
Hefty New U.K. Air Taxes
A Decision by the British government to increase a tax on all flights leaving the United Kingdom has airlines and tourism and travel organizations in...
business continuity planning
Freeman, the Dallas-based producer of expositions, conventions, corporate events, and exhibits, has written a planning guide to help protect its business...
Companies are not cutting back on events
Europe's two major international meeting and incentive travel exhibitions IMEX, a spring show in Frankfurt, and EIBTM, a late fall show in Barcelona continue...
Meetings
Streamline Your F&B Budget with this Cost-Savings Checklist
Think it's Possible to save thousands of dollars on your food and beverage budget? Think higher. In a session at Meeting Professionals International's...
A Treasure Replaced
Jennie Campbell, CMP, CMM, PMP, chief administrative officer, marketing and business development for Stewart Capital LLC, Metairie, La., lost everything...
Budgeting for the Unknown
It seemed a pretty straightforward proposition. Budgeting for air travel for a Monsanto sales incentive in Hawaii, while bound to be expensive, should...
Incentives
All About Events
Companies are not cutting back on events. A recent reader survey by our sister magazine Special Events reveals that 57 percent of event planners both...
Sweet Giveaway
It's always fun to see your photo materialize from a Polaroid, but it's much more fun to see it printed on a chocolate bar. Chocolography, a new technology,...
Bank of America: Improving Turnover
Employee Turnover can be a problem for many banks, but when you have 188,000 employees and your turnover rate reaches 48 percent, the situation takes...
5 Top Trends from the Show Floor
FAVORS WITH A PURPOSE A great example is Bloemboxes, colorful gift boxes with silk blooms on top. Inside is a 15-foot biodegradable plantable seed ribbon...
Seat at the Table
There's no Doubt that Julie Johnson, CMP, CMM, director of events and incentives for Lennox International Worldwide Heating & Cooling, Richardson, Texas,...
And It's Healthy for You, Too
With all the press lately about the virtues of chocolate, what better time to try a chocolate tasting? Few people realize that chocolate has more than...
and you thought the iPod was hot?
Look out for Apple's iPhone, a combination mobile phone, widescreen iPod, Internet device for reading e-mail and Web pages, camera, and more. It's got...
Sites
Spa Happenings
WET-THE SPA AT TI (formerly Treasure Island) opened last July on the Las Vegas Strip. Etched glass panels meant to reflect ripples of moving water greet...
Texas
What's New Texas wants to raise the bar in the meetings industry, giving planners and attendees more than they expect. Many of the state's meeting and...
Gaylord Opryland to Expand
Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center, one of the larger meeting properties in the U.S., will gain 400,000 square feet of meeting and convention...
find your bliss
Looking for that special spa experience for your small group? Check out www.spafinder.com/Spas/groupspecials. Spa Finder has partnered with facilities...
Trans Fats Trimmed
The move to healthier foods is gaining momentum. As of February 15, fried foods in Marriott International hotels are no longer made using partially hydrogenated...
Upfront
New Orleans: Open for Business
I had the Opportunity during Meeting Professionals International's Professional Education Conference in January to tour some of the New Orleans neighborhoods...
Last Word
chicken
Pedestrian Poultry Chicken is one of the least expensive and healthiest meats to serve your meeting attendees, but the bird is a victim of its own success....
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