October 1, 2005 RCM
President's Message
Doing the Right Thing
Getting the most for your meeting dollar or return on investment is the focus of many articles for meeting planners. Although there is little I could...
Update
System Helps Attendees Maximize Their Time
Heard about eight-minute networking? Boston-based Match Events Inc. recently launched Networking-Match, a system to help professionals meet people they...
LOFFT SELECTED FOR HALL OF LEADERS
Virginia Lofft, former publisher of Religious Conference Manager, is among six individuals who will be immortalized in the Convention Industry Council's...
Take a Look at Museum Venues for Special Events
The spectacular architecture and culture-rich surroundings of museums provide truly special settings for special events. Here are five fabulous museums...
Hampton Roads Contest Gets the Attention of Planners
You can't make this stuff up: Michael Tyron, an independent meeting planner from Edmonton, Alberta, was running a meeting for the Edmonton Police Service...
Starwood Announces New Midprice Hotel Chain
Boardroom-size meeting space is in the plans for Starwood's new midprice hotel brand. The 90- to 180-room hotels will have one or two 650-square-foot...
Profile
Job Requirement: High Degree of Flexibility
Like many new meeting planners, Melody Aldrich had to grow with the job. Fortunately, the job also grew with her. Aldrich was working as an accountant...
Voices
What are your favorite small cities for meetings, and why?
Evelyn TolliverPresident National Association of Women of the Church of God Chicago Daytona Beach. The CVB staff and hotel staff were a help to us. They...
Features
RCMA's 34th World Conference and Exposition
In our lives, we strive to fulfill our potential; the quest to be the best person we can be is ongoing. Explore the possibilities for excellence in your...
Finding Your Way in San Jose
San Jose is preparing to host RCMA's 34th World Conference and Exposition, which will be held January 31-February 3, 2006. With a population of 925,000,...
Law
Site Files
No Slowdown in New Facilities
In Anchorage, Alaska, voters have approved a hotel room tax hike to 12 percent from 8 percent to fund construction and operation of a new 193,000-square-foot,...
The Midwest
WHAT'S NEW There is plenty of convention center news in the region. Chicago's McCormick Place West Building, expected to open in 2008, will have 470,000...
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Creating Green-Meetings Standards
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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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
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