August 1, 2008

Keynotes

Greening the Dems

Andrea Robinson talks about her efforts to green the Democratic National ...

Two's Company?

A second green meetings industry association has launched....

Appreciating Appreciative Inquiry

David Cooperrider’s been championing positive change for nearly three decades....

Features

The Future Is Virtual

Why You Need to Manage E-Meetings Webconferencing is spreading like wildfire. It’s time for your department to start managing them...

Disaster and Recovery in China

Genworth Financial was in the midst of elaborate back-to-back incentive trips when the Sichaun earthquake struck. Here’s what happened....

The Elevated Event

Dianne Devitt, CMP, connects the dots between meeting planning, advertising, and public relations...

Breakouts

Motivation Matters: Cargill Wins on Recognition

Congratulations to Cargill Inc., Wayzata, Minn., which was recently named the Overall Best Recognition Culture by Recognition Professionals International....

It Ain't No Picnic

August is the most popular month for the company outing. It's time to eat mystery mayo dip and watch the president incinerate mountains of hot dogs. And...

The Critical Phase: Getting Buy-In, Setting Policy

Data gathering is the first step toward developing a strategic meetings management program (See my June article Information Is Power at meetingsnet.com)....

Legal Ease: In the Case of a Dispute

One of the more frequently overlooked provisions of a meeting contract is the clause dealing with dispute resolution the procedure to be followed when...

Sites

Toronto Congress Centre North

Opened earlier this year, Toronto Congress Centre North brings Toronto Congress Centre's trade and convention space to a total of more than one million...

Breakout Stars

When Fidelity Investments' internal audit group held its annual two-day educational meeting last October, attendees got to direct the action. And be stars,...

Meet the Greens 2008

On opening night, a lively steel band in the Atlantic Ballroom of the InterContinental San Juan set the beat for the 2008 Meet the Greens Invitational...

The Business Message Triangle

I developed the model above to illustrate what I believe has been unfolding in recent years. These three groups of professionals advertising, public relations,...

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Why Should(n't) You Manage Virtual Meetings?

Communications guru Kar Anderson recently wrote about Cisco Systems' videoconferencing in Fast Company magazine. This product, which uses 3D holographic-like...

James Spellos

(CMP, President of Meeting U. and a popular technology trainer/educator and conference speaker) If you could be anywhere in the world, where would you...

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What Meeting Planners Need to Know to Manage E-Meetings

Virtual meetings save time and money, get a thumbs-up from the “green” crowd, and offer new ways for companies and organizations to communicate, market, and sell. It’s time for meeting managers to start booking and managing them.
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CVB Supplement 2008

The Changing Face of CVBs

Featuring:
*Changing Face of CVB's
*CVB's Go Green

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