October 1, 2007 CMI
Cover Story
How Companies in Three Industries Took Their SMMP Global
Global consolidation has special challenges: culture and language differences, currency changes, technology compatibility issues, and different contracts laws and business regulations. Departments from procurement to travel to risk management can help....
Keynotes
MPI Chairwoman of Change
ANGIE PFEIFER, CMM, assistant vice president of corporate meetings travel and incentives for Investors Group Financial Services Inc....
Amex/Starcite Data Download
Companies that bill their meeting expenses to the American Express card and use the StarCite meeting spend-management tool heard some noteworthy news...
Industry Calendar
Meetings Industry Calendar...
Nola's Plan B
Two years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, still struggling to attract large, association-sponsored citywide events, is upping its efforts to appeal...
How to Get the CFO’s Attention
Getting buy-in from the chief financial officer is a critical component of implementing a strategic meetings management program. But for some meeting...
Cancun Confab
Senior-level planners from a range of companies, including Bristol Myers-Squibb, BMW, CVS, The Schwan Food Co., and Tupperware convened in early September...
Features
How Key Performance Indicators Apply to Meetings
With the success of strategic sourcing, companies are starting to apply another procurement practice to their meetings: key performance indicators. Take...
Commerce U.
Picture a dramatic atrium lobby, sleekly adorned with glass, marble, and granite, featuring a cascading water wall that soars 28 feet high and a curving,...
Hotels with Heart
Here's a hotel title that you don't run into every day: community projects manager. That's the position that Jo Licata holds at the San Francisco Hilton....
Breakouts
Gifting Etiquette
Gift-giving etiquette in a corporate setting can be a tricky. What's fitting for one person could be taboo for another. Here are tips to help you choose...
Tektronix: Motivating Around the World
One of the leading providers of test-measurement and monitoring instrumentation, Tektronix Inc., headquartered in Beaverton, Ore., once had disjointed...
Commissions and Third Parties
A sample clause to protect your company during hotel negotiations...
The Word Ship
Shipping News Hotel fees for storage and handling of incoming and outgoing packages vary widely and may be well worth your attention in the negotiation...
Sites
Just Add Water
In the early 1990s, Wisconsin Dells resort owner Stan Anderson was trying to come up with a way to keep his Polynesian Resort Hotel busy during the long,...
The Mid-South
Two years after Hurricane Katrina, the business heart of New Orleans is open for business in a big way. Always known for fine cuisine, the city has even...
Conference Centers
Chaminade Santa Cruz, Calif. News: Benchmark Hospitality International, operator of Chaminade, was awarded Green Business Certification by Santa Cruz...
Check In
It's a Communication Not a Generation Gap
Within 10 years, the number of Gen X and Y'ers in the workplace will surpass the number of baby boomers. I recently participated in an educational session...
Post Con
Lynn Ridzon
If you could be anywhere in the world, where would you be?Right where I am in sunny California What is playing on your MP3 player?Frank Sinatra, The Rippingtons...
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