An Exclusive Tool and Zero Waste--News from PCMA in Toronto

Jan 09, 2007

At the Professional Convention Management Association’s annual meeting this week in Toronto, a new online tool to measure meeting performance was introduced, with PCMA members getting exclusive access through September 2007...

Jan 08, 2007

Marking its one-year anniversary, the meetings industry listserv called MeCo, short for the Meetings Community, is launching a new feature called Chat Lessons 1.0 for its growing online community...

Hawaii CVB, Center Launch Joint Web Site

Jan 08, 2007

The Hawai`i Visitors and Convention Bureau and SMG Hawai`i, which manages the Hawai`i Convention Center, have joined forces to launch BusinessAloha.com, a new destination Web site dedicated to meeting planners’ needs in the Hawaiian islands...

Oahu: Who Knew?

Jan 05, 2007

They came to town bearing chocolate-covered macadamia nuts and news of the island. Recently three women from Oahu’s tourism industry met with members of the press in Boston to update them on Hawaii happenings of interest to meeting planners and...

Tollett Resigns Houston Bureau Post

Jan 03, 2007

Last week Gerard J. “Jordy” Tollett announced that he is resigning his post as president and CEO of the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau to “pursue other ventures.” The GHCVB executive committee accepted his offer to serve as a cons...

American Indian Gaming News

Jan 01, 2007

Since the passage of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act in 1988, American Indian gaming has grown from a $100 million sideline into a $23 billion juggernaut...

APEX: Save the Date

Jan 01, 2007

If you've ever wondered what the Convention Industry Council's APEX (Accepted Practices Exchange) initiative is all about, join CIC's APEX leaders for a free webinar February 7 from 2 to 3 p.m. EST. The program will get you up to speed on how the...

Six New Ideas for the New Year

Jan 01, 2007

In Late December, reading through the contents of this issue just before going to press, it struck me how quickly things can change in our industry — and how vigilant meeting planners must be when it comes to keeping up with new realities and new...

What It Takes to Get Hotel Space

Jan 01, 2007

"Hotels are taking a hard look at all meetings that come across the table, and they are rejecting meetings that don't fit their business model.” That's how Jennifer Brown, CMP, partner, Meetings Sites Resource, set the stage for a packed breakout...

Rewarding Good Behavior

Jan 01, 2007

Will Financial Services companies be looking beyond sales production to determine how incentives are awarded to agents and brokers? According to some industry executives, they already are...