The committee seeking a replacement for the departing president and CEO of Meeting Professionals International, Edwin L. Griffin Jr., CAE, was disbanded after confidential information relating to the search became public...

NEAR SEATAC International Airport between Seattle and Tacoma, Washington Mutual opened its new corporate leadership development center in December. Nestled on an 18-acre campus with a natural wetland, the Washington Mutual Leadership Center at...

Are you trying hard enough to motivate your employees? Do you take the time to understand what gets them excited about their jobs...

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An outstanding turnout, a spectacular venue, and a busy program that combined great evening entertainment with enlightening educational sessions made the Northeast ICPA chapter meeting a huge success. Organized by Pat Jaworski, director, North...

The Society of Incentive Travel Executives has canceled its annual SITE University, which had been planned for June in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The decision had been brewing since the fall, when the association's management firm, Smith...

AS WE GO TO PRESS with this issue in late February, one thought keeps replaying over and over in my mind: When you read these words, the United States may be a nation at war...

IMEX, The Worldwide Exhibition for Incentive Travel, Meetings, and Events, is planned for Frankfurt, Germany, April 8 to 10. Chairman Ray Bloom is launching the event, which competes with EIBTM, held in May in Geneva. Bloom founded and then sold...

In the recently released Futurewatch 2003 survey by Meeting Professionals International and American Express, planners projected an overall average budget decrease of 1.1 percent in 2003 and 1 percent average growth in the number of meetings they...

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