May 1, 2008

Cover Story

Green Meetings Evolve

When it comes to green meetings, George Gay wrote the book. Or at least the RFP. As CEO of First Affirmative Financial Network, in Colorado Springs, Colo.,...

Features

Leveraging Small-Meetings Spend

The economy may be tanking, but what has been a prolonged seller's market persists. Corporations are in a budget-cutting mode, meaning that the pressure...

Taking Stock – With Editor Regina Baraban

Have You Caught The Green Wave?

When contributing writer Alison Hall and I first discussed the cover story for this issue several months ago, our conversation was mainly about With all...

Opening Bell

Green Cuisine: Questions to Ask

Cabrin Kelly-Hale, a 28-year hotel catering veteran, joined the JW Marriott Starr Pass in Tucson as director of event planning during the resort's pre-opening...

Hotels Go Green

With some major exceptions, the hotel industry has been criticized for being slow to adopt an eco-friendly business approach. That is no longer the case....

FINRA and Incentive Travel

In the second in a series of conversations with Maribel Gerstner, Assistant VP and chief compliance officer for Allstate Distributors, she shares her...

The Exchange

The Truth About Trans Fat

Trans fat, or trans fatty acids, are created when hydrogen is added to vegetable oil. Trans fat can be found in vegetable shortenings, crackers, cookies,...

Alcohol Service Checklist

Although serving alcohol is a widely accepted part of the culture surrounding meetings and events in the insurance and financial services sector, it involves...

FICP Newsletter

FICP Profile: Jan Hennessey, CMP, CMM

Q:Please give us a quick summary of your job at Fireman's Fund. A: I oversee meetings and events for Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. I'm part of a shared...

Southeast Chapter Meets in Atlanta

An outstanding turnout of 25 FICP members, seven nonmember planners, and 25 hospitality partners gathered at The Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, Ga., March...

Sites

Gaylord National Opens Near D.C.; Resorts in the News

Gaylord Hotels celebrated in a big way on April 25, the grand opening of its newest property, the $865 million Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center,...

On Location, Calloway Gardens

Owned by the nonprofit Ida Cason Callaway Foundation, the 13,000-acre Callaway Gardens has had a mission for more than five decades: connecting humans...

The Southwest

The preservation and enhancement of a wealth of cultural attractions is one important goal in New Mexico, where both Albuquerque and Santa Fe are expanding...

Incentive Canada

With the shorter flights and lower airfares required to reach Canada's familiar-yet-exotic destinations, it's a logical solution for companies that want...

Meeting-Friendly Resorts

The Resort at Pelican Hill Newport Coast, Calif. The News: Associated Luxury Hotels International will open a new resort on the California coast. Specs:...

Closing Bell

Four Easy Steps to Going Green

One of our greatest amphibian philosophers, Kermit the Frog, summed it up best when he recorded his hit song in 1983. It is, in fact, difficult, complicated,...

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