FICP's regional meetings keep getting better, delivering lots of educational takeaway and superb networking in a short amount of time. There were five meetings this summer: The West Coast Regional Meeting, August 10 to 12, Newport Beach Fairmont...

No topic was too hot to handle at the Krisam Group's first Executive Summit, held September 7 to 10 at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas. At the opening session, moderated by Barbara Scofidio, editor of Financial & Insurance...

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Sharon Chapman, CMP, CMM, travel and corporate events planner for Berkshire Life Insurance Company of America, took over the presidency of FICP at this November's annual meeting in Las Vegas. Chapman has been a meeting planner for more than 20...

Congress has extended a controversial Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative deadline by 17 months, making June 1, 2009 the new deadline by which people traveling via land or sea from the Caribbean, Bermuda, Panama, Mexico, and Canada must have a...

Recently, students in a meeting planning course at the University of New Hampshire disappointed their professor when they were clueless about how to articulate a business strategy...

For a company that introduced its brand to the U.S. market only in 2001, ING has become a big name in financial services. Originating in The Netherlands, ING operates in 50 countries and counts 14 million U.S. customers. The company also gained...

Cruising Close to Home ...

While the Caribbean so far has fared well through the 2006 hurricane season, political winds are still blowing ill when it comes to the U.S. government’s decision regarding deadlines for the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. Congress has...

The Transportation Security Administration made two changes to its airport security policy: Passengers now can bring toiletries that are three ounces or less on board, as long as they fit in a single quart-sized clear plastic zip-top bag. These...