There are thousands of Web sites begging for meeting planners’ attention. Here are CMI’s top 100.
By Thomas Tennant
Airlines/delays/flight info
Airline Toll-Free Numbers and Web sites
Federal Aviation Administration’s airport conditions
A/V
Cruises
CLIA - Cruise Lines International Association
Currency converters
Customs
World Customs Organization (WCO)
CVBs
Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory
Asian Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus
DMCs
British Association of Conference Destinations (BACD)
Golf events
ePlanGolf.com
Hot dates
Incentives
Corporate Meetings & Incentives
Incentive Marketing Association
International Holidays
World Public Holidays Database
Meeting Industry Associations
Alliance of Meeting Management Companies
International Congress and Convention Association
International Association of Conference Centers
International Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus
International Association of Professional Congress Organizers
Meeting Professionals International
Professional Convention Management Association
Society of Corporate Meeting Professionals
Society of Incentive and Travel Executives
Meeting Planning Info
3M Meeting Network
Meeting Planning Software/Technology
Motivation and Recognition
Awards and Recognition Association
National Association for Employee Recognition
Site Selection
Speakers
Special Events
International Special Events Society
Time calculators
North American Time Zones and GMT
Trade Shows
Training
American Society for Training & Development
Travel tips
Weather
Another Link in the Chain
Corbin Ball, CMP, technology guru and CMI columnist, has put together one of the most comprehensive lists of meeting planning software links on the Web at his site, . Here are just some of the dozens of sites he suggests:
Audience Polling Systems
Communications Technology (ComTec)
MeetingNet Interactive Systems
Banquet Seating
Book King - Facility Management Software
Budgeting
Groupware
Housing
Planit Online - Online Meeting Planner
Incentive Meetings
Aspire - Altour Incentive Management
Meeting Management
MeetingWare Office 2000 Professional Suite
Registration – Badging
Scheduling
Surveys
