June 1, 2005 RCM

President's Message

The Meeting Planner's Comfort Zone

With mounting daily pressures because of unending e-mails, telephone calls, appointments, corporate meetings, scheduled site visits, contracts to finalize,...

Update

Supreme Court Considers ADA, Cruise Ships

Does the Americans with Disabilities Act apply to foreign-flag cruise ships that operate in American waters? That issue went before the U.S. Supreme Court...

Extensions Requested: PASSPORT ISSUES MAY HURT INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL

Planners who deal with international meetings are having their jobs complicated somewhat by changing passport rules and uncertainty about deadlines for...

Correction

The woman pictured at the top of page 32 in our April issue was misidentified. She is Bobbie Lathan, president, Ministers' Wives & Ministers' Widows,...

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Excellence Without Excuse

To George E. McKain II, integrity means telling the truth and doing the best job that you can. That's part of the reason he became a member of RCMA and...

Voices

Describe one of your most satisfying meeting-planning experiences

David C. FreemanVP, Advancement The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada, Toronto My proudest moment came when a delegate at our biennial Assembly...

Features

Member Survey

For the second consecutive year, the number of meetings conducted by the RCMA membership increased significantly, with the net effect being a 15 percent...

Strategies for Staying Downtown

Clearly, finding hotel space at a reasonable cost in some downtown areas is a daunting task. We spoke with religious meeting planners, and the following...

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An industrywide effort to produce achievable, voluntary standards for greener meetings and events is under way. The Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX), an initiative of the Convention Industry Council, is working with the Environmental Protection Agency and ASTM International Standards to create baseline guidelines that both meeting managers and the hospitality community can embrace. Join us for a free webinar.


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The Changing Face of CVBs

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