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Several former financial services and insurance company meeting planners talk about starting their own business—even during a recession.

These Individuals have Driven SMMP in their Companies, Advanced their Roles as Meeting Pros, and are Helping to Take Our Industry to the Next Level.

Demonstrating Leadership in Turbulent Times Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2009Time: 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PTOn Demand now available until June 17, 2010 View this live webinar on demand! During these difficult times in the meetings indust...

When J.P. Morgan took over Seattle-based Washington Mutual in September 2008, the New York investment firm decided to downsize the West Coast office with the intention of ultimately moving employees east. Kathy Rust, CMP, CTC, then vice president...

Maarten Vanneste founder of the Meeting Support Institute, talks about his book Meeting Architecture, a Manifesto and his vision for a new kind of meeting professional.

Not too long ago, the role of the meeting professional generally was more tactical than strategic. Planners focused mainly on logistics, didn’t have much influence on the larger picture, and usually came into the process after most of the...

Two travel industry associations, the United Motorcoach Association and the National Tour Association, will co-locate their annual conventions starting in 2013...

Kati Quigley, CMP, is the 2009 chair-elect of the Professional Convention Management Association, the first corporate planner to hold that position.