August 1, 2007 CMI
Cover Story
Build Your Own Brand to Get Ahead
Positioning yourself as a strategic planner, speaking at industry events, being featured in the media--these and many other tactics are what it takes to build your own brand and get recognized, both inside and outside your organization....
News & Info
The Seller's Market Strikes Again
Osram Sylvania Battles Florida Resort for Meeting Space...
Launch Of A DMC Certification
The Association of Destination Management Executives, Dayton, Ohio, is rolling out a new accreditation program that it hopes will simplify the job of...
New gift rules for financial companies
Meeting Professionals at the more than 5,000 financial and insurance companies that fall under the regulatory authority of NASD (formerly the National...
Corporate Planner Angie Pfeifer, CMM, To Lead MPI
Meeting Professionals International's 2007-2008 leadership assumed their roles July 1, bringing in a board of directors headed by Angie Pfeifer, CMM,...
Meetings
CVBs: Worth a Second Look?
Convention and visitors bureaus sometimes get a bad rap from corporate meeting managers. The gripes: They're too association-focused; they're only interested...
Beyond Dispute
CLAUSE: An invoice for group charges will be forwarded to group within 30 days of group's departure. Payment is due within 30 days of invoice date. Any...
Improv for Teams
If you want employees to work together as a team in a corporate setting, get them to share some laughs. Enter Jacqueline Kabat, comedy improv and teambuilding...
Six Planners’ Routes to the Meeting Profession
Planners often take a circuitous route to the meeting profession. Here's how six people--including a former ballet dancer, parole officer, accountant, and gemologoist--landed the meeting planning jobs that they were always meant to have....
The Meeting Is Now Open
Open space meetings--those run with no agenda and very little facilitation--might be just the thing to help your organization tap the wisdom in the room. Here's how these innovative meetings work and some advice on getting started....
Incentives
Private Island Buyouts
In the 1970s, when Sir Richard Branson (then simply Richard Branson) went searching for an island that he could use as a getaway for rock stars on his...
Bonding on the Fly
There's nothing quite like the solitude of a fly-fishing trip to inject some simplicity and calm into people's daily chaos and to strengthen bonds among...
Go Organic With Your Gift Basket
The trend toward organic foods has found its way into gift baskets. Los Angeles-based FanciFull gift baskets offers a line of certified organic food and...
Show Time
Lots of companies say that they're event production pros, but you've got to dig to find the perfect partner....
Convention Center News
THE METRO TORONTO CONVENTION CENTRE in May received a Green Toronto Award of $5,000 to donate to the environmental organization of its choice. The Green...
Conference Centers Go Green
The International Association of Conference Centers in late June commissioned a Green Task Force to educate and inspire member conference centers to conserve...
Next-Generation Schrager
Marriott is partnering with Ian Schrager, who invented the concept of the boutique hotel, to create a new brand. Each 150-200 room hotel will reflect...
In Every Issue
Promote Yourself! With Barbara Scofidio
The first time that I met Pamela Wynne, I was struck by her energy and enthusiasm. I was assigning a story about what it's like to run a meetings department,...
Last Word
Badges
Reuse, Recycle Plastic name badges are far less damaging to the environment than the jet fuel burned to get your attendees to town; nevertheless, it's...
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