Starwood Hotels and Resort's Worldwide Global Account Director Michael Carlson, CMP, hosted the company's 2008 Northeast Financial and Insurance Planners Summer Cruise Event and Education Session July 31 to August 1 in New York City. The gathering...
The stormy economy is throwing meeting management into chaos. If you're not canceling a meeting, you're probably planning one with next to no lead time. While your sales force struggles to meet its goals, you're still charged with delivering ince...
The outlook for meeting planning is full of change and challenge, said a panel of experts at the 2008 Motivation Show in September. Moderated by Betsy Bair, editorial director, MeetingsNet, and Barbara Scofidio, editor of FIM sister publication...
Attendance at the 2008 Motivation Show, held September 23-25 at Chicago's McCormick Place, reflected the jitters the entire nation was feeling over the failure of some of the country's largest financial institutions. Exhibitors gave the show mixed...
When did the friendly skies turn so surly? Remember the good old days when it was fun and exciting to fly on a commercial airplane? It's hard to believe there was a time when airlines actually cared about their passengers. They were happy to check...
Meeting at The Ritz-Carlton, San Juan Hotel, Spa, & Casino, August 7-10, for the annual Ritz-Carlton Caribbean Advisory Council, a group of senior-level insurance meeting managers and Ritz-Carlton representatives discussed industry issues that...
Experient, the Twinsburg, Ohio–based meeting and event services provider, has named Rick Binford, CMP, to the role of executive vice president sales and marketing—the company’s top sales leadership position. Binford has been with Experient for...
