In the somber aftermath of September 11, attendees at the Insurance Conference Planners Association 2001 Annual Meeting gathered together not only to learn but to celebrate industry solidarity and fellowship. Planners and suppliers alike...
The Broadmoor covers 3,000 acres with 700 hotel rooms and suites, three golf courses, a tennis club, and a full-service spa. Called “The Grande Dame of The Rockies,” The Broadmoor is in the final phase of a $75 million renovation that includes all...
For groups meeting in Seattle, the city offers a couple of spectacular new venues for events and receptions. The Seattle Symphony has a new permanent home, Benaroya Hall, in the heart of downtown. The striking building holds two main concert...
On Tuesday morning, October 30, I walked into a meeting with my new manager and was told my position and almost my entire seven-person department had been eliminated, due to a business decision to outsource the meeting planning function...
Set on the grounds of the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., and overlooking the Hudson River, the Hotel Thayer recently underwent a $26 million restoration that included the reconstruction and enlargement of its 150 guest rooms, the...
Baltimore's newest and tallest Inner Harbor hotel, as well as the only hotel in Baltimore actually on the water, offers spectacular water views from almost every room and more than 77,000 square feet of flexible meeting space...
Corporate Meetings & Incentives columnist and well-known motivation expert BOB NELSON has published a new book, Please Don't Just Do What I Tell You! Do What Needs to Be Done (2001, Hyperion). The book focuses on some of the important lessons...
Layoffs — they're every employee's greatest fear. But there are ways you can protect yourself, even in these recessionary times. First and foremost, you must fulfill what I call The Ultimate Expectation: Figure out what needs to be done and then...
Never before has corporate America been as uncertain about its use of incentive travel programs as in the post-9/11 economy, according to an e-mail/Internet survey conducted by ICP's sister publication Corporate Meetings & Incentives...
