Maintaining a commitment to meetings will be crucial as companies try to climb out of the economic hole created by the recession. This was the conclusion of Larry Roth, president and CEO of AIG Advisor Group, and other panelists on a February 18 ...
We have a new president and thus far, no magic has occurred. I don't know what everybody expected but no seas have parted, no miracle has been witnessed, and no star has appeared over the White House. Our new president has a huge job ahead of him...
Pick a statistic—any statistic. For suppliers to the meetings and incentives
industry, the forecast for 2009 is as grim as it gets. But look hard: Is that a ray of hope ahead in 2010?
Given a list of 12 possible influences on meetings for 2009, U.S.-based planner respondents to Meeting Professionals International's new FutureWatch study predicted “virtual meetings” would have the greatest influence on meetings this year. Perha...
When Michael Burke, CMP, manager, conference & travel services, The Hanover Insurance Group, and Jennifer Squeglia, CMP, RLC Events, began designing a detailed best-practices study for senior-level meeting managers back in July 2008, many...
With meetings dropping off calendars from coast to coast, it's never been more important for you to stop simply planning events and start guiding your company's global meetings decisions. An SMMP gives you that power.
As CEO of Site (formerly the Society of Incentive and Travel Executives), Chicago-based BRENDA ANDERSON is a key player in efforts to lobby government and media on the importance of meetings and events to the economy. We reached her by phone in W...
A sanctuary of traditional elegance — yet imbued with the relaxed feeling of the Caribbean — The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun presides over its stretch of white-sand beach like a stately grande dame. (2009 marked its 14th consecutive year as a AAA five...
