June 2010 CMI
2010 CHANGEMAKERS
20 Changemakers Announced
Our annual list of individuals have driven SMMP in their companies, advanced their roles as meeting pros, and are taking our industry to the next level...
In Every Issue
Check In with Barbara Scofidio: Our Pals in Procurement
Meet the new breed of meeting manager......
After Hours with Eric Rozenberg, CMP, CMM
Get to know MPI's president-elect...
Hiring a Speaker?
Visit our online resource at www.meetingsnet.com/speaker for a library of speaker tips and how-to info.
Also:
Advice on Finding the Right Speaker
From Louise Durej, CMP, event planner at The Hartford in Hartford, Conn., and Kara Leodler, manager, conference and travel services, Kansas City Life Insurance Co....
One Speaker's View on What Not to Do
Professional speaker Peggy Duncan lists her least-favorite things that clients do...
Keynotes
Meet the IRF's New President: Melissa Van Dyke
With a new head and a new home, it's been a busy year for the Incentive Research Foundation. The organization has moved its headquarters from New York to St. Louis and appointed Melissa Van Dyke as president to replace Frank Katusak...
Best and Worst of Hotel Wi-Fi
For travel and meetings, nothing has vaulted to the top of the must-have list faster than wireless hotel Internet access. Most properties now offer Wi-Fi, but spotty service and high fees can still be an aggravation. That's not the case at Holiday Inn, Hyatt's Andaz Hotels, or Peninsula Hotels though; they were among the hotel brands that made HotelChatter's list of Best Hotel Wi-Fi in its Annual Wi-Fi Report 2010....
New AZ Boycott Aims for SB 1070 Repeal; U.S. Chamber Says No to Travel Bans
A new boycott of meetings and travel to Arizona was announced last week in protest of SB 1070, the state’s recently passed immigration legislation that both proponents and critics agree is the strictest illegal immigration statute in the country...
Try This: A High-Tech Scavenger Hunt for Meetings
In January about 60 attendees at a New York City meeting for ESPN Mobile scoured the city on a high-tech scavenger hunt produced by Boston-based SCVNGR. The fast-growing, two-year-old company, which received $4 million in venture funding from Google in December, has been most active creating mobile scavenger hunts as college orientation activities and custom museum tours, but six months ago it dove into the meeting and event space. ...
MPI Survey Reveals Optimistic Outlook
Nearly two out of three respondents to the April 2010 Business Barometer survey, conducted by Meeting Professionals International, see conditions over the next few months as more favorable than one year ago. And there's more good news....
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