"In today’s economy, companies cannot afford to have a controllable expense go uncontrolled. There’s a focus on procurement, on tracking the meeting, and on tracking cost savings," says Jay Roseman, vice president of corporate meeting solutions...
TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANT Corbin Ball, CMP, has made a career out of connecting the dots for meeting professionals. His latest project is a report on the tech tools available to help companies with their strategic meeting management initiatives, such...
Online check-in, which travelers practically take for granted in their airline travels, is rolling out in the hotel arena. Carlson Hotels Worldwide started offering online check-in to guests staying at Radisson Hotels & Resorts in the Americas...
EIBTM WORLDWIDE TECHNOLOGY WATCH, now in its fifth year of recognizing companies for their meetings-focused technology products, has picked a sophisticated social networking software for its 2004 top honors...
The digital, interactive badge nTAG, which earned top honors in EIBTM's 2003 Worldwide Watch (see 2004 winners, left), has been named a preferred supplier by one of the country's leading independent meeting planning companies, Cleveland-based...
PLANSOFT CORP. and seeUthere Technologies announced in September the merger of the two companies to create OnVantage Inc. The new company combines PlanSoft's searchable database of hotels and meeting suppliers with a technology leader in corporate...
THE NATIONAL BUSINESS TRAVEL ASSOCIATION, which has traditionally focused on transient business travel, is taking another step in establishing its presence in the meeting arena. The Alexandria, Va.-based organization has signed on as the official...
Marriott's EventCom is taking catering-only meetings off busy planners' plates. And they're not just booking Marriott brands. Over the past few years, forward-thinking, cost-conscious companies have consolidated their meeting planning. Not only...
I WAS RECENTLY reminded of how to make a great first impression. This past August, I attended the Drug Discovery Technology conference in Boston. The discussions and demonstrations at the conference shape the ideas that will transform the...
