June 1, 2007 CMI
Cover Story
Toss It!
The topic of the session he was in charge of facilitating was: E-mail Sucks! That was how Ben Christen, manager of technology at Walt Disney Internet...
News & Info
Highlights From an ACTE Panel on Global Consolidation
Instituting a strategic meeting management program in the United States is one thing; expanding it globally is quite another. Corporate travel and meeting...
IACC Annual Meeting High Notes
At the Annual meeting of the International Association of Conference Centers, held April 19-22 at The Heldrich, New Brunswick, N.J., nearly 500 conference...
Incentive Research Foundation Launches Fundraiser
The Incentive Research Foundation, the former foundation of the Society of Incentive & Travel Executives, launched a year ago as an independent entity...
StarCite Buys Distributor, Expands in Europe
In a move to expand its European presence, Philadelphia-based StarCite announced in May that it had acquired Travent Limited, EMEA, a U.K.-based distributor...
Take 5
Dan Parks is president and creative director of Corporate Planners Unlimited Inc.; a founding members of MeCo, The Meetings Community Listserv; and creator of the MeCo Mansion in Second Life. ...
Meetings
Time for Some Fun
In recent years, the 10-hour-plus day has become the norm for many U.S. workers. And while European workers also put in long hours, there's a big difference...
Marriott and the IATA Requirement
Clause: (Marriott) Hotel will pay commission only to valid sellers of travel who are accredited by one of the Marriott-approved entities. Effect: Think...
Trend Alert: Condo Hotels
The hottest trend in hotel development is condo hotels. They're all over the place, says Patrick Ford, president, Lodging Econometrics, Portsmouth, N.H.,...
Team Spirit
It can be tricky to find the right teambuilding activity for your group something that suits diverse personalities and won't violate varying comfort zones....
New Affiliation Between ACTE and the American Purchasing Society
Bridging the gap between corporate meeting professionals and procurement executives, the Association of Corporate Travel Executives, Alexandria, Va.,...
MPI Report Wraps Up PEC-Europe
A new white paper from Meeting Professionals International, Mapping the Future of On-Site Learning, can be downloaded at www.mpiweb.org. The paper documents...
Incentives
Automotive Industry Incentives
It's no secret that times are tough in the automotive industry and now, the economy is affecting incentives. Disappointing first-quarter sales at Ford...
A World of Recognition at Dow
The Dow Chemical Co. has tens of thousands of employees in every corner of the globe. The company bases its recognition strategy on building a culture...
The Scoop on Debit Cards
Imagine that you have just given each of the top performers in your department a debit card worth $1,000 as a thank-you for a job well done. Now, imagine...
Perks at Google
Picture a workplace with free gourmet cafeteria food, a nutritionist to help you choose the right things to eat, a 24-hour fitness center and yoga classes...
The Art of Cheese
The Cheese Impresario, based in Los Angeles, brings upscale cheese and conversation to events. Barrie Lynn, former advertising executive and current cheese...
Sites
New and Renovated Venues
The Fairwinds Spa & Wellness Center at SEBASCO HARBOR RESORT, on Casco Bay in Maine, debuts this month. The resort is on the Phippsburg peninsula, about...
The 8th Annual Las Vegas Corporate Invitational Golf Tournament
Few Cities in the world change as rapidly as Vegas does; every time you visit, there's so much new to see. For example, at this year's Las Vegas Corporate...
Boston & New England
What's New The Big Dig's tunnels and underground highways are essentially finished and tucked out of sight. The bulldozers, cranes, and hard hats are...
Central Florida
What's New Everything about Orlando is off the charts: its mega-resorts, gargantuan theme parks, and skyrocketing growth. This is a city with 113,000...
Feng Shui Meetings
The Westin Chicago River North is incorporating the ancient Chinese practice of feng shui into meetings by arranging furnishings, color schemes, and food...
Extreme Meetings
Vancouver-based junk removal service company 1-800-GOT-JUNK? found a way to keep attendees talking about its annual meeting long after it ended. Company...
Splashy New Site
The Long Beach Area Convention & Visitors Bureau launched www.visitlongbeach.com in April, aiming to raise the bar on how convention bureaus present themselves...
Little Rock in the Fast Lane
Little Rock (Ark.) National Airport has picked Verified Identity Pass to run a Register Traveler program. Verified now has airport security fast lanes...
On Location: The Cove, Atlantis, Paradise Island
There was no way you'd find me lounging by the pool if a beach was nearby until I spent a weekend at The Cove, at Atlantis, Paradise Island. The all-suite,...
Special Section
Resort Report
In South Florida, Fontaine-bleau Miami Beach is undergoing a massive $1 billion renovation and expansion. It has joined Associated Luxury Hotels International,...
Up Front
Bridge the Gap
The generation gap is one of the most significant challenges this industry has ever faced, because so many of the people making the program decisions...
Last Word
Coffee
Coffee costs specialty coffee shops such as Starbucks get grief for their overpriced coffee drinks, but as meeting professionals know, major meeting hotels...
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