September 1, 2007 FIM

Cover Story

Financial & Insurance Meetings’ Guide to Motivating Multiple Generations

Respect the Boomer, text the Millenial. Our guide to motivating multiple generations...

Features

Playing by the Rules

Pros weigh in on how industry regulations are changing incentive conference planning...

Get S.M.A.R.T

At some companies, nonmandatory training is the first thing to be cut when budgets are tight. Not at Commerce Bank. Here, training is a top priority for...

Taking Stock: With Editor Regina Baraban

Generation Mix

To me, vacation time means being active. Hiking, biking, and kayaking-- far from the sedentary pursuits one might associate with, well, mature middle-age...

Opening Bell

Interview with Compliance Expert Christopher Myers on Gifts and Entertainment Regulations

Attorney Chris Myers on how proposed gift and entertainment guidelines could affect financial and insurance meetings....

Call to Action

Concern about the environment and a realization that going green makes good business sense are driving a robust trend toward green meetings. These points...

Beauty and the BEO

The key for planners looking to get a return on investment from hotel food and beverage is to work closely with the conference services manager and turn...

Beyond Dispute

CLAUSE: An invoice for Group charges will be forwarded to Group within thirty (30) days after Group departure. Payment is due within 30 days of invoice...

In the Field

Rocky Mountain Hyatt

A content-rich educational agenda, fun teambuilding activities, and cutting-edge food and beverage gave about 100 planner and supplier attendees lots...

Fairmont Talks Trends

Meeting June 13 to 15 at Qubec City's castle-like, 618-room Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac, a dozen senior-level planners discussed industry trends and...

Navigating Change

The Lynette Owens & Associates Summer Insurance Advisory Council went international this year, meeting from Wednesday, July 18, to Monday, July 23, at...

Krisam Confab

Lively, interactive discussions on industry issues once again characterized The Krisam Group's Insurance Advisory Board meeting, held May 31 to June 3...

2007 Premium Circle Award Winners

For the 16th year, our readers have selected their favorite hotels and resorts. This month we honor the 30 top properties with our Premium Circle Award,...

FICP Newsletter

FICP Profile

Dan Young, CMP, LLIF, director of event planning and field recognition at Minneapolis, Minn.-based Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, is FICP's vice president,...

2007 FICP Forum Kicks Up Content

A packed educational agenda drew 149 planners and hospitality partners to the Financial & Insurance Conference Planners Education Forum, June 20 to 22....

Register Now for 2007 Financial & Insurance Conference Planners Annual Conference

Registration for the 2007 Financial & Insurance Conference Planners Annual Conference is live and filling up fast. This year's conference will be held...

Sites

Hotel & Destination Update

On 15 oceanfront acres of Maui's sunny southern coastline, Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea has just completed an extensive $50 million renovation....

The Mid-South

Slowly but steadily, meetings, conventions, and incentive events are returning to the Mid-South cities damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Nowhere is...

Puerto Rico: Island of Enhancements

The top-tier planners who participated in the 2007 Meet the Greens Invitational Golf Classic and Marketplace, June 3 to 6, may have had golf on their...

Caribbean

Over the past few years, the Caribbean has weathered two kinds of storms: natural (hurricanes) and man-made (the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative)....

On Location: The World's Biggest Cruise Ship

Strolling Royal Caribbean's enormous new ship, Liberty of the Seas, it's easy to understand why the average age of the Royal Caribbean cruiser is only...

On Location: Atlantis, Paradise Island

I have always considered myself a full-fledged beach person. Give me the sand, the salt water, and the gentle crash of waves on the shore any day over...

Closing Bell

Everyone on Board!

This issue I would like to talk about motivation; you know, that mythical feeling of accomplishment that is the topic of 10 million books. Motivation...

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